Fulham take aim at defending champions


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2020-21 English Premier League

Matchday 12 of 38

Fulham vs Liverpool 

Craven Cottage 
London, England
Sunday, 13 December 2020
Kick-off is at 18:30 
 
Fulham will have the tough task of trying to stop Liverpool when the two teams meet in a 2020-21 English Premier League match on Sunday evening. 
 
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp
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The Cottagers fell to a 2-0 defeat away to Manchester City last time out to remain in 17th spot on the league standings, a point above the relegation zone. Despite the loss, manager Scott Parker believes his team can take confidence from how they played at Etihad Stadium. 
 
Speaking to BBC Sport after the match, Parker said: “If you lose matches, you’re obviously disappointed. I see a team that had some fight. I really liked what we were about in the second half.

“There’s no shame in losing to a quality side. I asked for spirit and personality and I thought we had that. The first half was tough. We changed it in the second half to try to get the ball in the right areas.

“The performances this week will stand us in very good stead. The first few games we weren’t in the contest and since then we’ve been right in them. Today was another big performance. We’ll keep building," he concluded. 

For the fans
   
It doesn't get any easier for Fulham as they prepare to welcome the defending champions to Craven Cottage this coming weekend. The Reds head to London level on 24 points with leaders Tottenham Hotspur and on the back of a 4-0 win over Wolves in which Liverpool welcomed fans back to Anfield for the first time. 

"The game, the atmosphere, it was so nice I had goosebumps," an emotional Jurgen Klopp told the BBC. "They started 'You'll Never Walk Alone' – really nice. I never knew it could feel that good.

"This started in February and we were waiting to get normality back. Normality is good – I don't think we appreciated it as much. It was very, very touching."
 
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane
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This will be the first league meeting between the two clubs since March 2019 when a late James Milner penalty secured a 2-1 win for the visitors. Sadio Mane had opened the scoring before a goal from Ryan Babel for Fulham, who were subsequently relegated a few months later before winning promotion back to the Premier League last season. 
 

Fulham vs Liverpool head-to-head statistics:


Matches played: 46
Fulham wins: 9
Liverpool wins: 26
Draws: 11
 

English Premier League fixtures, matchday 12: 

 
Friday, 11 December  
 
22:00 - Leeds United vs West Ham United
 
Saturday, 12 December 
 
14:30 - Wolves vs Aston Villa
17:00 - Newcastle United vs West Brom 
19:30 - Manchester United vs Manchester City 
22:00 - Everton vs Chelsea 
 
Sunday, 13 December 
 
14:00 - Southampton vs Sheffield United 
16:15 - Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur 
18:30 - Fulham vs Liverpool 
21:15 - Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion 
21:15 - Arsenal vs Burnley  
 

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Published: 12/09/2020