Liverpool vs Fulham Prediction & Betting Tips (12 September)

Liverpool host Fulham at Anfield on Saturday 12 September 2026 (3:00pm BST) in a Premier League clash that pits the league's new-look Reds against a Cottagers side still searching for consistency under Álvaro Arbeloa. Liverpool, now led by head coach Andoni Iraola after his summer appointment, are unbeaten through their opening three league fixtures, grinding out a 2-2 draw at Newcastle courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai's 99th-minute penalty, sharing another 2-2 stalemate with Nottingham Forest at Anfield, before finally claiming their first win of the campaign with a clinical 0-2 victory away at Ipswich Town, where summer signing Alexander Isak made the difference.

Fulham arrive on Merseyside in stark contrast form, sitting 19th in the early table after a difficult start to the 2026/27 season. The Cottagers fell to a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland where Wilson Isidor's 75th-minute strike proved decisive, and then suffered a painful late collapse at Craven Cottage, losing 2-3 to Crystal Palace after Ben Chilwell's second-debut winner, their defensive frailties exposed once again. Their only win of the campaign so far came in the EFL Cup, a 3-0 rout of AFC Wimbledon on 27 August, but Arbeloa's revamped squad — featuring summer arrivals César Palacios, Oscar Bobb, Josh King, Gonzalo García and Sander Berge alongside Bernd Leno, Joachim Andersen, Antonee Robinson and Alex Iwobi — has yet to translate that cup momentum into league points.

Iraola's Liverpool squad for the 2026/27 season blends proven winners with exciting new blood: Alisson Becker remains in goal behind a defence marshalled by captain Virgil van Dijk, with new signings Milos Kerkez and Jeremy Jacquet adding freshness alongside Jeremie Frimpong and Ibrahima Konaté. The midfield is powered by Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister, while the attack boasts Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitiké, Isak and World Cup winner Víctor Muñoz, who has already made an impact off the bench. In the European odds market, Liverpool are heavy home favourites at around 1.35, the draw is priced near 5.25, and Fulham are clear outsiders at roughly 8.50, reflecting both the gulf in squad quality and the visitors' fragile away record.

Head-to-head history strongly favours the hosts: Fulham have won only two of their 32 Premier League visits to Anfield, and Liverpool's attacking depth should prove far too potent for a defence that has already shipped seven goals in three league games this season. While Fulham carry a threat on the counter through Iwobi, Bobb and King, the Reds' relentless press under Iraola, combined with the creativity of Wirtz and the finishing of Isak and Ekitiké, points to a comfortable home win. Our prediction: Liverpool 3 : 1 Ful