Liverpool predicted line-up vs Fulham as Reds look to salvage top-five race
Liverpool predicted line-up vs Fulham as Reds look to salvage top-five race Liverpool welcome Fulham to Anfield for Saturday afternoon’s crunch Premier League contest, with the Reds desperate to return to winning ways. Arne Slot’s troops return to Anfield for the first time in nearly a month and will be keen to put the horrors of their recent travels behind them. The Reds haven’t tasted victory since overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Galatasaray in the Champions League last 16 with a thumping 4-0 victory at Anfield.
However, since then, they have failed to end up on the winning side in three consecutive fixtures across all competitions, losing to Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain. Now returning to Anfield, Liverpool will hope they can turn things around, although their most recent meeting with Fulham didn’t yield a positive result either. Both sides settled for a share of the spoils in a dramatic 2-2 draw that saw a long-range belter from Harrison Reed snatch a point for Fulham deep into stoppage time at Craven Cottage.
Liverpool will fancy their chances of turning up the dial on home turf, but their recent form has been far from convincing, and the stakes are higher than ever for the underfire Slot. Since the start of March, they have managed just two wins in eight matches across all competitions (D1, L5), slipping into a run that has raised serious concerns. Their last three defeats have been particularly damaging, with the Reeds losing by a combined 8-1 scoreline that included a heavy 4-0 loss to Man City in the FA Cup.
Liverpool are still in the race to secure a top-five finish, but can’t afford any more mishaps with Chelsea just one point behind them in sixth place. How Liverpool could line up Giorgi Mamardashvili will come in for the injured Alisson, while Andrew Robertson replaces Milos Kerkez at left back. He’ll join Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, and Jeremie Frimpong, with Slot likely to return to a more familiar 4-2-3-1 setup.
Curtis Jones could make his first Premier League start since late February at the expense of Alexis Mac Allister, joining Ryan Gravenberch at the base of midfield. Mohamed Salah should also return to the XI after sitting out the PSG defeat, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz forming the rest of the supporting cast for Hugo Ekitike up top.