Anfield plays host to Premier League action for the first time since mid-March today as Fulham face Liverpool.
The Reds come into the affair having lost each of their last three outings, at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Brighton, but will hope to get back to winning ways here against Marco Silva’s upwardly mobile Cottagers.
The west London outfit are not in wonderful form themselves, though, having taken the spoils in just one of their last four matches ahead of the March international break.
They ended that block of games on a high, though, dispatching Burnley by way of three second-half goals.
They trek up to Merseyside knowing full well that three points could see them finish the weekend in the European places, pending results elsewhere.
Facing an injury-hit Liverpool, who will be without Alisson Becker and Conor Bradley, among others, they will be cautiously confident of securing a big win and pushing into the upper echelons of the Premier League.
Follow the action from Anfield LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis.
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30mins: King gets a rare opportunity to dribble, but he seems to miscommunicate with Muniz and sends a through-ball into no-man’s-land.
29mins: That’s Fulham’s best chance fo the day so far!
Wilson makes a marauding run into the box but his cross is beyond Robinson’s reach.
They come again but Iwobi’s loose touch calls the attack off.
28mins: Still Fulham are holding firm here, but Liverpool continue to probe in search of an opener.
The Cottagers will hope to nick one against the run of play, but they can barely get out of their own half.
24mins: A chipped pass from Leno to Robinson is straight into touch, which rather tells you how much Fulham have struggled to play around this Liverpool press.
22mins: Frimpong battles to get around his marker at the byline and cuts one back for Salah, who twists and turns in the box but cannot get a shot away.
20mins: Gakpo gets a shot away from the edge of the area and catches it sweetly, but his effort flashes wide of Leno’s post.
Liverpool are really knocking on the door.
19mins: Fulham come again and Robinson sends a searching pass in the direction of King, by Szoboszlai slides in to cut it out.
18mins: A rapid counter from Fulham has Liverpool all at sea, but they track back in time to put Iwobi’s cross behind for the visitors’ first corner of the day.
Mamardashvili deals with the set-piece easily.
Routine stuff.
16mins: Rio Ngumoha goes down in the area after being caught by Oscar Bobb, but Anthony Taylor is right there and waves his complaints away.
15mins: Fulham just can’t get out at the minute, despite Wilson and Iwobi’s best efforts.
Meanwhile, a banner reading ‘No to ticket price increases’ is passed in front of the Kop.
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