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Liverpool return to Barclays Premier League action on Saturday with a trip to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham.

The Reds will be hoping to build on the fine 2-0 success against Manchester United last weekend, but will come up against a Cottagers side who are unbeaten in their last five matches.

However, Rafa Benitez and his troops enjoy a good record in SW6 and have won their last two fixtures away to Fulham - most recently in April when Yossi Benayoun fired a dramatic stoppage-time winner.

Fulham fact file

Fulham were formed in 1879, originally as Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School, and are the oldest professional team in London.

They are nicknamed 'The Cottagers' or 'The Whites'.

Fulham play at Craven Cottage, which has a capacity of 25,500. It's been their home since 1896.

However, between 2002 and 2004, Fulham played their home matches at the nearby Loftus Road while Craven Cottage underwent renovation.

Johnny Haynes holds the Fulham record for most appearances. The forward made 648 appearances for the Cottagers over a period of eighteen years.

Gordon Davies is their record goal scorer with 178.

Fulham's highest ever finish was 7th, which came last season.

Players to have been on the books of both Liverpool and Fulham during the Premier League era include Danny Murphy, Steve Finnan, Jari Litmanen, Karl Heinze-Riedle, Stan Collymore and Tony Warner.

Riedle is one of three ex-Reds to have managed the club, along with Roy Evans and Kevin Keegan.

Liverpool inflicted Fulham's record defeat with a 10-0 victory in a League Cup second round tie at Anfield in September 1986. Steve McMahon scored four times, with Ian Rush (2), John Wark (2) and Steve Nicol also on the scoresheet.​
 
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our team will be without some important players in this game, such as gerrard, glen johnson, riera and kelly while still there is a hope to see torres and aquilani be available.

ynwa. :proud:
 
Our line up: Reina, Insua, Degen, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Benayoun, Mascherano, Lucas, Voronin, Torres. Subs: Gulacsi, Babel, Spearing, Plessis, Dossena, Eccleston, Ayala.

Degen :scared:, Voronin :scared:

Our bench looks awful. We need a superhero effort from our players today. Lucas, Masch, Yossi, Torres, and Kuyt need to be at their best.
 
when zamora scores,who missed a howler against city last week,you know that things can't get any worse.....good luck in the europa league next season.
 
2-1 Fulham, what a joke. Our defence has been so awful today. This attacking full-back thing aint working. We are too exposed. Degen and Insua got foward so much they were effectively playing as wingers....dear oh dear :groan:
 
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