Liverpool 1-0 Fulham: Mohamed Salah scores for eighth straight Anfield game

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Fulham spell  adjacent  to scoring against Liverpool astatine  AnfieldLiverpool grounds a archetypal cleanable expanse since drafting astatine Chelsea connected 4 April

Liverpool kept live their extracurricular hopes of qualifying for adjacent season's Champions League aft Mohamed Salah continued his singular Anfield scoring signifier to assistance descend Fulham.

Salah scored for the eighth location crippled successful a enactment arsenic the Reds won for the 5th successive Premier League crippled to support their flourishing late-season form.

The Egypt guardant bushed Bernd Leno from the punishment spot successful the 39th-minute aft Darwin Nunez was fouled by Issa Diop.

However, it required an outstanding one-handed prevention by Liverpool's Brazil keeper Alisson successful the 77th-minute to support retired countryman Carlos Vinicius.

With Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz successful sparkling form, Liverpool created a drawstring of chances but were incapable to adhd to their lead.

Jurgen Klopp's broadside enactment 5th successful the table, 4 points down fourth-placed Manchester United, who person 2 games successful manus including Thursday's lucifer astatine eighth-placed Brighton - kick-off 20:00 BST.

Despite defeat, Fulham stay connected people for their archetypal top-10 decorativeness since 2011-12.

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Liverpool

  1. Squad number1Player nameAlisson

  2. Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold

  3. Squad number5Player nameKonaté

  4. Squad number4Player namevan Dijk

  5. Squad number21Player nameTsimikas

  6. Squad number14Player nameHenderson

  7. Squad number3Player nameFabinho

  8. Squad number17Player nameJones

  9. Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah

  10. Squad number27Player nameNúñez

  11. Squad number23Player nameDíaz

  1. Squad number7Player nameMilner

  2. Squad number18Player nameGakpo

  3. Squad number19Player nameElliott

  4. Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota

  5. Squad number26Player nameRobertson

Fulham

  1. Squad number17Player nameLeno

  2. Squad number12Player nameCédric Soares

  3. Squad number4Player nameTosin

  4. Squad number31Player nameDiop

  5. Squad number33Player nameRobinson

  6. Squad number28Player nameLukic

  7. Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha

  8. Squad number8Player nameWilson

  9. Squad number10Player nameCairney

  10. Squad number20Player nameWillian

  11. Squad number30Player nameCarlos Vinícius

  1. Squad number6Player nameReed

  2. Squad number7Player nameKebano

  3. Squad number11Player nameSolomon

  4. Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid

  5. Squad number21Player nameJames

Line-ups

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Alisson
  • 66Alexander-Arnold
  • 5Konaté
  • 4van Dijk
  • 21TsimikasSubstituted forRobertsonat 66'minutes
  • 14Henderson
  • 3Fabinho
  • 17JonesSubstituted forMilnerat 84'minutes
  • 11SalahSubstituted forElliottat 84'minutes
  • 27NúñezSubstituted forJotaat 83'minutes
  • 23DíazSubstituted forGakpoat 66'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Gomez
  • 7Milner
  • 18Gakpo
  • 19Elliott
  • 20Jota
  • 26Robertson
  • 28Carvalho
  • 32Matip
  • 62Kelleher

Fulham

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 17Leno
  • 12Cédric Soares
  • 4Tosin
  • 31Diop
  • 33Robinson
  • 28LukicSubstituted forReedat 71'minutes
  • 26João Palhinha
  • 8WilsonSubstituted forKebanoat 71'minutes
  • 10CairneySubstituted forDe Cordova-Reidat 71'minutes
  • 20WillianSubstituted forJamesat 80'minutes
  • 30Alves MoraisSubstituted forSolomonat 79'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Rodák
  • 2Tete
  • 5Duffy
  • 6Reed
  • 7Kebano
  • 11Solomon
  • 14De Cordova-Reid
  • 21James
  • 38Harris

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Liverpool 1, Fulham 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Fulham 0.

  3. Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Dan James with a cross.

  4. Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Fabinho.

  5. Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).

  6. João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  7. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  8. Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).

  9. Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.

  10. Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott tries a done ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.

  11. Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).

  12. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  13. Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a done ball, but Harvey Elliott is caught offside.

  14. Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.

  15. Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.

  16. Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.

  17. Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.

  18. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cédric Soares.

  19. Substitution, Fulham. Dan James replaces Willian.

  20. Substitution, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Carlos Vinícius.

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