Fulham 0-1 Liverpool – Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as Trent Alexander-Arnold curls in sublime free-kick to give Reds lead

Liverpool want another and almost get it, as Gakpo is given time to cut inside with his right foot and shoot. Leno saves excellently with one hand.

Wow, what a success that is for the Liverpool star. He’s about 25 yards away and shoots perfectly over the wall and into the top corner to give Leno no chance.

Fantastic goal from an unlikely source and Liverpool lead.

It’s a terrible tackle by Palhinha on Jota in a similar position to the previous one and he is justifiably booked.

Liverpool with another chance that I think Alexander-Arnold will take charge this time.

Harvey Elliott and Alexander-Arnold spent years arguing over who should take the free kick, and in the end the former takes it but blasts his shot into the back of the Fulham wall.

Palhinha follows that shot with a foul on Cody Gakpo in a good shooting position around the edge of the box.

A left-footed shot suits Liverpool well.

Fulham are deep in Liverpool’s half with a man advantage and Palhinha is in acres of space on the edge of the box.

The ball comes to him again, but his shot is tame and straight at Alisson.

Just as I say that, Diogo Jota has a half-chance from six yards that hits him on the knee before falling back for a goal kick.

Those are the kind of scoring opportunities where you would back Salah to score.

Mo Salah is on the bench today and one wonders how long Klopp will wait before deciding to introduce him.

Liverpool started strong, but they had chances for Salah to punish.

Iwobi latches on to a ball sent wide and his delivery into the box is good, passing Van Dijk but only to Quansah who returns it to the other end.

Fulham are beginning to show signs of settling in with a cross into the Liverpool area.

At the moment traffic is one-way, but Liverpool’s fast start is expected to slow down over time.

Liverpool are playing some beautiful football with their defense quickly shutting down the Fulham attack before playing the ball quickly through midfield and trying to find Diaz behind.

The Reds continue to knock on the door as the Fulham defenders are caught retreating in defense and Diaz again finds himself with the ball at his feet in the box.

The Colombian’s first touch takes him away from the goal and Bassey theatrically clears the danger.

A wicked delivery into the box finds Luis Diaz, who has a great chance to score with an early header, but it ends badly as he heads to the ground. My goodness, what a relief for Fulham.

Liverpool try to get almost all of their players on the ball in the opening minutes and that will probably be the theme today with Fulham trying to play on the counterattack.

Both groups of players are now emerging from the Craven Cottage tunnel. The start is now just a few minutes away.

There is a reason why Liverpool fans are nervous today, as a defeat could put them out of reach in the title race.

However, Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is all smiles ahead of the match and looks confident ahead of things getting underway shortly.

Today’s hosts suffered a close 1-0 defeat against Newcastle last time out at Craven Cottage, but before that they have a solid run of wins against Tottenham, Aston Villa and Brighton.

Marco Silva’s side are bitter rivals at home and it feels like Liverpool will have to find a way amongst their sometimes impotent attacking trio to take three points today.

There are a couple of games elsewhere in the Premier League today. Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in a big game at the bottom of the table.

On the other hand, Liverpool’s winners last time out, Crystal Palace, are 4-1 up at half-time against West Ham.

While Aston Villa draws 1-1 with Bournemouth also at half-time.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest have released an extraordinary statement regarding VAR which you can read in the article below.

Fulham have won just one of their last 11 league meetings against Liverpool – a 1-0 victory at Anfield in 2021.

However, Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet at Craven Cottage since 2009 and if they lose today it will be their first consecutive defeat in the top flight since Bournemouth and Man City in April 2023.

We played three games in six days. I hate to think about the game after the one in front of us, but in our situation we cannot ignore the fact, so we make changes to have fresh legs to use the team.

“It’s the best team situation we’ve had all year and that’s why we do it.” We need all of you to start or move forward.

We need to be at 100 percent for 95 or 98 minutes. I talked to Mo and everything is fine.

So Liverpool can reach the top along with Arsenal if they can get three points today.

However, this is easier said than done, as their recent draw with Manchester United and defeat to Crystal Palace suggests.

A defeat today, knowing how consistent Manchester City and Arsenal can be, would probably be the end of their title fight.

Well, just take a look at that bench. Probably the team you would have expected if Liverpool had decided to rest their players for their Europa League clash against Atalanta on Thursday.

Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboslai and Ibrahima Konate, all on the bench.

Diogo Jota starts leading the Reds with Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott.

Some big calls from Klopp, perhaps with this week’s Merseyside Derby in mind.

Decent equipment offered by the hosts. One notable absence is Willian, and manager Marco Silva has confirmed it is nothing serious, but he is out with a groin strain.

And welcome to Mail Sport’s live coverage of Liverpool’s trip to Fulham.

Liverpool desperately need a win this afternoon to turn the tide after a difficult few weeks.

And there’s some pretty interesting news about the team coming from Craven Cottage.

We will be with you throughout the preparation and updates from the start at 4:30 p.m.

Starting with the news from the hosts’ team…