Liverpool Beat Fulham 2–0 as Ngumoha and Salah Deliver First‑Half Goals

Overview

• Liverpool seized control in the first half, with Rio Ngumoha scoring on 36 minutes from Florian Wirtz and Mohamed Salah adding a second from Cody Gakpo four minutes later.
• Curtis Jones exited at halftime with an injury, and multiple reports say his absence disrupted the midfield structure and turned the game into a hold-the-line effort.
• Arne Slot returned to a 4-2-3-1 that used wide wingers and underlapping fullbacks to threaten early before the side dropped into a deeper shape to protect the lead.
• Giorgi Mamardashvili delivered a calm performance in goal as Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté marshaled the defense to limit Fulham’s late pressure.
• The result keeps Liverpool in the race for a Europa League place, though analysts flag thin midfield cover and careful rotation with a PSG second leg still to navigate.