Liverpool vs Fulham

Match summary

Liverpool and Fulham played out a goalless draw.

Liverpool had the better of the chances, with 1.80 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Fulham's 0.93 from 10.

Liverpool and Fulham played out a scoreless draw in their Premier League fixture on matchday four, with the hosts dominating territory and possession without managing to convert their opportunities. Liverpool finished the encounter with fifty-six per cent possession and recorded fourteen total shots against their opponents' ten, while also generating an expected goals figure of 1.80 compared to Fulham's 0.93. The home side accumulated five corners, one hundred and twenty attacks, and forty-nine five completed passes at an accuracy of eighty-three per cent, whereas Fulham registered eight corners, sixty-five attacks, and thirty-nine four passes at seventy-seven per cent accuracy. Both teams maintained discipline well, committing eleven and eight fouls respectively, with only one yellow card shown during the ninety minutes.

The match remained deadlocked from the opening whistle through to the half-time interval at zero-zero. Liverpool made their first tactical change at the start of the second half in the forty-sixth minute with Konstantinos Tsimikas replacing Milos Kerkez, before introducing Ryan Gravenberch and Víctor Muñoz on the hour mark. Fulham responded in the sixty-third minute by bringing on Oscar Bobb for Kenny Tete, who later received the game's only booking for a foul in the eighty-first minute. Both managers utilized their remaining substitutions across the half, including Liverpool introducing Rio Ngumoha, who later missed a notable chance in the ninety-third minute with an expected goals value of 0.34. Alexander Isak also squandered a late opportunity for the hosts in the ninetieth minute with an expected goals rating of 0.47, as the match ultimately concluded goalless.