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Liverpool logo
EFL Cup | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
Jan 10, 2024 at 8pm UK
Anfield
Fulham logo

Liverpool
2 - 1
Fulham

Jones (68'), Gakpo (71')
van Dijk (24')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Willian (19')
Lukic (88'), Wilson (90+1')

The Match

Match Report

Liverpool produce a trademark comeback to sink Fulham 2-1 in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final thanks to goals from Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Liverpool and Fulham.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Liverpool and Fulham, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Wednesday's EFL Cup semi-final first leg with Fulham.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Liverpool's injury and suspension news ahead of their EFL Cup semi-final first leg with Fulham on Wednesday.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
Sunday, January 7 at 4.30pm in FA Cup
Last Game: Fulham 1-0 Rotherham
Friday, January 5 at 7.30pm in FA Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 76.38%. A draw had a probability of 14.1% and a win for Fulham had a probability of 9.55%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (8.94%) and 2-1 (8.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.28%), while for a Fulham win it was 1-2 (2.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Liverpool in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Liverpool.

Result
LiverpoolDrawFulham
76.38% (-1.198 -1.2) 14.07% (0.66 0.66) 9.55% (0.534 0.53)
Both teams to score 56.12% (-0.571 -0.57)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
71.46% (-1.685 -1.69)28.53% (1.682 1.68)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
50.59% (-2.108 -2.11)49.4% (2.104 2.1)
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.85% (-0.566 -0.57)6.15% (0.562 0.56)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.71% (-1.594 -1.59)23.29% (1.591 1.59)
Fulham Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.79% (-0.249 -0.25)40.2% (0.245 0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.16% (-0.226 -0.23)76.84% (0.22199999999999 0.22)
Score Analysis
    Liverpool 76.38%
    Fulham 9.55%
    Draw 14.07%
LiverpoolDrawFulham
2-0 @ 9.61% (0.325 0.32)
3-0 @ 8.94% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.76% (0.239 0.24)
3-1 @ 8.14% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
1-0 @ 6.89% (0.453 0.45)
4-0 @ 6.23% (-0.21 -0.21)
4-1 @ 5.68% (-0.231 -0.23)
3-2 @ 3.71% (-0.047 -0.05)
5-0 @ 3.48% (-0.24 -0.24)
5-1 @ 3.17% (-0.242 -0.24)
4-2 @ 2.59% (-0.123 -0.12)
6-0 @ 1.62% (-0.171 -0.17)
6-1 @ 1.47% (-0.167 -0.17)
5-2 @ 1.44% (-0.121 -0.12)
Other @ 4.65%
Total : 76.38%
1-1 @ 6.28% (0.373 0.37)
2-2 @ 3.99% (0.083 0.08)
0-0 @ 2.47% (0.239 0.24)
3-3 @ 1.13% (-0.022 -0.02)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 14.07%
1-2 @ 2.86% (0.152 0.15)
0-1 @ 2.25% (0.205 0.21)
2-3 @ 1.21% (0.017 0.02)
0-2 @ 1.03% (0.087 0.09)
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 9.55%

How you voted: Liverpool vs Fulham

Liverpool
73.3%
Draw
9.7%
Fulham
17.1%
258
Head to Head
Dec 3, 2023 2pm
Gameweek 14
Liverpool
4-3
Fulham
Leno (20' og.), Mac Allister (38'), Endo (87'), Alexander-Arnold (88')
Wilson (24'), Tete (45+3'), Reid (80')
May 3, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 28
Liverpool
1-0
Fulham
Salah (39' pen.)
Aug 6, 2022 12.30pm
Gameweek 1
Fulham
2-2
Liverpool
Mitrovic (32', 72' pen.)
Tete (17'), Reid (90')
Nunez (64'), Salah (80')
Mar 7, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 27
Liverpool
0-1
Fulham

Jota (42'), Keita (90+3')
Lemina (45')
Tete (38'), Lemina (47'), Mitrovic (90+6')
Dec 13, 2020 4.30pm
Gameweek 12
Fulham
1-1
Liverpool
Reid (25')
Andersen (20'), Lemina (46'), Lookman (75')
Salah (79' pen.)
Jones (31')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool15113131131836
2Chelsea16104237191834
3Arsenal1686229151430
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest168442119228
5Manchester CityMan City168352823527
6Bournemouth167452421325
7Aston Villa167452425-125
8Fulham166642422224
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton166642625124
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1672736191723
11Brentford167273230223
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle166552321223
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd166462119222
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham165472129-819
15Crystal Palace163761721-416
16Everton153661421-715
17Leicester CityLeicester163582134-1314
18Ipswich TownIpswich162681628-1212
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1623112440-169
20Southampton1612131136-255


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