Premier League News & Scores

Premier League News & Scores

9 May 2011

Fulham v Liverpool

Fulham v Liverpool
Craven Cottage
9/5/2011
K.O. 20:00

Fulham welcome Liverpool to the banks of the river Thames on monday night with both teams in fine form. Having bagged 7 goals in their last 3 outings Fulham will be looking for a win that would see them jump up to 8th in the Premier League and have Mark Hughes' men snapping at the heals of Everton in 7th.

Liverpool on the other hand will be looking to continue their impressive run and a win tonight would life King Kenny's men above Spurs in the race for a Europa League spot next season.

Liverpool have notched up 9 goals their last three fixtures and strikers Suarez and Carroll will be looking to continue the Red's form in front of goal.

Fulham will be missing Damien Duff for the rest of the season, but both Dempsey and Hangeland should return from injury and illness respectively tonight.

Liverpool will still be missing Daniel Agger and Steven Gerrard but Dalglish has no fresh injury worries for tonights fixture.

Match Facts

Fulham

• Fulham are the only Premier League club yet to concede a goal from a penalty this season. The only one they have given away was missed by Manchester United's Nani back in August.
• Andrew Johnson and Danny Murphy are two goals shy of 50 in the Premier League.
• Fulham have won six of their last seven at Craven Cottage, drawing the other.
• During this run of seven games, only Blackburn have managed to breach the Cottagers' defence.

Liverpool

• Only Chelsea (35 points) have taken more points than Liverpool (30) since Kenny Dalglish was appointed manager of the Reds.
• Liverpool are the only Premier League club to have scored in all their Premier League fixtures (17) in 2011.
• Dirk Kuyt has scored eight goals in the club's last seven league matches.
• If selected, Sotirios Kyrgiakos will be making his 50th Liverpool appearance in all competitions.

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