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Liverpool Vs Fulham - Saturday, 9 December
2006
Ch 24 - 11pm (Live)
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, Jose Reina, Sami Hyypia and Steve
Finnan are available again after being rested for the Champions
League match in midweek.
Striker Peter Crouch has been troubled with a back problem and may
have to settle for a place on the bench.
Fulham left-back Franck Queudrue has recovered from a badly gashed
shin and returns to the squad along with central defender Phillippe
Christanval.
Luis Boa Morte was a doubt but has recovered from a hamstring
strain.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez:
"We know we have to now concentrate on the Premiership and forget
about Europe, apart from waiting for the last-16 draw next
week.
"We have to start being consistent in the league and to manage more
away victories
"Now Europe is out of our minds we can work hard on correcting our
league form."
Peter CROUCH is Liverpool's top scorer with nine goals.
Jose Manuel REINA is the only remaining player to have been on the
field for every minute of the Reds' Premiership matches this
season.
Fulham boss Chris Coleman:
"In our last two away games we haven't looked resilient like we did
earlier this season and that's what we've got to get back to on the
road.
"We've shown we can beat the best and lose to the guys at the
bottom.
"This season we want to progress from what we did last year. We
finished 12th, which is very respectable for us, but we want to
better that."
Brian McBRIDE is Fulham's leading scorer, with four goals.
Only Liam ROSENIOR has been on the field for every minute of
Fulham's Premiership matches this season.
Liverpool : Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia,
Agger, Riise, Luis Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso, Pennant, Fowler,
Crouch, Bellamy, Kuyt, Guthrie, Dudek, Paletta.
Fulham : Lastuvka, Volz, Knight, Christanval,
Pearce, Rosenior, Diop, Brown, Boa Morte, Radzinski, Jensen,
McBride, Helguson, John, Routledge, Batista.
REFEREE
Uriah Rennie (Sheffield, Yorkshire)
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
at Liverpool only
League: Liverpool 14 wins, Fulham 0, Draws 5
Prem: Liverpool 3 wins, Fulham 0, Draws 2
