Fulham vs Liverpool, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool top after Milner penalty spares Van Dijk, Alisson's blushes vs. Fulham
Liverpool old boy Ryan Babel had briefly equalised after Sadio Mane's penalty but James Milner's penalty earned his side a 2-1 win.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 1': Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 5': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
- 7': Offside, Fulham. Sergio Rico tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
- 13': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 13': Joe Bryan (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Fulham).
- 18': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 18': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Offside, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 23': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ryan Babel (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Floyd Ayité.
- 26': Goal! Fulham 0, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
- 28': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 31': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 31': Jean Michael Seri (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 37': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
- 39': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 39': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 41': Jean Michael Seri (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Fulham. Tim Ream tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
- 44': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 44': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Fulham).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Liverpool 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 50': Offside, Fulham. Calum Chambers tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Floyd Ayité.
- 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
- 56': Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
- 60': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
- 60': Joel Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
- 60': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 64': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 64': Offside, Fulham. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa tries a through ball, but Floyd Ayité is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Jean Michael Seri.
- 65': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham).
- 65': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
- 68': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 69': Delay in match Tom Cairney (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Adam Lallana.
- 73': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Cyrus Christie replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
- 74': Goal! Fulham 1, Liverpool 1. Ryan Babel (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner.
- 80': Penalty Liverpool. Sadio Mané draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Sergio Rico (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Goal! Fulham 1, Liverpool 2. James Milner (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Tom Cairney.
- 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 85': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner.
- 87': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 89': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+2': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+3': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).
- 90'+3': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
- 90'+4': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Joe Bryan (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Liverpool 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Fulham 1, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
 LIV |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 62.8 | Possession | 37.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 501 | Accurate Passes | 274 |
| 595 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 30 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 4 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,043
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,043
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Sergio Rico (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 5 | Calum Chambers |
| 23 | Joe Bryan  |
| 21 | Timothy Fosu-Mensah |
| 29 | Frank Anguissa |
| 24 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 12 | Ryan Babel |
| 11 | Floyd Ayité |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 20 | Adam Lallana |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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