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Both these sides went down 1-0 on Thursday night and need to pick up points fast. Liverpool have now lost five of seven matches across all competitions and have slipped down to seventh domestically, four points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea, while Fulham remain mired in the relegation zone, albeit with significant hope of escape.
The Cottagers were unfortunate to see their equalizer hosting Tottenham ruled out for handball, with nothing Mario Lemina could do to avoid Davinson Sanchez’s botched clearance from close range, as his arms were tucked in at his side.
The decision consigned Fulham to a first defeat in six appearances and just their second in nine, so they should provide dangerous opponents for an out-of-sorts Liverpool.
Under 2.5 Goals
Admittedly, Fulham’s recent run of fixtures has been fairly kind. Those past nine outings included stalemates with bottom-half sides Brighton, West Brom, Burnley and Palace, as well as a narrow win over Sheffield Utd, though they’re not conceding many and that bodes well with Liverpool struggling at the sharp end.
The visitor’s last seven appearances have all seen fewer than three goals, while in the reverse fixture back in December, they secured a point as Mo Salah’s late penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for Jurgen Klopp’s beleaguered outfit.
After going 68 matches unbeaten at Anfield in the league, Liverpool have suffered an astonishing five defeats on the bounce there.
They’re seven games without maximum points on home turf now, as the only one of these that saw more than two goals was a 4-1 defeat inflicted by Man City. That consolation strike remains their only goal in six appearances at Anfield, so this doesn’t bear the hallmarks of a high-scoring affair.
Fulham +2 Handicap
Fulham may have lost nine of 14 meetings with top-half sides this season, but prior to that unfortunate defeat to Tottenham, they had picked up four vital points across clashes with West Ham and Everton in such encounters.
Eight of their last nine versus top-half teams have featured a maximum of two goals, and with just one of the past seven of these seeing them defeated by more than a single strike, should at the very least keep this one tight.
Indeed, they’ve drawn six seven road trips against all teams as they went unbeaten across these, while 10 of their past 12 on their travels have been limited to fewer than three goals.
Scott Parker only has two players on the treatment table, back-up goalkeeper Marek Rodak and long-term absentee Tom Cairney.
However, Liverpool remain without centre-backs Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip, as well as makeshift option Jordan Henderson.
January signing Ozan Kabak has endured a torrid introduction to Premier League football and doesn’t appear a short-term solution, while fellow arrival Ben Davies has been conspicuous by his absence and is yet to feature.
0.5pts: Fulham +2 Handicap At 5/6
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