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"Liverpool" welcomed the bottom-placed London "Fulham" at their stadium. Jurgen Klopp's team confidently defeated their opponents and rose to the first place at least until the end of the Manchester derby.
At the end of the first half, Mohamed Salah put "Liverpool" ahead. This goal raised questions as the Egyptian scored it after 12 seconds, when "Fulham" had just disarmed the hosts. The referee saw an offside from Alexander Mitrovic, which could not be seen from the replay.
In the second half, the victory was sealed by Xherdan Shaqiri, who was in the starting lineup in this match.
This was the seventh match in the Premier League this season where "Liverpool" has kept a clean sheet.
"Liverpool" has 30 points - nine wins, three draws, and no losses. "Fulham" remains with one win.
In another clash, London's "Chelsea" faced Liverpool's "Everton" at home. Despite dominating the second half, the "blues" were unable to secure a win - the match ended in a goalless draw.
"Chelsea" was more dangerous than their opponents but also did not have any clear-cut chances. In the end, Maurizio Sarri had to settle for his fourth draw of the season.
"Chelsea" remains in third place with 28 points, trailing the leaders by two points.
Results:
"Liverpool" 2 - 0 "Fulham"
41' [1 - 0] M. Salah
53' [2 - 0] X. Shaqiri
"Chelsea" 0 - 0 "Everton"
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