Haukur Gudnason
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Latest match information.
Liverpool's Steve Finnan (shoulder) misses the chance to face his old club, with Jerzy Dudek in for Chris Kirkland.
Milan Baros may partner Michael Owen in place of Emile Heskey, while Danny Murphy is challenging in midfield at El-Hadji Diouf's expense.
Fulham striker Collins John will play despite a hamstring pull.
Lee Clark and Mark Pembridge (both calf) are out but Bobby Petta, Ian Pearce, Barry Hayles and Junichi Inamoto are available.
Liverpool (from): Dudek, Carragher, Henchoz, Hyypia, Riise, Diouf
, Hamann, Murphy, Gerrard, Kewell, Owen, Heskey, Pongolle, Baros, Luzi, Harrison, Cheyrou, Diao, Smicer, Traore, Biscan.
Fulham (from): Van der Sar, Crossley, Volz, Goma, Knight, Pearce, Green, Legwinski, Petta, Bocanegra, Davis, Malbranque, Clark, Djetou, Boa Morte, McBride, Hayles, Inamoto, Rehman, John, Sava.
BIG-MATCH FACTS
LIVERPOOL go into this home match with Fulham, lying in their minimum requirement of fourth spot leading Newcastle on goal difference (who have a game in hand), a point ahead of Aston Villa, two points in front of Charlton and three points in advance of Birmingham. But Gerard Houllier's side lost Easter fixtures against Arsenal (4-2 a) and Charlton (0-1 h).
Defeat away to the Addicks kicked off Liverpool's last three match losing streak in the Premiership in late September and early October. The Easter Monday reverse ended an 11 match unbeaten run in League and Cup at Anfield and a seven match undefeated home sequence in the Premiership (six wins, one draw). This is a must-win game, with a trip to Manchester United to come next weekend. Should it come down to the wire the fourth spot could be settled by the visit to Anfield of Newcastle on the last day.
Liverpool engineered a routine 2-0 victory in this corresponding fixture last season, but needed a late Danny Murphy penalty to secure all three points in the reverse fixture this season. Now the Reds are vying for a third win against the Cottagers to compete a first top flight 'double' over them and only a third against them of all time, following home and away victories in the old Second Division in 1954/55 and 1956/57.
FULHAM travel to Anfield on the back of Monday's eventful home 3-4 defeat by a Blackburn side, fighting for their Premiership lives, and came after the Londoners had kept clean sheets in each of their three previous matches. It also put the Cottagers back to the bottom rung of the top half (tenth) - their lowest position since the first week of the season. Chris Coleman's side are five places and five points shy of an Uefa Cup spot, with a six pointer at home to Charlton to follow and a home clash with table topping Arsenal.
The Londoners have already bagged 44 points, which equals their total for the entire campaign in 2001/02 when they finished a Premiership best 13th. They still have five matches to play.
Fulham have never won at Liverpool.
Liverpool's Steve Finnan (shoulder) misses the chance to face his old club, with Jerzy Dudek in for Chris Kirkland.
Milan Baros may partner Michael Owen in place of Emile Heskey, while Danny Murphy is challenging in midfield at El-Hadji Diouf's expense.
Fulham striker Collins John will play despite a hamstring pull.
Lee Clark and Mark Pembridge (both calf) are out but Bobby Petta, Ian Pearce, Barry Hayles and Junichi Inamoto are available.
Liverpool (from): Dudek, Carragher, Henchoz, Hyypia, Riise, Diouf
, Hamann, Murphy, Gerrard, Kewell, Owen, Heskey, Pongolle, Baros, Luzi, Harrison, Cheyrou, Diao, Smicer, Traore, Biscan. Fulham (from): Van der Sar, Crossley, Volz, Goma, Knight, Pearce, Green, Legwinski, Petta, Bocanegra, Davis, Malbranque, Clark, Djetou, Boa Morte, McBride, Hayles, Inamoto, Rehman, John, Sava.
BIG-MATCH FACTS
LIVERPOOL go into this home match with Fulham, lying in their minimum requirement of fourth spot leading Newcastle on goal difference (who have a game in hand), a point ahead of Aston Villa, two points in front of Charlton and three points in advance of Birmingham. But Gerard Houllier's side lost Easter fixtures against Arsenal (4-2 a) and Charlton (0-1 h).
Defeat away to the Addicks kicked off Liverpool's last three match losing streak in the Premiership in late September and early October. The Easter Monday reverse ended an 11 match unbeaten run in League and Cup at Anfield and a seven match undefeated home sequence in the Premiership (six wins, one draw). This is a must-win game, with a trip to Manchester United to come next weekend. Should it come down to the wire the fourth spot could be settled by the visit to Anfield of Newcastle on the last day.
Liverpool engineered a routine 2-0 victory in this corresponding fixture last season, but needed a late Danny Murphy penalty to secure all three points in the reverse fixture this season. Now the Reds are vying for a third win against the Cottagers to compete a first top flight 'double' over them and only a third against them of all time, following home and away victories in the old Second Division in 1954/55 and 1956/57.
FULHAM travel to Anfield on the back of Monday's eventful home 3-4 defeat by a Blackburn side, fighting for their Premiership lives, and came after the Londoners had kept clean sheets in each of their three previous matches. It also put the Cottagers back to the bottom rung of the top half (tenth) - their lowest position since the first week of the season. Chris Coleman's side are five places and five points shy of an Uefa Cup spot, with a six pointer at home to Charlton to follow and a home clash with table topping Arsenal.
The Londoners have already bagged 44 points, which equals their total for the entire campaign in 2001/02 when they finished a Premiership best 13th. They still have five matches to play.
Fulham have never won at Liverpool.
though im sure angelina jolie would prefer me sans boxers 
