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Today18:18 BSTHT: Liverpool 2-0 FulhamGoals from Rio Ngumoha and Mohamed Salah the difference so far.It's a huge game for Liverpool in the context of qualifying for the Champions League and so far, they're overcoming the test.Today18:18 BSTHalf-time ratingsGIORGI MAMARDASHVILI - 7Made an important stop from Oscar Bobb after the half-hour mark and then another smart save later on.JEREMIE FRIMPONG - 6Looked to help out Mohamed Salah as much as possible with overlapping and underlapping runs and didn't do much wrong defensively.IBRAHIMA KONATE - 6Largely untroubled at the back alongside Van Dijk.VIRGIL VAN DIJK - 7Handled the powerful Rodrigo Muniz really well and didn't put a foot wrong.ANDY ROBERTSON - 7Motored up and down all half and was always looking to get his colleagues away with balls in behind the Fulham defence. But tonight it's their turn to score and double their tally in quick succession.There's two minutes added at the end of the first-half.Ryan Gravenberch stripped and receiving instructions.Today18:13 BSTSalah soaks up the adulationHow many more of them will we see from Mohamed Salah in a Liverpool shirt?The farewell tour is finally underway.He stands in front of the Anfield Road end pounding the Liverpool badge.It's just Salah's sixth Premier League goal of the season.Today18:10 BSTGOAL!
2-0 Liverpool.Today18:09 BSTNgumoha sends selection messageShades of Luis Diaz.Arne Slot has been forced to face season-long cries to let the 17-year-old play from the off set.He has been forced to answer those calls to give Ngumoha his second Premier League start and the Englishman has repaid him in droves.What a way to open your account.Today18:07 BSTBrilliantIt's brilliant from Ngumoha who stands his marker up, shifts inside and finds the bottom corner with a whipped effort. Fulham are growing into this.Today18:02 BSTEnd to endTimothy Castagne is having a torrid afternoon so far dealing with Ngumoha.The Liverpool winger floats one towards the backpost finding an unmarked Salah, who tries to nod it to Jones but Fulham defend well.At the other end, Oscar Bobb forces a diving save from the Liverpool goalkeeper.Today18:00 BSTFulham bear their teethA first shot from Fulham falls to Iwobi but it's straight at Mamardashvili.Liverpool forced to defend for the first time this evening.It comes after the Reds were carved open down the left before a bad touch from a teasing cross meant that the hosts survived.Today17:58 BSTGoallessGoalless as we approach the half-an-hour mark.Konate, Jones and Salah all have the most touches so far.
The Egyptian's influence clear thus far but the Reds struggling to break down Fulham.Mamardashvili untroubled.Today17:52 BSTSalah shot blockedMore defending from the visitors.Wirtz is the architect this time, he finds Salah who turns brilliantly, he fakes to shoot twice but the sliding defender makes a crucial intervention.Today17:50 BSTLiverpool knockingFulham being forced to defend in the opening 20 minutes.Cody Gakpo lines one up but his effort is the wrong side of the post.It had Leno worried for a split second.Today17:46 BST'No to ticket price increases' appears on the KopA banner appears at the front of the Kop and moves across the stand which reads: "No To Ticket Price Increases."It brings applause and a lift from supporters within Anfield.In the meantime, appeals for a Liverpool penalty are turned down.Today17:43 BSTSalah chanceSalah forces a good save from Bernd Leno.Superb from Jeremie Frimpong, it looked for the world like Calvin Bassey had guided him down a cul-de-sac but he weaves past the defender, he finds Salah but his right-footed effort is saved well by the German shot-stopper.All Liverpool so far.Today17:41 BSTBlockedRobertson reaches a low cut-back with the in-step but it's blocked. But the hope will be that they don't fall on the wrong end of history after a string of poor performances.Liverpool have won 13 of their 15 home games when playing on the same day as the National, the only defeat coming to Charlton in 1953.Today17:26 BSTTeams make their way onto the pitchThe teams are out.Today17:19 BSTLegends' ovationThis game is, of course, the first time both Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah will have appeared in front of the Anfield crowd since both confirmed they are to leave at the end of the season.There was some applause for Robertson as he made his way towards the Kop just before the end of the warm up and I expect both players to have their names sung with gusto today.What a pair they have been for this club these past nine years.
