Liverpool failed to take another big step towards sealing the Premier League title as they went down to Fulham at Craven Cottage. After Arsenal dropped points with a 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday, Arne Slot’s could have pulled 14 points clear at the top with a win in west London.
Despite exiting the Champions League, losing the Carabao Cup final last month and now this defeat, Liverpool remain on course to be crowned champions by a comfortable margin and need only 11 points from their remaining seven games.
But Liverpool were stunned by three goals in 14 minutes in the first half, as their 26-match unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end and an impressive Fulham side boosted their European hopes thanks to goals from Ryan Sessegnon, Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Muniz. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.
Fulham vs Liverpool latest
- GOAL! Mac Allister fires Liverpool ahead
- GOAL! Sessegnon equalises for Fulham
- GOAL! Iwobi puts Fulham in front
- GOAL! Muniz adds a Fulham third
- GOAL! Diaz pulls one back for Liverpool
Full-time: Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:56 , Giuseppe MuroThe leaders are beaten at Craven Cottage.
90+4 mins: Great block from Castagne as Chiesa tried to get a shot away. Time is running out for Liverpool.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:52 , Giuseppe Muro90+2 mins: Another chance for Liverpool! Elliott plays a neat one-two with Salah on the right but his effort is saved again by Leno.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:50 , Giuseppe Muro90+1 mins: Liverpool take a quick free kick, the ball drops to Chiesa and Leno saves well down to his right.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:50 , Giuseppe Muro90 mins: Six minutes to be added on.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:48 , Giuseppe Muro86 mins: Smith Rowe shoots from range but Kelleher saves.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:47 , Giuseppe Muro85 mins: Liverpool aren’t exactly knocking on the door. Fulham looking fairly comfortable at the moment.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:4281 mins: Changes for both sides… Tete and Traore on for Iwobi and Sessegnon. Chiesa on for Roberston for Liverpool, who now have five forwards on.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:40 , Giuseppe Muro80 mins: Liverpool are turning the screw now. Nunez tries to pounce but Leno is out quickly to deny him.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:39 , Giuseppe Muro79 mins: Chance for Liverpool! Robertson does well down the left, his cross finds its way to Elliott at the back post, he cuts back onto his left foot and curls an effort against the crossbar. So close to an equaliser.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:37 , Giuseppe Muro76 mins: Diaz goes down in the box but there’s nothing in that.
Fulham 3-2 Liverpool
15:3674 mins: There’s a different feel around Craven Cottage now. Elliott gets a shot away but it goes over.
GOAL! Fulham 3-2 Liverpool | Diaz 72’
15:31 , Giuseppe MuroLifeline for Liverpool! Bradley finds space and slips in Diaz, who takes a touch and finishes brilliantly. That was clinical and Liverpool are back in it.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:29 , Giuseppe Muro69 mins: Liverpool can’t unpick the Fulham lock and Fulham break through Robinson, who squares for Muniz but Liverpool clear.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:25 , Giuseppe Muro66 mins: Two more changes for Liverpool… Nunez and Bradley on for Jota and Konate.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:24 , Giuseppe Muro63 mins: What a miss from Salah! Diaz puts in a brilliant cross from the right, Salah is all alone at the back post but gets it all wrong and hits the bouncing ball high over the bar.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:23 , Giuseppe Muro61 mins: Muniz is fouled by Konate. The Fulham frontman has been brilliant today, Liverpool have not been able to cope with him
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:18 , Giuseppe Muro58 mins: Kelleher is hesitant to come off his line to deal with a through ball, Sessegnon squares for Pereira and his shot is blocked.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:17 , Giuseppe Muro57 mins: Robertson fires over the bar.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:1556 mins: Chance for Fulham! Berge does well to feed Sessegnon on the right, he cuts inside and shoots into the side netting.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:14 , Giuseppe Muro55 mins: Double Liverpool change... Diaz and Elliott on for Gakpo and Szoboszlai.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:13 , Giuseppe Muro54 mins: The corner is cleared to Szoboszlai on the edge of the area but he shoots wide.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:1251 mins: Muniz goes down under a challenge from Konate. He stays down but the referee waves play on and Liverpool win a corner. Marco Silva and Fulham are furious.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:08 , Giuseppe Muro48 mins: Chance for Liverpool! Salah slides a clever ball through to Jota but Leno is out quickly to save.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:06 , Giuseppe Muro47 mins: Can Liverpool get Salah into the game? He’s had just 19 touches so far, the third-fewest of any player this afternoon.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:05 , Giuseppe Muro46 mins: No changes from Liverpool but surely we’ll see a change in intensity in this second half.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
15:0446 mins: Back underway at Craven Cottage...
Half-time: Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
14:50 , Giuseppe MuroWho saw this coming? A nightmare half for the leaders.
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
14:44 , Giuseppe Muro43 mins: Iwobi shoots from range but Kelleher saves
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
14:4440 mins: Can Liverpool muster a response? Since that spectacular Mac Allister goal they have been second best against Fulham. Arne Slot does not look happy on the touchline.
GOAL! Fulham 3-1 Liverpool | Muniz 37’
14:37What a brilliant half this is turning into for Fulham! It’s a brilliant piece of skill by Muniz, who brings the ball down, bullies Van Dijk and fires through Kelleher.
GOAL! Fulham 2-1 Liverpool | Iwobi 32’
14:32 , Giuseppe MuroFulham have turned it around! And it’s more poor Liverpool defending. Robertson passes the ball straight to Iwobi in a dangerous position, his initial shot gets shot gets blocked but he gets another go and his deflected effort beats Kelleher.
Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
14:32 , Giuseppe Muro30 mins: Fulham win a corner which is cleared, then Fulham recycle and Pereira fires wide from range
27 mins: Half-hearted calls for a Fulham penalty as Sessegnon goes down in the box, but there’s nothing in that.
Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
14:3025 mins: Fulham have their backs up now and Kelleher is forced to hurry a clearance under pressure.
GOAL! Fulham 1-1 Liverpool | Sessegnon 23’
14:23Equaliser! Jones can’t deal with a ball into the box, the ball bounces off him into Sessegnon who buries it past Kelleher. We’re level at Craven Cottage.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool
14:21 , Fulham 0-1 Liverpool16 mins: The Premier League have explained why Fulham were not awarded a penalty for those early challenges by Kelleher and Van Dijk.
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— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) April 6, 2025
The referee’s call of no penalty to Fulham following a challenge by Kelleher on Pereira was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed a coming together and not a reckless action. The VAR also checked and cleared the incident between van Dijk and Muniz.
GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Liverpool | Mac Allister 13’
14:14 , Giuseppe MuroWow! Mac Allister fires past Leno with a brilliant strike from 20 yards. What a goal and it’s a perfect start for Liverpool.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
14:12 , Giuseppe Muro10 mins: Liverpool win a corner, which is clawed away by Leno and Fulham clear. Konate is down after being caught by Leno as he cleared. Konate is up and OK.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
14:11 , Giuseppe Muro8 mins: Fulham win their first corner but Liverpool get it away.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
14:10 , Giuseppe Muro6 mins: Liverpool attack down the other end, Jones crosses from the right but Fulham clear.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
14:095 mins: VAR has a look but Liverpool get away with it.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
14:08 , Giuseppe Muro4 mins: Huge let-off for Liverpool! A lapse in concentration and a huge error from Konate, who gets caught on the ball in his own area, Pereira robs him, squares for Muniz and there’s a coming together with Van Dijk but Fulham can’t capitalise.
Did Kelleher bring down Pereira as he squared? Did Van Dijk clatter Muniz? Fulham want a penalty…
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
14:03 , Giuseppe Muro3 mins: Castagne gets clattered from behind by his own team-mate Berge. Painful one but he’s OK.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
14:02 , Giuseppe Muro2 mins: Andersen tries a long diagonal ball for Robinson, whose battle with Jones will be an interesting one today. There’s too much on it and the ball goes out.
Kick-off
14:00 , Giuseppe Muro1 mins: Underway at Craven Cottage!
A reminder of the two teams...
Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Lukic, Sessegnon, Pereira, Iwobi, Muniz
Subs: Benda, Tete, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, Smith Rowe, Traore, Willian, Jimenez
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Jota, Gakpo
Subs: Jaros, Endo, Diaz, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley
Here come the two teams
The players are in the tunnel at Craven Cottage. It’s a glorious day in west London, the pitch is immaculate… perfect conditions for football.
Silva: Fulham need to be 'close to perfection'
13:51 , Giuseppe MuroMarco Silva is confident Fulham will make life difficult for Liverpool this afternoon, but admits his side need to be “close to perfection” to win the game.
Speaking to Sky Sports just now, Silva said: “Every time you play against them the game is competitive, we make it difficult for them every single time.
“We need energy in our side and we want to give something to our fans. We need to be close to perfection to win this game.”
A reminder of how things stand at the top of the Premier League.
Liverpool have an 11-point lead over Arsenal with a game in hand, so a win will take them 14 points clear.
The Reds only need 11 points from their remaining eight games to be crowned champions.
Mohamed Salah struggled in the reverse fixture against Fulham at Anfield, but he has had a hand in exactly two goals in each of his last four away Premier League appearances.
No player has ever done so in five away games in a row, with Thierry Henry also having a run of four between April and August 2003.
Slot explains Gakpo and Jones decisions
13:28 , Giuseppe MuroArne Slot has been explaining his team selection to Sky Sports, including Cody Gakpo's return and Curtis Jones keeping his place at right-back.
"Lucho Diaz played a very good game [against Everton] but we've got two very good left wingers and today we choose Cody,” he said.
"I think Curtis did well defensively as well as offensively. I can only see how he will do against this playing style if I play him.
"Conor Bradley is back on the bench, so he is able to get some playing time, which is good. Let's see how Curtis does against a completely different playing style."
Is this a good omen for Liverpool?
The Reds have won each of their last three away Premier League games in London, beating Tottenham, West Ham and Brentford.
Van Dijk ready for 'big fight'
13:11 , Giuseppe MuroVirgil van Dijk has been speaking to Sky Sports at Craven Cottage and says Liverpool have to be ready for a “big fight” this afternoon.
Asked about an opportunity for Liverpool after Arsenal dropped points yesterday, Van Dijk said: “The only thing we can do is focus on ourselves, that is what I have said from day one.
“We have to be ready for a big fight today. That is the message.
“Fulham have individual quality to punish you and they are ver compact. We know what is at stake, today is another opportunity to give it everything.”
Fulham vs Liverpool match odds
13:03Fulham win: 15/4
Draw: 27/10
Liverpool win: 3/4
Odds via Betfair (subject to change)
It looks like Fulham have reverted to a back-four after their switch to a back-three at Arsenal.
Marco Silva makes five changes from the team that lost 2-1 to Arsenal, with Ryan Sessegnon, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Rodrigo Muniz and Andreas Pereira coming into the side.
Kenny Tete is back in the squad for the first time since December.
So there’s no Alisson for Liverpool and Caoimhin Kelleher continues in goal.
Liverpool had hoped Alisson would pass concussion protocols and return after missing Wednesday’s Merseyside derby win over Everton following his head injury on Brazil duty over the international break.
But Kelleher starts at Craven Cottage.
Curtis Jones continues at right-back, with Conor Bradley back on the bench.
The only change from the win over Everton sees Cody Gakpo replace Luis Diaz, who drops to the bench.
Team news: No Alisson for Liverpool
12:50 , Giuseppe MuroFulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Lukic, Sessegnon, Pereira, Iwobi, Muniz
Subs: Benda, Tete, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, Smith Rowe, Traore, Willian, Jimenez
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Jota, Gakpo
Subs: Jaros, Endo, Diaz, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley
Team news on the way from Craven Cottage...
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 6, 2025
Slot: Liverpool have missed Jota at his best
12:29 , Giuseppe MuroArne Slot says Liverpool have missed Diogo Jota being at his best following the forward's return to the scoresheet with his Merseyside derby winner.
Jota netted his ninth goal of an injury-disrupted season, and first since January, as he jinked past two men and fired home to secure Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Everton at Anfield.
And Reds boss Slot said of the Portugal international: "Most players, if they come in a situation where they think they can score, they get a bit mixed up in their head.
"But he can stay really calm in those moments, recognise where he has to shoot, where the defenders are, what the goalkeeper probably expects, which corner he's going to go to, and then he chooses the opposite one.
"He's calm in the moments he has to shoot - Mo (Salah) is an example of this as well - and that's one of his biggest qualities, I think.
"What I've seen this season is that he started off really well, but we missed him, we missed the best possible Jota, maybe for five or six months. It took him quite a while to get to the level he was at before he got injured.
"That's not only with him. I see this with almost all of our players that had an injury, that it takes a while to go back to Premier League level.
"They're fit, they train, but the difference between good and excellent is only a small margin. And therefore, apparently, you need to have a run of games to come back to excellent again."
Fulham vs Liverpool stats
12:21 , Giuseppe Muro- Fulham have won just one of their last 13 Premier League games against Liverpool (D3 L9), beating them 1-0 at Anfield in March 2021
- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six away league games against Fulham (W4 D2) since a 1-0 loss in December 2011 under Kenny Dalglish
- Liverpool have scored 38 goals in 15 away Premier League matches this season, an average of 2.53 goals per game. That is their joint best in a top-flight season, also scoring at the same rate in 2013-14 (48 in 19 games, 2.53)
- Fulham have picked up one point in their last 11 Premier League matches against teams starting the day top of the table (D1 L10), though it was against Liverpool in this season’s reverse fixture, a 2-2 draw
Robertson: Trent speculation will not distract Liverpool
12:13 , Giuseppe MuroAndy Robertson insists Liverpool players have not been affected by the increasing speculation surrounding Trent Alexander-Arnold and remain focused on winning another Premier League title.
Alongside the title race there is the long-running saga of Alexander-Arnold being linked to Real Madrid, which intensified last week, in addition to the expiring contracts of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
But having recovered from back-to-back defeats, in cup competitions, for the first time this season prior to the international break, Robertson believes the squad displayed their professionalism with a hard-fought win in the Merseyside derby.
At the end of that game Alexander-Arnold, currently sidelined by an ankle injury, made a point of congratulating every team-mate as they came off the pitch at the final whistle with the Liverpool-born academy graduate enjoying the win as much as anyone.
Robertson said: "Trent's head is not great because he's injured. He hates being injured. None of us like being injured but it hurts Trent a little bit more. That's all he is focused on.
"It is impossible for me to say we have not seen all the noise and everyone commenting on it.
"But for us our focus is for him to get back fit and healthy. Once he does that, what will happen, will happen. No one knows that yet.
"People can talk and speculate but for us we want Trent back very soon."
Head to head history and results
12:05 , Giuseppe MuroFulham win: 10
Draw: 15
Liverpool win: 30
Prediction
11:57 , Giuseppe MuroThe machine that is Slot’s Liverpool has been jammed on very few occasions this season. Losses to PSG and Newcastle in March were both shocks, and having beaten Everton in the week, there will be a good feeling in the camp.
Silva has built Fulham into a solid mid-table outfit since signing in 2021, and the west Londoners certainly will not go down without a fight. For Fulham to win, though, would be something of a shock, particularly given their sub-standard record against Liverpool.
Fulham 1-3 Liverpool
Liverpool team news
11:48 , Giuseppe MuroAlisson has been undergoing concussion protocols to determine whether he can return.
The goalkeeper missed Wednesday’s Merseyside derby win over Everton following his head injury on Brazil duty over the international break.
Asked whether Alisson would be ready to return against Fulham, Arne Slot said on Friday: “With Ali, it is simple: it is a concussion and you have to tick all the boxes. The moment he does, he will be in goal. The moment he doesn’t, we are following the protocol.”
Should Alisson again be ruled out, Caoimhin Kelleher will keep his place in goal.
Curtis Jones could continue at right-back after impressing there against Everton, though Conor Bradley could return.
Bradley is back in training after a hamstring injury and is nearing a return to action, having been out since February.
Fulham team news
11:41 , Giuseppe MuroKenny Tete could return to the Fulham squad after nearly four months out with a knee injury.
Harry Wilson and Reiss Nelson remain sidelined.
How to watch
11:32 , Giuseppe MuroTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.
Good morning!
11:29 , Giuseppe MuroHello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Fulham vs Liverpool!
After Arsenal dropped points at Everton yesterday, Liverpool can move 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League and take another step towards the title.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news right here, ahead of kick-off which comes at 2pm BST from Craven Cottage.
