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Follow live coverage as Liverpool travel to Fulham on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Premier League season.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds finished just one point and one place behind Manchester City in the title race last season and begin their battle to go one better this time around against the newly promoted Cottagers on Saturday lunchtime.
Centre-back Ibrahima Konate has joined an injury list that already includes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Diogo Jota (thigh), Curtis Jones (calf), second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher (groin) and Kostas Tsimikas ( touch), with Naby Keita also gone. For the hosts, Marco Silva includes summer arrival Joao Palhinha for his Premier League debut, while last year’s Championship top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic will be hoping to pick up where he left off as he tries to avoid the drop
Follow all the latest updates from Craven Cottage:
Fulham vs Liverpool
- Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete, Tosin, Ream, Robinson, Palhinha, Reed, Pereira, Kebano, Mitrovic, Decordova-Reid
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson, Salah, Diaz, Firmino
- 15′ – Diaz finds the net but the offside flag goes to Robertson in the build-up
- 32′ – GOAL! Mitrovic heads the far post after a cross from the right
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Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
54 min: Alexander-Arnold piles the pressure on Ream and wins a corner for Liverpool. The right-back places it in the center of the box and finds Virgil van Dijk who takes the ball to Darwin Nunez.
Núñez nails it to the goal but realizes that he is offside and waits for the flag to go up.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:42 p.m
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Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
51 mins: Roberto Firmino and Thiago are stuck off the pitch with Klopp introducing Harvey Elliott and new signing Darwin Nunez.
Can they spark something for the Reds?
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:39 p.m
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Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
48 min: Neeskens Kebano controls the ball after a good diagonal pass from Tosin Adarabioyo. He slips as he tries to cross the ball and throws it back for a goal kick.
Thiago Alcantara seems to have tweaked something and Jurgen Klopp is lining up a couple of subs.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:38 p.m
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Second half: Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
Kick-off: Fulham restart the game. Darwin Nunez was warming up for Liverpool at the break and it won’t be long before he is introduced.
Henderson fouls Paulhinha in the middle of the pitch. Free kick Fulham.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:35 p.m
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HT: Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
Fulham had just 28% possession in the first half but created five chances – two more than Liverpool – with Mitrovic scoring the only goal.
Very clinical from the striker who is coming off an exceptional season in the Championship.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:30 pm
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HT: Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored 44 goals in 45 league games since the start of last season, 15 more than any other player in England’s top four tiers.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:26 p.m
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Middle: Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
Aleksandar Mitrovic gives Fulham the lead with a fine header in the first half.
(Action footage via Reuters)
(Action footage via Reuters)
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:22 p.m
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Middle: Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
45+2 mins: Fulham capitalize on the break at Craven Cottage. They have been excellent and brought the attack to a below par Liverpool team.
Jurgen Klopp will bring out the hairdryer at half-time.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:18 p.m
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Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
44 minutes: Jordan Henderson floats a cross into the far corner of the box where Luis Diaz has placed behind Kebano and has a free header.
He has plenty of time to pick his spot, but ends up nodding the ball straight to Rodak in the goal.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:16 p.m
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Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
41 min: Liverpool pressured the Fulham defense keeping the ball alive on the edge of the box as they looked for an opening. The ball is sent to Alexander-Arnold and a lack of concentration causes him to handle the ball and give the home team a free kick.
Michael Jones August 6, 2022 1:13 p.m