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Match details:

Premier League, 2022-23
Fulham vs. Liverpool
Craven Cottage, London
Date. August 06, 2022
Kick-off: 05:00 pm IST

Preview:

Fulham will square off against Liverpool in the upcoming round 1 of the Premier League at Craven Cottage, London in England. Fulham played to a 1-1 draw against Villarreal in the last Club Friendly game. On the other hand, Liverpool faced an embarrassing 3-0 defeat against RC Strasbourg in the last encounter of the Club Friendly games.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, away side Liverpool are the clear favorites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Head to Head record:

Fulham: 4
Liverpool: 10
Draw: 3

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Fulham:

Joe Bryan (Injured), Harry Wilson (Injured), Nathaniel Chalobah (Doubtful)

Liverpool:

Caoimhim Kelleher (Injured), Diogo Jota (Injured), Alex Oxlade Chamberlain (Injured), Curtis Jones (Injured), Ibrahim Konate (Injured), Konstantinos Tsimikas (Doubtful)

Probable starting line-up:

Fulham (4-2-3-1):

Marek Rodak, Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Tosin Adarabioyo, Kevin Mbabu, Joao Pallinha, Harrison Reed, Cordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Neeskens Kebano, Aleksandar Mitrovic

Liverpool (4-3-3):

Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Luis Diaz

Top picks:

Mohamed Salah: Liverpools forward has scored 23 goals and claimed 13 assists in the Premier League last season. He has an average of 4.0 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 80. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Aleksandar Mitrovic: Fulhams forward has scored 43 goals along with 7 assists in the Championship last season. He has an average of 4.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 75. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Roberto Firmino: Liverpools forward has scored 5 goals and provided 4 assists in the Premier League last season. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 79. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Neeskens Kebano: Fulhams midfielder has scored 9 goals and 6 assists in the Championship last season. He has an average of 1.7 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 83. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Mohamed Salah, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Roberto Firmino, Neeskens Kebano

Score prediction for the Small League:

Fulham (1-3) Liverpool

Team Combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

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