Liverpool take on the visitors Fulham in the first leg of English League Cup semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 10th at Anfield (Liverpool).
Liverpool have surprised, perhaps even themselves, with their successes. Not only did they smoothly navigate the group stage of the Europa League with minimal involvement of their main stars – a level of the grand club was sufficient. More importantly, the Merseysiders have not just improved in the Premier League compared to their 5th place finish in the previous season; they currently lead after 20 rounds. They have only one loss so far, and that was a highly disputable one when, due to refereeing errors, they conceded a late own goal to Tottenham. Klopp's boys, on the contrary, often scored in the closing moments and secured many comeback victories. In the country's cup against Arsenal, they also managed to win after defending for a long time, with Kivert's own goal proving to be the turning point. Despite the tight competition, it seemed that Klopp would willingly sacrifice the less-favored League Cup given the current situation in the league. However, in the quarterfinals, his team, on the contrary, delivered a 5-1 thrashing to West Ham.
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Fulham have not been this close to the final for a long time. The Cottagers were participants in the 1975 FA Cup final and reached the decisive round in the newly created Europa League in 2010. However, overall, they are not a particularly successful team, recently setting a personal record in the League Cup by becoming semifinalists. To achieve this, they had to go through four rounds, including penalty shootouts against Tottenham and Everton. In fact, the latter could have decided the series in their favor, but Leno excelled. Another achievement for Marco Silva, who in 2022 led the team from the Championship, winning the division (also for the first time in the club's history labeled as an elevator) and then keeping them in the Premier League, something his predecessors failed to do. Currently, the Cottagers are doing well, especially after defeating their neighbor, Arsenal, just before the New Year. In 2024, they started with a cup match against Rotherham and won pragmatically, with a minimal 1-0 score.
Last year, the Merseysiders learned to beat Fulham again, with whom they had dropped points three times before. However, in 2023, they won 1-0 in May and 4-3 in December. The Reds are in good form, but not flawless, and Alexander-Arnold's injury exacerbates defensive problems. Let's place a bet on the more motivated Cottagers to win with a +1.5 goals handicap.
Prediction for the match: Fulham to win with +1.5 handicap.
