Premier League preview: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 vs Fulham
This match was originally scheduled for the day before Christmas, when the Liverpool manager was Roy Hodgson. At the time, Hodgson may have anticipated facing the club he served a spell at, perhaps because he would have heard his name being chanted at Anfield
in a complimentary manner, even if it would be from the away fans rather than the Kop faithful.
The Merseyside club now have a new manager, one that’s very popular and has long been a player and manager (previously) at Anfield. After a stumbling start, Kenny Dalglish’s team finally managed to sustain a victory over the weekend, which brought hope to
Liverpool fans and players that the legend may be able to bring the Reds close to the glory they have attained in previous years.
Liverpool’s performance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 last Saturday may have been a shadow of their former days of glory, yet the squad demonstrated the passion and drive that has been visibly absent while playing their recent games. The fixture ended 3-0 in favour of
the Reds and Fernando Torres’ two goals put rumours at bay that the striker was looking to leave the club.
The Reds will gain further confidence from their successful record against Fulham. The Cottagers have not managed to win a single fixture at Anfield in their 29 clashes on the Reds turf. They faced a harsh humbling from the Reds some 25 years ago, in a match
which ended 10-0.
When Roy Hodgson was in charge at Fulham, the Cottagers managed to sustain a 0-0 draw twice against their opponents for tonight. The current manager Mark Hughes will be looking to build on that record, and Fulham may have a chance of walking away with more
than a point, given they have managed three victories from their previous five Premier League matches.
Both teams have played out 23 games in the League, with Liverpool sitting in the 11th spot and Fulham in the 15th in the Barclays table. Hughes’ men have three less points than the Reds’ 29 so far this season. The Merseyside club have
won three more matches than Fulham’s five and have drawn six less games than the Cottagers’ eleven. Fulham have lost seven times, which is three less defeats than Liverpool have succumbed to. Disciplinary wise, Fulham come out on top, having acquired 26 yellow
cards and no reds this season, whereas Dalglish’s team have been shown 39 yellows and 2 reds.
This fixture in previous meetings have not been goal scoring fests, as from the nine League matches played at Anfield, four of them have resulted in goalless stalemates, counting the previous two. The Cottagers have had a difficult task scoring against the
Reds, as from the previous eight clashes between these two teams, Liverpool have managed to sustain six clean sheets. Hughes’ men have not managed a single victory against their Red opponents in the previous 29 meetings between these two sides. The teams have
played 60 matches against each other, resulting in 16 draws and 33 wins for the Anfield faithful.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jamie-Carragher-c17728 who is unable to play owing to a shoulder
problem.
Dickson Etuhu and Aaron Hughes remain injury doubts for Fulham, as both players were reported to be suffering from hamstring injuries. If unable to recover in time, Etuhu may make way for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steve-Sidwell-c34181, who is still looking to play the full 90 minutes for
his side.
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