The London club confirmed its status as a mid-table side last season, finishing 11th with 54 points. This year, they are also managing to keep a comfortable distance from the relegation zone, though they remain in the lower half of the table. Moreover, they ended 2025 with wins over Nottingham Forest and West Ham, and recorded a draw with Crystal Palace in the previous round. In the League Cup, they reached the quarter-finals, narrowly losing to Newcastle.
Slot won the Premier League right away upon arriving in England. However, there was a loss in the League Cup final and an early exit from the Champions League. On the positive side, the squad was strengthened in the summer with star signings. It seemed total domination was in store, but the favorite lost in the Super Cup and suffered several defeats in all competitions in the autumn. The team only started to recover by the winter holidays—interestingly, amid an open conflict with long-time leader Salah. Only Leeds managed to keep a clean sheet against them, with a 0-0 result in January.
The capital side averages 1.37 goals scored and 1.42 conceded per match. The reigning champion’s figures are not very impressive either: an average of 1.58 goals scored and 1.37 conceded per game.
Fulham have won three of their last four matches.
58% of Fulham’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per game is 2.79
Liverpool won three times in a row before the previous round
58% of Liverpool’s matches end with both teams scoring, and the average total goals per game is 2.95.
Fulham (probable line-up): Leno – Robinson, Bassey, Andersen, Tete – Berge, Iwobi, Chukwueze, Smith Rowe, Wilson – Jimenez
Liverpool (probable line-up): Alisson – Kerkez, van Dijk, Konate, Bradley – Jones, Gravenberch, Wirtz, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai – Ekitike.
Szoboszlai and company have four wins and one draw in their last five head-to-head meetings. However, in the previous, title-winning season, they collected only one point out of six possible.
