⚽ Premier League Matchweek 27- Previews, Stats, Results- Live Updates- Man City vs Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs and More

Anthony Martial scored away in the Premier League against Man City in both 2018/19 and 2019/20

Only Eric Cantona has scored in three successive away Manchester derbies for Man Utd.

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:muscle: Man City haven’t trailed for a single minute in any of their last 19 league matches

If they don’t fall behind against Man Utd, it will be a new Premier League record :large_blue_circle:

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Leicester move above Man Utd for now… Should be an entertaining Super Sunday :heart_eyes:

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Match Preview: Liverpool Vs Fulham

Liverpool will renew their search for an elusive Anfield victory when they welcome Fulham to Merseyside on Sunday.

The relegation-threatened Cottagers will be the second West London outfit to visit Anfield in the space of three days following Chelsea’s victory there on Thursday night - a fifth consecutive home defeat for the champions.

The sudden transformation of Anfield from a fortress to a fertile hunting ground for visiting teams has been scarcely believable, and Fulham will have every reason to feel confident that they could pile more misery on Liverpool this weekend.

Jurgen Klopp watched on as his side slumped to a fifth successive home defeat on Thursday night - the worst run in the club’s entire 129-year history, and the first reigning English top-flight champions to suffer that fate.

While that statistic understandably stole the headlines, it is by no means the only damning one when it comes to Liverpool’s form at the moment, particularly at Anfield.

The Reds have only scored one home goal in six games so far in 2021, and only managed one shot on target against Chelsea, while their winless streak at Anfield now stands at seven games stretching back to December 16 - having won 32 of their 33 home league games prior to that.

Indeed, home and away Liverpool have now picked up just 10 points from 11 top-flight outings since the turn of the year, a tally which would leave them fourth from bottom in a 2021 league table and has seen them sink to seventh in the 2020-21 standings - four points off the Champions League places.

The Reds have never lost a home Premier League game against a newly-promoted side under Klopp, picking up 43 points from a possible 45 in such games, while they have also only lost one of their 23 top-flight home meetings with Fulham.

Indeed, Fulham have only ever scored three Premier League goals against Liverpool at Anfield, failing to find the back of the net in 11 of their 14 such visits, so the hosts have plenty of reasons to be confident that their dire form at Anfield could end this weekend.

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Team News

Liverpool’s centre-back problems show no sign of easing with on-loan Ozan Kabak the latest to sustain an injury.

The Schalke defender played 90 minutes of the 1-0 defeat at home to Chelsea but reported an issue afterwards which now makes him a doubt for the weekend. Nathaniel Phillips missed Thursday’s fixture with a knock, but is set to be fit to face Fulham, while Klopp confirmed Ben Davies is also available.

Diogo Jota is pushing for a first start in three months after fully recovering from a knee problem.

Jordan Henderson (groin), Joel Matip (ankle), Joe Gomez (knee), Virgil van Dijk (knee) and Caoimhin Kelleher (knock) all remain out.

Forward Aleksandar Mitrovic could come back into contention for a start for Fulham, having been a substitute against Crystal Palace and Tottenham after recovering from Covid-19, but captain Tom Cairney (knee) continues his rehabilitation along with defender Terence Kongolo (calf).

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:red_circle: Liverpool have never lost a home Premier League match against promoted side under Jurgen Klopp (14 wins + 1 draw)

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Opta stats

Liverpool have lost just one of their 23 top-flight home games against Fulham (W16 D6), with that loss coming in May 2012 under Kenny Dalglish (0-1).

Fulham haven’t avoided defeat in both league games against Liverpool in a season since beating them twice in the 2011-12 campaign.

Fulham have won just two of their 26 away league games against reigning top-flight champions (D3 L21), beating Ipswich 1-0 in March 1963 and Manchester United 3-1 in October 2003.

Liverpool have kept a clean sheet in 11 of their 14 Premier League home games against Fulham, shipping just one goal in each of the other three meetings.

Fulham are looking to become the first London side to win away at both Everton and Liverpool in the same Premier League season since West Ham United in 2015-16.

Fulham are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League away games (W1 D6) - their longest run without defeat on the road in their top-flight history. The Cottagers have also kept three clean sheets in their last five Premier League away games, more than they had in their previous 45 on the road in the competition (2).

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Raheem Sterling’s Premier League record v Man Utd:

:vs: Apps - 17
:bow_and_arrow: Shots - 30
:soccer: Goals - 0

:thinking: Will he break his Premier League duck against United in today’s ManchesterDerby?

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:clipboard: - TEAM NEWS!

Jurgen Klopp has made some big changes to his line-up ahead of their clash with Fulham, with Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold dropping to the bench.

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West Brom 0-0 Newcastle FT:

Neither team could find a breakthrough at The Hawthorns.

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Liverpool 0-1 Fulham HT:

Mario Lemina strikes late in the half to give Fulham the lead at the break.

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Mario Lemina has scored his first Premier League goal since April 2019, when he scored for Southampton against Newcastle.

His first goal in a Fulham shirt.

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6 - Liverpool have now fallen behind in six consecutive Premier League games at Anfield for the very first time. Tumbling.

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Last six games at Anfield :flushed:

HT: Liverpool 0-1 Fulham
FT: Liverpool 0-1 Chelsea.
FT: Liverpool 0-2 Everton
FT: Liverpool 1-4 Man City
FT: Liverpool 0-1 Brighton
FT: Liverpool 0-1 Burnley

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:woozy_face: Of the six errors Liverpool have committed leading to an opposition league goal at Anfield since the start of the 2019/20 season, three have come in their last four matches

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:disappointed: :disappointed:

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Here’s how the Manchester clubs line up :busts_in_silhouette:

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Jamie Carragher on Liverpool:

“Last year so often Liverpool were mentality monsters, now they’re more like mentality midgets."
0_Jamie-Carragher

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Liverpool 0-1 Fulham FT:

:soccer: Lemina

Liverpool have now lost each of their last six Premier league games at Anfield.

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6 – Liverpool have lost each of their last six home games in the Premier League – the first season they’ve suffered six home league defeats since 1953-54 (6) when they finished bottom, and also the last campaign in which they were relegated. Bombshell.

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