Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Liverpool will be aiming to kick off the new EPL campaign in style when they take on newcomers Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday. The Reds begin the chase for the title without Sadio Mane, who joined Bayern Munich in the summer, but his replacement Darwin Nunez is likely to play an important role in Jurgen Klopp’s team in the upcoming season. Since the club chiefs managed to keep hold of top scorer Mohamed Salah, it is no wonder the visitors are seen as hot favourites to win the opener.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is definitely sidelined with injury, while Diogo Jota faces race against clock to be fit for the match. The Cottagers, on the other hand, impressed in the 2021/2022 season, with Aleksandar Mitrovic breaking all-time Championship record by scoring 43 goals in the process. The Serbian forward will be the man to watch in the home team, while both Chalobah and Wilson are rated doubtful for the match. Anyhow, David faces Goliath in London, meaning that anything but a routine away win would be a major surprise.
Highlighted Player (Tom Cairney):
Tom Cairney is a professional footballer who plays for Fulham. His main position is central midfielder, but he plays as an attacking midfielder and a right midfielder as well. The left-footed player was born in Nottingham, England on 20 January, 1991 and he started his youth career at Leeds United.
In 2007 he moved to Hull City and he was named Hull’s Young Player of the Year for the 2008/2009 campaign. After making 70 league appearances for the Tigers he joined Blackburn Rovers on 1 August, 2013 on loan and on 2 January, 2014 he signed a permanent deal with the Riversiders. At the end of the 2014/2015 Championship campaign he joined Fulham.
Tom Cairney’s father is Scottish and, as a result, the Fulham footballer decided to represent Scotland on the international stage. Cairney has 2 caps for Scotland U-21 and he made 6 appearances for Scotland U-21 team. It has to be noted that he suffered a serious injury in August 2012. The injury forced him to be out of contention for over three months.
Highlighted Team (Liverpool):
Founded back in 1892, Liverpool are one of England’s and world’s most famous clubs. The Reds hold a high-profile rivalry with Everton and there have always been fireworks when the two teams take on each other in the Merseyside derby.
The Reds welcome their opponents at Anfield and it has to be noted that they have already won 18 first division trophies. Liverpool were on the verge of lifting the 2014/2015 Premier League trophy, but Steven Gerrard slipped in the decider against Chelsea and left the Reds without a title.
Liverpool won one of their last Champions League trophy's in 2005, with the team coming from three goals behind to beat Milan in a historic clash in Istanbul. The Reds have clinched six European Cups and it is no surprise they are regarded as one of the greatest European clubs.
The likes of Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler, Paul Ince, Ian Rush, Graeme Souness, Sami Hyypia and Luis Suarez are some of the most notable footballers to have represented the club over the years. The club’s anthem is You’ll Never Walk Alone and their shirt colour is red.