3.56pm GMT
Scott Parker’s benching of Aleksandar Mitrović has been a clear talking point for the past few seasons. In this case, he is out of the squad with a minor knock.
Mitro picked up a minor knock in training. ☹️#FULLIV pic.twitter.com/49R7p5svpT
3.54pm GMT
After only returning to training on Friday, Alisson is straight back into the first team while Oxlade-Chamberlain predictably starts on the bench. Otherwise, an unsurprising lineup from Jürgen Klopp with Trent Alexander-Arnold making his first league start since Liverpool faced Manchester City on November 8th.
Only one change for Fulham from last week’s loss to Manchester City with Mario Lemina replacing Harrison Reed in centre midfield.
3.46pm GMT
Team news:
Fulham (3-4-1-2): Areola, Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Cordova-Reid, Anguissa, Lemina, Robinson, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman, Ivan Cavaleiro
3.31pm GMT
Fulham had no fans to celebrate with as they conquered Wembley, winning promotion back to the Premier League a few months ago, and the support would have certainly helped as they first navigated an extremely difficult first season back in the top flight. Finally, 2000 supporters will return to Craven Cottage today to see their team against the defending champions Liverpool.
There is ample reason to be hopeful after Fulham’s excellent win against Leicester City at the end of November lifted them out of the bottom three, but what a tough pair of games to follow as they attempt to build some momentum and improve on their current precarious spot at 17th in the table. Manchester City were far too good last week with a 2-0 win that could have been far more emphatic and on the evidence of Liverpool’s 4-0 win against Wolves last Sunday, this will be incredibly tough once more.
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