Liverpool beat Fulham at home, maintained their good form in the Premier League, but qualification for the Champions League remains distant
O Liverpool won the Fulham 1-0 this Wednesday, 03, in a delayed game of the 28th round of the Premier League. In a game without many emotions, the Reds confirmed their triumph at Anfield with a goal from Mohamed Salahfrom the penalty spot, scored in the first stage.
With the fifth consecutive victory, the Reds reached 59 points and touched the G-4. The team led by coach Jurgen Klopp is in fifth place, four points behind Manchester United, which has two games in hand and closes the qualifying zone for the Champions League. The team from Greater London, on the other hand, stopped at 45 points, in 10th position.
Five @PremierLeague wins on the spin ✊
#LIVFULpic.twitter.com/13FSkZ1NWa— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 3, 2023
The teams return to the field for the 35th round of the English Championship next weekend. On Saturday, the 6th, starting at 1:30 pm (Brasília time), Liverpool will host the Brentford, at Anfield. On Monday, the 8th, at 11 am (Brasília time), Fulham will face Leicesterat home.
The game
Liverpool started better in the match, but gave way to Fulham’s growth at Anfield. But it was in the visitors’ best moment that the Reds opened the scoring, in the 39th minute. After Darwin Núñez be knocked down in the area, the arbitration signaled the penalty; salah went to the penalty spot and didn’t waste it: 1 to 0.
In the second stage, Liverpool held the result and “cooked” the game. On the other hand, Fulham was looking for spaces, mainly in plays with the Brazilian William. Despite this, the visitors did not have the strength to avoid defeat and even the score.
Source: sportbuzz
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