Can Liverpool Build Big First Leg Lead Over Fulham?
Liverpool vs Fulham - 10/01/2024
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We have reached the semi-finals of the 2023/24 English Football League Cup and on the 10th of January we have a meeting between Liverpool and Fulham.
This is the first leg of the tie and it will take place at Anfield with the hosts currently top of the Premier League and the visitors in 13th place.
Liverpool come into the match on the back of a good 2-0 win at Arsenal in the FA Cup third round on the weekend.
With the score 0-0 at half time, Liverpool came out stronger in the second half and opened the scoring in the 80th minute.
With Arsenal pushing for an equaliser, Liverpool caught them on the break to score a second goal and progress to the fourth round.
The victory over Arsenal means Liverpool are undefeated in their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Newcastle United at home in the Premier League, Burnley away in the Premier League, and West Ham United at home in the League Cup.
Liverpool were held to draws at home in the Premier League by Manchester United and Arsenal.
Trends show Liverpool are undefeated in 10 of their 11 most recent League Cup games.
Liverpool have scored 2 or more goals in their last 4 League Cup games in a row and they have won 4 of their last 5 home League Cup matches.
Fulham make the trip to Anfield having beat Rotherham United 1-0 at home in the FA Cup third round on the weekend.
It was a much changed Fulham team and having scored in the 24th minute, they kept the Championship club out for the remainder of the match.
The win over Rotherham means Fulham have won 3 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The additional victories have come over Arsenal at home in the Premier League and Everton away in the League Cup, the latter of which was via penalties following a 1-1 draw.
There have been 2 defeats in their last 5 matches and Fulham have lost to Burnley at home and Bournemouth away in the Premier League.
In terms of the League Cup, trends show Fulham have won their last 4 fixtures in the competition but have needed penalties on two occasions.
Fulham have won 3 of their last 4 away League Cup games and have scored a total of 6 goals in those 3 victories.
Team news: Liverpool are without Wataru Endo and Mohamed Salah, who are both on international duty.
Joël Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Andy Robertson, Thiago Alcântara, and Kostas Tsimikas are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk.
Fulham have three players on international duty, with Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi and Fode Ballo-Toure at the African Cup of Nations. Adama Traoré and Tim Ream are both injured.
This should be an exciting first leg and we could see both teams find the back of the net. Liverpool have been in great form and will be feeling confident of recording a good win at home. We expect to see Liverpool win the match by at least 2 goals.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EFL
512722
1
3 - 1
2.96
5°
1.33
1.33
5.75
7.00
no
no
no
2 - 1(0 - 1)
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