Premier League 2026-27, Fulham hold Liverpool to goalless draw: Stats
What's the story
In a hard-fought encounter, Liverpool and Fulham played out a goalless draw at Anfield in Matchweek 4 of the Premier League 2026-27 season. The match marked Fulham's first point of the Premier League season under manager Alvaro Arbeloa. Despite their recent poor form, the visitors managed to hold off Liverpool's attacking threats and secure a valuable point away from home.
Match highlights
Liverpool fortunate not to concede in 1st half
Liverpool, who handed Bradley Barcola his first Premier League start, looked a bit off the pace from the start.
Alisson's mistake nearly cost them when Goncalo Garcia came close to scoring but was denied by Jeremy Jacquet.
The Reds did come close to breaking the deadlock when Victor Munoz headed against the crossbar in the first half.
Game dynamics
Fulham create more chances in 2nd half
In the second half, Fulham had more of the ball and created some clear-cut chances.
Josh King forced Alisson into a save with a long-range effort, while Rodrigo Muniz missed a golden opportunity after being set up by fellow substitute Kevin.
Liverpool tried to snatch victory in stoppage time but Alexander Isak headed wide from Dominik Szoboszlai's corner.
Standings
A look at the Premier League standings
The draw means Andoni Iraola is still looking for his first Premier League win at Anfield. This was his third draw in four matches as Liverpool boss.
Liverpool are currently placed sixth with six points on board.
On the other hand, Arbeloa's Fulham managed to end their losing streak and secure their first point of the season.
The result is a positive sign for Arbeloa's side. Fulham are currently stationed at 17th.
Numbers
Here are the match stats
From 14 attempts, the Reds managed three shots on target. Fulham had four shots on target from 10 attempts.
Liverpool owned 56.1% ball possession and managed 413 successful passes.
Liverpool's xG was 1.16 compared to Fulham's 0.71.
Notably, the hosts had 4 big chances whereas Fulham were ahead in terms of touches in the opposition box 24-18.
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2nd successive clean sheet for Iraola's Liverpool
Liverpool kept their 2nd successive clean sheet in the Premier League this season. Liverpool had defeated Ipswich 2-0 in Matchweek 3. From 5 matches in all competitions this season, the Reds own 2 clean sheets and have conceded 5 goals.