Liverpool v Fulham: Key stats and talking points
Liverpool will attempt to bounce back from defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday against a Fulham side hoping to challenge the Reds for a European place next season. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes ahead of their meeting at Anfield on Saturday. After 31 matches of the 2024-25 Premier League season, Liverpool were 11 points clear at the top of the table.
They would go on to win a second title of the Premier League era, 10 points ahead of second-place Arsenal. Much, though, has changed in the subsequent 12 months. Liverpool currently sit fifth in the Premier League table at the same stage of the current season, 21 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Their dispiriting 2-0 first-leg defeat in the quarter-finals of the Champions League at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night means that Arne Slot's side have lost three consecutive matches in all competitions for the third time this season. It's the first time that the Reds have had three sequences of at least three straight defeats in a single campaign since 1953-54, when they were relegated from the top flight. Circumstances are not quite that dire on Merseyside this season, although the loss in Paris means that Liverpool face an uphill task to remain in the only competition they could yet win this season.
A more realistic goal for the remainder of the campaign is perhaps ensuring they qualify for the Champions League next season, a target which currently rests on finishing in the Premier League's top five. Liverpool occupy fifth place as things stand although Chelsea are just a point behind and Slot's men are winless in three league outings, losing at Wolves and Brighton and drawing with Tottenham. If results are to improve over the next seven games, Liverpool must simply stop conceding late goals.
Andre's winner for Wolves on 3 March came in the 94th minute. Richarlison's equaliser for Spurs at Anfield on 15 March came in the 91st. Overall, Liverpool have conceded 15 goals in the final 15 minutes of Premier League games this season, second only to Newcastle, while the Reds have won just five points from losing positions across the entirety of 2025-26.