According to the BBC, Liverpool have lost only two of their 33 previous home league matches against Fulham, with the defeats coming 1‑0 in May 2012 and March 2021, while winning 23 and drawing eight. Since completing the double over Liverpool in the 2011‑12 season, Fulham have won just two of 16 Premier League games versus the Reds, drawing four and losing ten. Liverpool have drawn each of their last three Premier League games at Anfield; their last longer winless run at home in the league occurred between December 2020 and March 2021, when they recorded two draws and six losses. Fulham are one of only two Premier League sides this season, alongside Coventry City, to have collected a single point so far in the 2026‑27 campaign after three losses. The only other seasons in which Fulham lost their opening four top‑flight matches were 1951‑52 and 2020‑21, both of which ended in relegation. Regarding drawing frequency, only Brighton and Hove Albion (16.8 %) and Chelsea (18 %) have spent a lower proportion of their time in a drawing game state this season than Liverpool (21 %). In terms of passing, only Manchester City (95) have recorded more 10+ open‑play passing sequences than Fulham (56) this season, while Fulham’s direct speed of 1.31 m/s is the slowest of any side in 2026‑27, a measure of how quickly a team moves the ball upfield. The match will mark Álvaro Arbeloa’s first Premier League game in charge of Fulham against Liverpool, the club for whom he made 66 appearances. Former Liverpool players turned managers have lost all five of their Premier League games against the Reds: Paul Ince with Blackburn in December 2008, Mauricio Pellegrino twice with Southampton in 2017‑18, and Steven Gerrard twice with Aston Villa in 2021‑22. On the player front, Liverpool’s Alexander Isak has already matched his total Premier League goals from last season (three) after scoring a brace against Ipswich Town and is aiming to score in three consecutive league matches for the first time since an eight‑game run between December 2024 and January 2025. Jérémy Jacquet has won 18 of his 25 duels this season (72 %), a success rate surpassed only by James Tarkowski (78.6 %) among players with at least 20 duels, and he ranks fifth overall for line‑breaking passes into the final third with 21. Gonzalo García has made 43 off‑ball runs behind the defence, fewer only than Bryan Mbeumo (49) and Kai Havertz (46); only five players have more touches in the opposition’s box than the Spaniard’s 20, one being Fulham teammate Josh King, who leads the league with 25.
