Liverpool 0-0 Fulham: result and report

Report

## Liverpool and Fulham: a draw against the run of the chances

Liverpool were expected to beat Fulham at home, but they could not find a goal and finished 0-0. The result reads better for Fulham than for Liverpool. Even so, the home side created the better chances and wasted them.

There was no scoring story. The game stayed goalless through normal time, while both goalkeepers finished with three saves each.

Liverpool: the chances were there

The evidence points to a missed opportunity rather than a flat performance. Liverpool had 1.45 xG to Fulham's 0.77 and made four big chances to Fulham's one. They missed all four.

They also spent more of the game in good areas. Liverpool had 56% of the ball, 66 dangerous attacks to 39 and 13 key passes to nine. Their pressure level ran at close to double Fulham's across the match. That is a side that kept arriving near goal, yet never made it count.

That will sting because Alexander Isak, who came into the game with three goals from his three starts, began in the line-up. Liverpool's best performer was Jérémy Jacquet, named player of the match without a goal or an assist. On a day when the finishing failed, the home side's standout contribution came away from the scoresheet.

Fulham: fewer chances, sharper shooting

The counter-signal belongs to Fulham. Despite having less of the ball, they put four shots on target to Liverpool's three, so Alisson still had to work. Fulham were not simply hanging on, though their single big chance shows how rarely they got a clear sight of goal.