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The match against Fulham only took place less than 70 hours after Liverpool lost to PSG 0-2 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. This made coach Arne Slot worried about the fitness of his players. He emphasized that he would consider the condition of some players because it is not guaranteed that they are all healthy enough to be able to play two stressful matches in just a few days.
Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo and Giovanni Leoni are out of action due to injuries. In addition, according to Slot, two other players who are also concerned about injuries are Jeremie Frimpong and Joe Gomez.
Good news for the home team is that striker Alexander Isak has returned to play in the match against PSG in the middle of the week after three months of absence due to injury.
After recovering from an ankle injury including a fractured tibia, Isak was brought on as a substitute in the 79th minute.
It is extremely important that Isak can play again, because I have said many times here that it is very difficult for us to convert opportunities into goals, while he is a great scorer. We did not have any chances against PSG but in all other matches, we have had many chances.
He has only returned to play for about 15 minutes, but that is good for us. Hopefully we can gradually increase the playing time and he can soon regain his form," Arne Slot said.
Meanwhile, Fulham will come to Anfield without Kevin, Kenny Tete and Harrison Reed's service.
Defender Calvin Bassey has been confirmed eligible to play after withdrawing from the Nigerian national team during the recent national team gathering due to a back injury.
Fulham did not play in the Emirates FA Cup last weekend and will therefore have a 21-day break between the two most recent matches in the Premier League.
This is a rare situation for us when you are preparing for the final stage of the season, the last seven matches, and we don't have any matches in three weeks. That's a long time," coach Marco Silva shared.
However, according to this strategist, taking too long a break is not entirely disadvantageous. With the long break, many of their previously injured players have time to recover. This strategist emphasized that Fulham has prepared well to face Liverpool.
Notable statistics
If they overcome Fulham, Liverpool will reach the milestone of 1,500 wins at Anfield. In case of scoring 2 goals against Fulham, Liverpool will have 100 goals against opponents in all competitions.
This season, no team in the Premier League has scored more goals in the last 20 minutes of the match than Liverpool and Fulham (both 18 goals).
Fulham has only won two out of 32 away games at Anfield in the Premier League (8 draws, 22 losses), both wins with a score of 1-0 (May 2012 and March 2021).
Only Bruno Fernandes of Man United (73) created more chances from open balls in the Premier League this season than Florian Wirtz (47).
Liverpool have scored 24 goals in their last 7 home matches in all competitions.
This season, 11 different players have scored for Fulham away from home in the Premier League. Raul Jimenez, with 5 goals, is their highest scorer away from home.
The Liverpool vs Fulham match will take place at 11:30 PM (Vietnam time) on April 11.
