English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 17, 2019
Liverpool DWDWW 2
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Fulham LLLLL 1
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LIV112
FUL011
Craven Cottage · 25,043 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

FUL · 4-3-3

  1. 25Sergio RicoG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 5Calum ChambersCD-R
  4. 23Joe BryanLB
  5. 21Timothy Fosu-MensahRB
  6. 29Frank AnguissaCM
  7. 24Jean Michaël SeriLM
  8. 10Tom CairneyRM
  9. 9Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 12Ryan BabelLF
  11. 11Floyd AyitéRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Cyrus ChristieSUB
  2. 31FabriSUB
  3. 4Denis OdoiSUB
  4. 19Luciano ViettoSUB
  5. 6Kevin McDonaldSUB
  6. 7Neeskens KebanoSUB
  7. 3Ryan SessegnonSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 20Adam LallanaLM
  8. 5Georginio WijnaldumRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 7James MilnerSUB
  2. 18Alberto MorenoSUB
  3. 23Xherdan ShaqiriSUB
  4. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  5. 22Simon MignoletSUB
  6. 6Dejan LovrenSUB
  7. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 39' Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 65' Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Jean Michael Seri.
  4. 65' André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.
  6. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Adam Lallana.
  7. 73' Substitution, Fulham. Cyrus Christie replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
  8. 74' Goal! Fulham 1, Liverpool 1. Ryan Babel (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  9. 81' Goal! Fulham 1, Liverpool 2. James Milner (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  10. 82' Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Tom Cairney.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Mohamed Salah.
  12. 90'+4' Joe Bryan (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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