Source: Liverpool_Echo
Pre-match preview: Liverpool FC v Fulham, Premier League (with vintage Robbie Fowler video)
To be played at Anfield on Saturday December 18 2010, kick off 17:30[LNB] Liverpool's last five games[LNB]Dec 15: Europa League - Liverpool 0 FC Utrecht 0[LNB]Dec 11: Premier League - Newcastle 3 Liverpool 1[LNB]Dec 6: Premier League - Liverpool 3 Aston Villa 0[LNB]Dec 2: Europa League - Steaua Bucharest 1 Liverpool 1[LNB]Nov 28: Premier League - Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1[LNB]Fulham's last five games[LNB]Dec 11: Premier League - Fulham 0 Sunderland 0[LNB]Dec 4: Premier League - Arsenal 2 Fulham 1[LNB]Nov 27: Premier League - Fulham 1 Birmingham 1[LNB]Nov 21: Premier League - Fulham 1 Man City 4[LNB]Nov 13: Premier League - Newcastle 0 Fulham 0[LNB]Liverpool vs Fulham - matches at Anfield[LNB]Played: 29 Won: 20 Drawn: 9 Lost: 0 Goals for: 78 Goals against: 18[LNB]Selected matches[LNB]11 April 2010 - Liverpool 0 Fulham 0 Read match report here[LNB] Fulham's second successive goalless draw at Anfield all but ended Liverpool's hopes of Champions League qualification for the season.[LNB]Cottagers keeper Mark Schwarzer enjoyed a trouble-free afternoon as the Reds failed to get on the scoresheet at Anfield for the first time since December 08, the late spark provided by substitute Dani Pacheco the only positive in a forgettable afternoon.[LNB]10 Nov 2007 - Liverpool 2 Fulham 0 Read match report here[LNB] Fernando Torres returned from an injury lay-off to inspire the Reds to a much-needed win.[LNB]Liverpool were struggling to break Fulham down and the visitors were only nine minutes away from a valuable away point when the Spaniard, who had replaced Andriy Voronin only ten minutes previously, collected Pepe Reina's goal kick midway inside the Fulham half and advanced menacingly on the Fulham goal before turning inside marker Aaron Hughes and cunningly beating goalkeeper Anti Niemi on his near post.[LNB]Steven Gerrard added a second goal from the penalty spot after Peter Crouch had been fouled by Carlos Bocanegra.[LNB]9 Dec 2006 - Liverpool 4 Fulham 0 Read match report here[LNB] A rare goal for Jamie Carragher was the highlight as the Reds romped to a pre-Christmas victory.[LNB]After a goalless first half, Steven Gerrard had already broken the deadlock early in the second half before Carragher slid in at the far post following a left-wing corner to register his first goal at the Kop end since his debut strike against Aston Villa in 1997.[LNB]Luis Garcia and Mark Gonzalez also managed to get on the scoresheet with Pepe Reina's clean sheet ensuring he broke Ray Clemence's record of the most clean sheets (28) in his first 50 League games for the club.[LNB]15 March 2006 - Liverpool 5 Fulham 1 Read match report here[LNB] A week after losing their crown as European champions following Anfield defeat by Benfica, the Reds bounced back with a resounding win over Fulham as Robbie Fowler finally registered his first goal of his second spell at the club.[LNB]The Toxteth terror opened the scoring with a close-range header at the Anfield Road end and, although Collins John threatened to give the visitors a foothold in the game by pulling a goal back after a Michael Brown own goal had doubled Liverpool's advantage, second half strikes from Fernando Morientes, Peter Crouch and Steven Warnock's first goal for the club ensured the Reds' biggest Anfield win since 2002.[LNB]23 September 1986 - Liverpool 10 Fulham 0, Littlewoods Cup second round first leg[LNB] Liverpool equalled the record for the League Cup's biggest win by demolishing their Third Division opponents.[LNB]Ian Rush got the Double winners off and running with an 8th minute opener but it was Steve McMahon who stole the headlines with a four-goal salvo which would have been five if he hadn't missed a penalty.[LNB]John Wark (2), Ronnie Whelan, Steve Nicol and Rush again all got on the scoresheet as the Reds bounced back the previous weekend's League defeat at Southampton.[LNB]The Fulham programme for the second leg, which Liverpool won 3-2, optimistically still printed details of the competition rules just in case the scores were level after 90 minutes.[LNB]Quick quiz (answers over the page)[LNB]1 Who scored his first goal at Anfield for the Reds in the 3-1 win over Fulham in February 2005?[LNB]2 Who missed a penalty for Liverpool when the sides played out a goalless draw at Anfield in April 2004?[LNB]3 Who joined Liverpool from Fulham in the summer of 2003?[LNB]4 Which member of Liverpool's last title-winning side played 129 games for Fulham between 1982 and 1985?[LNB]5 One of Fulham boss Mark Hughes' least favourite experiences of Anfield was when the Reds ended Man Utd's title hopes in April 1992 - who opened the scoring that day by finally bagging his first goal against the Old Trafford side?[LNB]Watch classic video of Robbie Fowler scoring his first goals for Liverpool >>>>>
