In a mid week match in week 28, on Wed May 3rd, Liverpool will host Fulham in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Liverpool is fresh off their 2-1 win against West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá struck first for West Ham United in the 12th minute, then Cody Gakpo tied it up for Liverpool in the 18th minute But luckily in the 67th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Joël Matip. Liverpool should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while fulham is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 21st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Fulham was frustrated by Aston Villa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aston Villa ended the match with the shutout victory. Fulham is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Fulham and Liverpool last played eachother at the Craven Cottage on Aug 6th. Fulham and Liverpool battled to a 2-2 draw. Aleksandar Mitrović struck first for Fulham in the 32nd minute, then Darwin Nuñez tied it up for Liverpool in the 64th minute .
Fulham is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andreas Pereira and Harry Wilson each having 2 goals in their last five. Liverpool has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Liverpool and look to continue their dominance.
Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad will be without Luis Díaz, Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk, Naby Keïta, Arthur, Thiago Alcântara, Joe Gomez, Darwin Nuñez and Calvin Ramsey, while Layvin Kurzawa and Aleksandar Mitrović are unavailable to play for Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s team.