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Follow live coverage as Liverpool travel to Fulham on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Premier League season.

Jurgen Klopp’s Reds came just one point and one place short of Manchester City in the title race last season and begin their battle to go one better this time around against the newly-promoted Cottagers on Saturday lunchtime.

Centre-back Ibrahima Konate has joined an injury list which already includes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Diogo Jota (thigh), Curtis Jones (calf), second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher (groin) and Kostas Tsimikas (knock), with Naby Keita also missing. For the hosts, Marco Silva includes headline summer arrival Joao Palhinha for his Premier League debut while last year’s Championship top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic will hope to pick up where he left off as they bid to avoid the drop.

Follow all the latest updates from Craven Cottage:

Fulham vs Liverpool

• Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete, Tosin, Ream, Robinson, Palhinha, Reed, Pereira, Kebano, Mitrovic, Decordova-Reid
• Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson, Salah, Díaz, Firmino
• 15’ - Diaz finds the net but the offside flag is up against Robertson in the build-up
• 32’ - GOAL! Mitrovic powers in a header at the far post after a cross from the right
• 63’ - GOAL! Darwin’s backheeled flick levels the game for the Reds
• 72’ - GOAL! Mitrovic buries a penalty to restore home side’s lead
• 81’ - GOAL! Salah scores from close-range for another equaliser

[6 August 2022 14:01 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Fulham 2-1 Liverpool (72’, Mitrovic) ⚽️

72 mins: The penalty stands and Mitrovic guides it home! He slots it into the bottom right corner and Alisson can’t reach it despite leaping the correct way.

Fulham are back in front. Craven Cottage is going wild.

[6 August 2022 14:00 · Michael Jones]

Penalty to Fulham!

Fulham 1-1 Liverpool

71 mins: Aleksandar Mitrovic storms into the box and shifts the ball away from Virgil van Dijk. The defender sticks out his right leg and there seems to be a clash knees that brings down the striker.

Fulham have the chance to go back in front. VAR is taking a look at it though.

[6 August 2022 13:58 · Michael Jones]

Fulham 1-1 Liverpool

70 mins: Chance! A cross from James Milner on the right side finds Nunez who nods the ball down to Luis Diaz. He turns the ball towards goal but Reed sticks out a leg and deflects it wide of the goal.

The corner is cleared out to Milner who puts another fine cross into the far post who Salah pops up and fires a header at goal only for Rodak to tip it over the bar.

Salah is flagged offside though.

[6 August 2022 13:56 · Michael Jones]

Fulham 1-1 Liverpool

67 mins: Darwin Nunez could have had a hat-trick already. He’s scored one, had a good chance saved and now sees a effort cleared off the line!

Liverpool haven’t been great today but their new striker has given them an added dimension. They’ll be pushing to win this game now.

[6 August 2022 13:52 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Fulham 1-1 Liverpool (64’ Nunez)⚽️

64 mins: Nunez scores on debut! Harvey Elliott flicks the ball onto the right wing where Mo Salah collects the ball drives into the box. He slots it into the middle where Darwin Nunez flicks the ball into the back of the net with calm and collect poise.

Game on.

[6 August 2022 13:50 · Michael Jones]

Fulham 1-0 Liverpool

62 mins: James Milner is on for Liverpool replacing Fabinho.

A poor ball from Tosin hits Nunez as he tries to play around the forward. The ball deflects out to Mo Salah who slots it into the box. Nunez takes a touch and needs to shoot but instead he passes and Fulham intercept.

[6 August 2022 13:48 · Michael Jones]

Fulham 1-0 Liverpool

60 mins: Off the post!

Fulham are inches away from a second goal. Tim Ream nicks the ball off Nunez who is too slow to react as the ball comes up to him. Ream sends it out wide and Kebano collects it before coming inside and drilling a shot across goal.

He strikes it well and beats Alisson but the the ball rattles into the post and bounces clear.

[6 August 2022 13:45 · Michael Jones]

Fulham 1-0 Liverpool

57 mins: Alexander-Arnold gets forward down the right side and cuts the ball back to the edge of the box. Fabinho lets it run and the ball comes through to Mitrovic.

He holds it up before slipping the ball to Pereira. Fabinho has tracked back brilliantly and blocks the shot when it comes.

[6 August 2022 13:42 · Michael Jones]

Fulham 1-0 Liverpool

54 mins: Alexander-Arnold piles the pressure on Ream and wins a corner for Liverpool. The right-back swings it into the middle of the box and finds Virgil van Dijk who chests the ball to Darwin Nunez.

Nunez pokes it at goal but realises that he’s offside and waits for the flag to go up.

[6 August 2022 13:39 · Michael Jones]

Fulham 1-0 Liverpool

51 mins: Roberto Firmino and Thiago are hooked off the pitch with Klopp introducing Harvey Elliott and new signing Darwin Nunez.

Can they spark something for the Reds?