This Wednesday (24), Liverpool travels to London to face Fulham at the Craven Cottage stadium in the second game of the EFL Cup semi-final, the English League Cup. The Reds won the first game 2-1 and need a draw to reach the final. Check out where to watch Liverpool vs Fulham live below.
How the teams arrive
Current leader of the Premier League, Liverpool is going through a great season. In the most recent match, in the Premier League, they beat Bournemouth 4-0 and opened a five-point lead over second place Manchester City. With this result, the Reds are now eight matches unbeaten.
For the match, coach Jurgen Klopp is still without striker Mohamed Salah, who is competing in the African Cup of Nations for Egypt. Despite being injured in the match against Ghana and undergoing treatment in London, he could still play in a possible semi-final or final, scheduled for February 11th.
Another similar case is that of midfielder Wataru Endo, who is with the Japanese team in the Asian Cup. The Blue Samurais are favorites to reach the final, which will take place on February 10th.
Finally, there are still many players in the medical department, such as Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, Joel Matip, Ben Doak, Kostas Tsimikas, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dominik Szoboszlai.
On Fulham’s side, coach Marco Silva will be without defender Calvin Bassey or midfielder Alex Iwobi, who are competing in the African Cup of Nations for the Nigerian national team. Left-back Fodé Ballo-Touré is with the Senegal team. On the medical side, the only casualty is striker Adama Traoré.
Unlike the Reds, the Cottagers are not going through a great phase. Before the Premier League’s winter break, the team lost to Chelsea 1-0 and remained in 13th place. In the first game of the EFL Cup semi-final, Fulham opened the scoring with former Corinthians Willian, but was beaten by Liverpool with Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo.
Whoever qualifies will face Chelsea in the grand final at Wembley. The Blues dispatched Middlesbrough after a 6-1 thrashing in the second leg.
Where to watch Liverpool vs Fulham
The match between Liverpool and Fulham at Craven Cottage stadium starts at 5pm, Brasília time, with live broadcast on ESPN (closed TV) and Star+ (streaming).