Fulham vs Liverpool prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-20 15:30.
[p]After a pair of losses against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United threatened to derail their season, Fulham got back on track when they secured a 2-0 win away at London rivals West Ham United last time out. A top-ten finish is now once again within reach for Marco Silva’s men, which would earn Fulham back-to-back top-half Premier League finishes for the first time since the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons. [/p]
[p]The Cottagers would need a strong end to the season to achieve that goal, but they’ll fancy themselves since they’ll enjoy home advantage in three of their last five games. They’ve earned double the amount of points at Craven Cottage (28) compared to on their travels this campaign (14), mostly due to a stubborn defence that’s only conceded 16 times at home, a record only bettered by the league’s current top-three teams. [/p]
[p]One of those is title-chasing Liverpool, who despite getting back to winning ways in their midweek UEFA Europa League assignment against Atalanta (1-0), were dumped out of the competition 3-1 on aggregate. That capped off a fairly underwhelming past couple of weeks for the Reds, who also suffered a 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace in their last Premier League outing to leave them looking up at Arsenal and Manchester City in the title race.[/p]
[p]Jürgen Klopp’s side now head to the capital for the first of three successive away league games, a run they could make history on, as finding the net in each of these matches would see them score in 22 successive away league games for the very first time. The three points will be of greater concern though, and lining up against Fulham usually brings Liverpool good fortune, having lost just one of the last 13 H2Hs (W9, D3). [/p]
[p]Key battle: This will be the fourth time these sides meet this season, and Fulham may be relying on Willian to guide them to their first victory (D1, L2) since he’s scored four times against Liverpool, including his last goal for the club in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Tasked with marking him could be Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose 18 goals for Liverpool have guided them to 16 wins (D1, L1), most recently being the dramatic winner in their 4-3 triumph over Fulham in the reverse fixture.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams have scored in eight of the last nine H2Hs at Craven Cottage. [/p]