Away from home and facing an opponent in good form, the Liverpool visits Fulham this Sunday (04/01), at 12pm (Brasília time)at Craven Cottage, in London (England), by 20th round of the Premier League 25/26. The match will be broadcast in Brazil on ESPN, on closed TV, and on Disney+ Premium, via streaming.
Liverpool occupies fourth place in the championship, with 33 points from 19 games, and is looking to resume its winning streak. Fulham appears in 12th place, with 27 points, and has not lost in four games.
Os Reds They were coming from a positive streak of three consecutive victories, but stumbled in the last round by drawing goalless at home with Leeds United, opening 2026 without winning three points.
Liverpool lineup against Fulham
Coach Arne Slot will have important absences for this weekend’s appointment. The main one is the attacker Mohamed Salahwho is serving the Egypt national team at the African Cup of Nations. In addition to the Egyptian, the team will not have the striker Alexander Isak (ankle surgery), which should be out for a few months.
Other confirmed absences include the defender Joe Gomez (muscle injury), the steering wheel Wataru Endo (ankle), in addition to Giovanni Leoni (cruciate ligament), Stefan Bajcetic (posterior thigh muscle) and Jayden Dance (posterior thigh muscle), all delivered to the medical department.
The midfielder Dominik Szoboszlaiwho was suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards, is once again available to the Dutch coach.
Even with the absences, Liverpool maintains a solid base and has important names such as Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk and the highlight Hugo Ekitikewho took the lead in the attack with the absence of Salah and Isak.
Liverpool’s probable lineup: Alisson; Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Ryan Gravenberch,Curtis Jones,Dominik Szoboszlai; Jeremy Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike. Technical: Arne Slot.
Fulham’s probable lineup
Sloth; Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Smith Rowe, Wilson, Raúl Jiménez. Technical: Marco Silva.
Fulham x Liverpool: time and where to watch
- Premier League 25/26 – 20th round
- Data: Sunday, January 4, 2026
- Time: 12pm (Brasília time)
- Local: Craven Cottage, London (England)
- Transmission: ESPN (closed TV) and Disney+ Premium (streaming)
- Arbitrator: Craig Pawson
- OUR: Andy Madley
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Arne Slot provided a squad fitness update, previewed the challenge he expects next against Fulham and discussed more at his pre-match press conference. ⤵️ #FULL LIFE
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Liverpool results
- 01/01 – Liverpool 0 x 0 Leeds – Premier League
- 27/12 – Wolverhampton 1 x 2 Liverpool – Premier League
- 20/12 – Tottenham 1 x 2 Liverpool – Premier League
- 13/12 – Liverpool 2 x 0 Brighton – Premier League
- 09/12 – Inter Milan 0 x 1 Liverpool – Champions League
Liverpool’s next games
- Fulham x Liverpool – 01/04 (Sunday) – 12pm (Brasília time) – Premier League
- Arsenal x Liverpool – 01/08 (Thursday) – 5pm (Brasília time) – Premier League
- Liverpool x Barnsley – 01/12 (Monday) – 4:45 pm – FA Cup
- Liverpool x Burnley – 01/17 (Saturday) – 12pm (Brasília time) – Premier League
- Liverpool x Olympique Marseille – 01/21 (Wednesday) – 5pm (Brasília time) – Champions League
Liverpool standings
- Champions League: 9th place in the league phase (12 points in 6 games)
- Premier League: 4th place (33 points in 19 games)
- FA Cup: in round 3 (against Barnsley)
- English League Cup: eliminated in round 4 (to Crystal Palace)
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