ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — Liverpool strengthened their credentials as Premier League title challengers with a creditable 1-1 draw at Manchester City last time out.
But if they are to ensure that result constitutes a ‘good point’, they must keep up their remarkable home form by beating Fulham this weekend.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have won all 10 of their games at Anfield so far this season, and an 11th victory would help ensure they keep pace with Arsenal and City at the summit. The Reds began the day a point behind City and five behind the Gunners, although Mikel Arteta’s side had played a game more.
Cottagers manager Marco Silva has avoided defeat in four of his seven meetings with Klopp so far, suggesting that this could be a testing afternoon for the hosts.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing updates and highlights below.
Liverpool vs Fulham live score
| 2nd half | Goalscorers | |
| Liverpool | 2 | Alexander-Arnold (20′), Mac Allister (38′) |
| Fulham | 2 | Wilson (24′), Tete (45+2) |
Kickoff: 2pm local (9am ET/6am PT)
Location: Anfield (Liverpool, UK)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Lineups:
Liverpool lineup (4-3-3): Kelleher — Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas — Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch — Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Fulham lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno (GK) — Tete, Bassey, Ream, Robinson — Reed, Palhinha — Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi — Jimenez.
Liverpool vs Fulham live updates, highlights, commentary
64th min: And now Liverpool make changes of their own, Gakpo and Gomez coming in for Mac Allister and Szoboszlai.
That will mean Alexander-Arnold going into midfield.
63rd min: Two changes for Fulham, Willian and Cairney taking the field in place of Wilson and Pereira.
61st min: A wonderful Liverpool move ends in Salah knocking a header over the top for the onrushing Nunez but he slips at the vital moment and miscues the shot.
It’s been that sort of day for the Reds’ No.9.
58th min: Diaz turns in the box and gets a shot away but it takes a nick on the way through making it easy for Leno to collect.
Liverpool looking a touch more in control so far this half but that Fulham threat on the counter is always lurking.
53rd min: Off the bar!!!
Liverpool break at pace through Salah, who slips in Nunez for a shot at goal inside the box that cannons back off the bar.
The Uruguayan hasn’t been at his best today but that wasn’t a bad effort at all under pressure.
46th min: Back under way at Anfield.
HALFTIME: LIVERPOOL 2-2 FULHAM
A brilliant, four-goal first half comes to an end at Anfield. Liverpool have been electric going forward at times but sloppy at the back, and you can say pretty much the same for Fulham.
A big halftime for both managers as they look to restore some sanity. Let’s hope they fail!
45th min (+6): Tim Ream thinks he’s put Fulham in front from another flicked on corner but the flag is up once more and this time it’s the right decision.
Liverpool just can’t control the visitors from set-pieces.
45th min (+2): GOAL!!! FULHAM EQUALISE AGAIN!
Kenny Tete pokes home after Jimenez flicks on a corner at the near post and, though the flag goes up immediately after, a VAR check confirms the goal.
It’s not a pretty goal but they all count equally – what a game this is!
45th min: Nine minutes to be added on as a result of the Leno injury early in the game.
38th min: GOAL!!! MAC ALLISTER MAKES IT 2-1!
That is an utterly incredible strike. A clearance falls to Mac Allister fully 30 yards from goal and he elects to take a swing and wow, what a swing.
The ball curls beautifully outwards and into the top corner and, once again, Leno can do nothing about what.
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ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER SCORES AN STUNNER 🤯
The Argentine absolutely wallops it from way out for his first goal in Liverpool colours.
Wow.
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An Alexis Mac Allister screamer gives Liverpool the lead! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/KD1W6YncD0
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36th min: This has descended into an end-to-end thriller since the Fulham equaliser and huge credit has to go to the visitors for that. They’re giving as good as they get so far.
33rd min: Robinson drives through the Liverpool midfield and gets a deflected shot away that trickles agonisingly wide of the post with Kelleher stranded.
Fulham could have crumbled after conceding the opener but they’ve been brilliant since.
29th min: Matip meets a Tsimikas free-kick delivery but can only head it over the bar.
That was a decent opportunity for the hosts.
24th min: GOAL! WILSON EQUALISES!
Fulham are straight back in the game!
They work the ball out to the left-hand side of the Liverpool box where Robinson has time and space to fire in a low cross that Wilson pokes underneath Kelleher’s dive.
A muted celebration from the former Reds winger but he’ll be ecstatic to have got the visitors back on terms.
20th min: GOAL! ALEXANDER-ARNOLD GIVES LIVERPOOL THE LEAD!
What a free-kick!!! Alexander-Arnold steps up to a free-kick 25 yards out on the right-hand side of the Fulham area and curls an absolute beauty in off the bar.
Leno dives but he doesn’t get near it – two goalkeepers wouldn’t have.
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Trent Alexander-Arnold, that is SPECIAL 😍
A sublime free-kick from the England international rebounds off the crossbar and onto Bernd Leno before hitting the back of the net.
Cheeky celebration to boot.
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14th min: Incredibly, Leno is going to carry on. He’s up again and sporting a huge bandage on his head.
11th min: Leno is still down receiving treatment after that non-goal and for good reason: replays show he caught a knee to the head from Diaz in the melee.
Fulham are surely going to have to change their goalkeeper here.
8th min: Liverpool have the ball in the net but it’s not going to count.
It’s Mohamed Salah who pokes in after Luis Diaz challenges following a spill from a Dominik Szoboszlai shot from the edge of the box.
However, Diaz has clearly strayed offside in the initial phase of play and the assistant rightly flags.
3rd min: Liverpool get the first shot of the match away, Luis Diaz hitting one on the turn after the ball breaks fortuitously to him.
However, it’s straight down Bernd Leno’s throat and he holds on well.
KICKOFF: Fulham get us under way.
5 mins to kickoff: Here come the players at a cold but now also rain-soaked Anfield. If any Liverpool players are still feeling the effects of playing on Thursday, they’ll need to quickly put that fatigue to the back of their mind here.
20 mins to kickoff: Interesting to see Darwin Nunez get the nod up top today despite Cody Gakpo’s impressive performance in midweek.
The Uruguayan will be desperate to boost his chances of keeping hold of his place by ending a five-game goalless streak for Liverpool.
45 mins to kickoff: While both teams are preparing for this game, the FA Cup third round draw has been made.
Liverpool have been handed a tough trip to Arsenal, while Fulham will welcome Rotherham to Craven Cottage.
1 hr to kickoff: The team news is in! Check out how both teams line up above.
1.5 hrs to kickoff: As you can see, it’s a cold one at Anfield today.
It’s only a good point against Manchester City if you follow it up by winning games like this. But Marco Silva has avoided defeat in four of his seven meetings with Jurgen Klopp, so this won’t be straightforward @sn_footballclub pic.twitter.com/BtlteeBSxx
— David Lynch (@dmlynchlfc) December 3, 2023
2 hrs to kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Liverpool vs Fulham in the Premier League. The Reds received a major boost on Thursday as they secured qualification for the Europa League knockout stages as group winners with a game to spare by beating LASK 4-0 at Anfield.
Now they must cope with the potential fatigue caused by a quick turnaround as they return to league action against Fulham, who are 14th after winning a thriller 3-2 at home to Wolves on Monday.
Liverpool vs Fulham lineups
Liverpool starting 11
Liverpool lineup (4-3-3): Kelleher — Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas — Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch — Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
- Injured: Robertson, Thiago, Bajcetic, Jota, Alisson.
- Suspended: None
As expected, Klopp reacts to the loss of Diogo Jota by starting Luis Diaz on the left of his attack, while Caoimhin Kelleher comes in for injured goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Elsewhere, Joel Matip gets the nod in defence ahead of Ibrahima Konate, while Ryan Gravenberch edges out Curtis Jones in midfield.
Fulham starting 11
Fulham lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno (GK) — Tete, Bassey, Ream, Robinson — Reed, Palhinha — Wilson, Pereira, Iwobi — Jimenez.
- Injured: Muniz Traore, Diop.
- Suspended: None
Silva makes three changes from the side that defeat Wolves last time out, with Willian, Timothy Castagne and Tom Cairney all dropping out.
They are replaced by Harry Wilson, Kenny Tete and Joao Palhinha, who returns after serving a one-match suspension.
Liverpool vs Fulham live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | Peacock |
| Canada | — | |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Hotstar VIP, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | — | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Astro SuperSport | Astro Go, sooka |
| Singapore | — | StarHub TV+ |
| New Zealand | — | Sky Sport NOW |
USA: This game is being broadcast on the Peacock Network.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via Fubo in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
UK: This match is not available for live broadcast with Sky Sports selecting West Ham vs. Crystal Palace for coverage.