Fulham vs Liverpool: Match preview, head-to-head, team news, line-ups, prediction | OneFootball

Fulham host Liverpool in the Premier League at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon.

The Cottagers played out a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in their last league fixture, while the defending champions were held to a goalless draw at home by Leeds United.

Match preview

Fulham have collected 10 points from their last six games — the joint-fourth best tally in the division within that time.

The Cottagers have enjoyed decent form on their patch this season, with five wins, three losses, and one draw.

However, Fulham have struggled for goals recently, partly due to the absence of Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze. Both rank first within the Fulham squad for assists and key passes per game respectively.

Liverpool, meanwhile, are unbeaten in their last seven league games but performances have been largely unconvincing.

Manager Arne Slot remains under scrutiny, with the fan base divided over his ability to guide Liverpool back to the top.

The Reds currently sit fourth but performances will need to improve to secure Champions League qualification.

Head-to-head

Across the 36 matches between them in the Premier era, Liverpool boast 21 wins, Fulham eight and seven ended in draws.

Team news

Fulham remain without Iwobi, Chukwueze and Calvin Bassey due to AFCON. Josh King, Kenny Tete, Rodrigo Muniz and Ryan Sessegnon will sit this one out due to injury.

Liverpool have received an injury boost ahead of this clash with the return of Joe Gomez to training. Alexander Isak, Giovanni Leoni, and Wataru Endo are injured.

Predicted line-ups

Fulham (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Jorge Cuenca, Antonee Robinson, Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic, Harry Wilson, Kevin, Emile Smith Rowe, Raul Jimenez.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson, Jeremie Frimpong, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis McAllister, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, Dominic Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike.

Prediction

We project Liverpool to win 2-1.

Stats from transfermarkt.com, who scored.com & sofascore.com