English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 6, 2022
Liverpool WWLWL 2
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Fulham LWLWD 2
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FUL112
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Match Report

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Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah on target but Liverpool held by Fulham

Liverpool started their title challenge with a 2-2 draw at newly promoted Fulham on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
66.9
Possession
33.1
11
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
473
Accurate Passes
181
612
Passes
294
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
76
Long Balls
65
40
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
13
11
Tackles
25
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
10
14
Effective Clearances
30
14
Clearances
30

Highlights

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Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marek RodákG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 4Tosin AdarabioyoCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2Kenny TeteRB
  6. 18Andreas PereiraAM
  7. 26João PalhinhaLM
  8. 6Harrison ReedRM
  9. 9Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM-L
  11. 7Neeskens KebanoAM-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 6Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Goal! Fulham 1, Liverpool 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenny Tete with a cross.
  3. 51' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Thiago because of an injury.
  4. 51' Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Roberto Firmino.
  5. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Fabinho.
  6. 64' Goal! Fulham 1, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  7. 66' Substitution, Fulham. Manor Solomon replaces Neeskens Kebano.
  8. 72' Goal! Fulham 2, Liverpool 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Luis Díaz.
  10. 80' Goal! Fulham 2, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  11. 89' Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
  12. 90' Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Fulham. Shane Duffy replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

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