Welcome to live text commentary of Fulham's Premier League encounter against Liverpool at Craven Cottage.

Riether reading the run of Shelvey as he comes across to make a timely tackle.

Karagounis with a poor free-kick as the ball sails straight out of play. A very sedate mood to this match.

Fulham have failed to win their last three home league matches. They last lost four top-flight home matches in succession from November to December 1962. Martin Jol was only six at the time.

Richardson heads Downing's cross behind his own goal. Lovely cross. Can't believe a Liverpool player wasn't attacking that loose ball.

Not exactly coming to the boil yet this match. Liverpool using what looks like a lovely pitch to keep possession.

Hangeland well positioned to block the shot by Shelvey. Solid piece of defending.

Sturridge happy to go backwards as Liverpool look to retain possession.

Brendan Rodgers has taken charge of 74 Premier League matches (38 for Swansea and 36 for Liverpool). His teams have kept 29 clean-sheets in those games (39%) – 14 for Swansea and 15 for Liverpool.

Sturridge almost in for Liverpool, but Fulham survive that scare with Schwarzer off his line to collect. The visiting fans in good voice here.

Duff's corner. Well cleared by Shelvey before Carragher makes sure Berbatov can't latch onto a cross.

Off we go then in the first half of this match.

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Fulham need only a point to all but secure their top-flight status, with the Cottagers currently 12th on the table, five points ahead of the final relegation spot and with a vastly superior goal-difference over 18th-placed Wigan.

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Daniel Agger, who will undergo a series of injections in his back as part of a long-planned rehabilitation programme, is absent. Joe Allen is also out after having the same shoulder surgery as club captain Steven Gerrard.

Team news: Martin Jol must do without the suspended Steve Sidwell, as well as injured trio Mahamadou Diarra (knee), Ashkan Dejagah (ankle) and Simon Davies (hip), but Mladen Petric returns from a hamstring injury, albeit on the bench.

Liverpool are five points behind rivals Everton in seventh place, while Fulham are still just five points clear of the relegation zone and Wigan in 18th. Martin Jol's side will be desperate to secure some valuable points this afternoon.

Martin Skrtel misses out through illness today. Liverpool will line up with three centre-backs in Carragher, Wisdom and Coates with Johnson and Downing operating as wing-backs.

The teams are in! Fulham: Schwarzer, Riether, Hughes, Hangeland, Richardson, Duff, Enoh, Karagounis, Kacaniklic, Ruiz, Berbatov. Subs: Etheridge, Riise, Rodallega, Petric, Emanuelson, Frimpong, Senderos. /// Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Downing, Wisdom, Coates, Carragher, Lucas, Henderson, Shelvey, Coutinho, Sturridge. B Jones, Enrique, Assaidi, Borini, Suso, Coady, L Jones