Fulham XI vs Liverpool: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League game today | OneFootball

Marco Silva facing defensive problems before meeting leaders at Anfield

Fulham have a defensive dilemma as they prepare for the challenge of facing Premier League leaders Liverpool at Anfield today.

That leaves manager Marco Silva without two of his senior centre-backs as his side face a daunting trip to Merseyside this afternoon.

Issa Diop is likely to retain his place, and he could be partnered by summer signing Jorge Cuenca or by a midfielder or full-back deputising in central defence.

If Cuenca does get the nod, then the former Villarreal man will be making his first start in the Premier League after two in the Carabao Cup this term.

Fulham will also be without Reiss Nelson, who has a hamstring injury which Silva expects to keep the Arsenal loanee sidelined for around 10 weeks.

Midfielder Harrison Reed is also absent due to a knee injury sustained last month, while club captain Tom Cairney is again suspended following his red card at Tottenham.

Predicted Fulham XI: Leno; Tete, Diop, Cuenca, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Traore; Jimenez

Injured: Nelson, Andersen, Reed

Suspended: Cairney, Bassey

Time and date: 3pm GMT on Saturday December 14, 2024