Fulham vs Liverpool LIVE: Arne Slot’s side dealt second defeat of Premier League season by impressive hosts
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool: An excellent first-half performance took the hosts to a fine victory at Craven Cottage
Fulham put Liverpool's procession towards the Premier League title on pause with a deserved 3-2 win, capitalising on some dreadful defending to boost their push for European football next term.
Alexis Mac Allister gave the champions-elect an early lead after Liverpool were arguably fortunate to not concede a penalty, but that was as good as it got for the Reds who then shipped three poor goals in 14 minutes.
Ryan Sessegnon rifled home a superb first-time volley, before Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Muniz gave Fulham a two-goal lead. Conor Bradley set up fellow substitute Luis Diaz with nearly 20 minutes to play, but Fulham held on for the three points.
Liverpool remain top with 73 points from 31 games, 11 ahead of Arsenal. They need a maximum of 11 points from their remaining seven matches to win the title. Fulham moved up to eighth with 48 points, three behind Manchester City in fifth, a spot likely to be enough to secure a Champions League place next term.
Re-live all of the action from Craven Cottage in our live blog below:
Predicted line-ups
Fulham XI: Leno; Diop, Andersen, Cuenca; Castagne, Lukic, Berge, Robinson; Traore, Smith Rowe; Jimenez.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Jones, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.
Team news
Speaking ahead of the match, Arne Slot said that Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez will miss out, while they’ll have to check the fitness of Conor Bradley and Alisson, who missed the Everton game with a concussion.
Curtis Jones could continue at right-back, while Jarell Quansah is another option. Diogo Jota should have done enough to keep his place at striker after a great goal in the derby in midweek.
Team news
The hosts will be missing Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson until later in the month, while Reiss Nelson will likely miss the rest of the season.
Marco Silva could deploy the same back five that he used against Arsenal in a bid to contain the Reds, with Issa Diop, Joachim Andersen and Jorge Cuenca as centre-backs. Sander Berge and Sasa Lukic will continue at central midfield, with Raul Jimenez likely leading the line.
Fulham vs Liverpool LIVE
Fulham face Liverpool at Craven Cottage today in the Premier League, as the league leaders look to take another step towards a second Premier League title.
Arne Slot’s side are closing in on a record-equalling 20th top-flight title, with a 12-point lead at the top going into the weekend with just eight games to play.
And while many neutrals would say the title race is already over, Slot insists his side are not thinking about when they can win the league, instead taking each game as it comes.
And today they face a Fulham side who are still in contention for European football, though the Cottagers’ will need a vast improvement on the display against Arsenal if they want a result this afternoon.
Fulham vs Liverpool LIVE
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live blog coverage of today’s Premier League match between Liverpool at Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The Reds look to gain a 14-point lead at the top of the table as they face a Fulham side that are chasing European football with eight games to go.
We’ll have all the latest team news and updates here.
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