Liverpool held to goalless draw at Anfield by Fulham

LiverpoolLiverpoolPremier League · England5th POS17–9–12 W-D-L were held to a goalless draw by Fulham at Anfield on Saturday, a result that hands the visitors their first Premier LeaguePremier LeagueEngland5 CLUBS95 MATCHES point of the season. Neither side scored, and the home team finished the afternoon with one point rather than the three a fixture at Anfield would ordinarily be expected to yield.

2025/26

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POS

5th

W-D-L

17–9–12

GF

63

GA

53

Season 2025/26

What the draw means for Fulham

Fulham arrived at Anfield without a point in the league this season and were framed before kick-off as a side short of form. They leave with something to show for the trip. A single point is a modest return in isolation, but it comes from a ground where the away team is rarely the favourite, and it stops the opening of their season from being a complete blank.

The task now is to make that point count. One draw does not change a campaign on its own, but it does give a side a reference point, and the next league fixture will show how repeatable the afternoon's work is.

Liverpool's afternoon at Anfield

Steffen Prößdorf · CC BY-SA 4.0

For Liverpool the match ended without a goal and without a win. A home fixture against opponents who had not yet registered a point is one the club would expect to take three points from, and that expectation is what makes a goalless draw notable rather than routine.

There is no scorer to credit and no lead that got away. The plain fact is that a match the home side would have expected to win finished level, and the points were shared.

What is not yet known

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Neither club has issued a statement on the match, and no manager has commented publicly. Beyond the scoreline, nothing has been confirmed: the line-ups, the substitutions and the way either team set up are not established. Where the point leaves Fulham in the table, and who either club plays next, are also unanswered.

What happens next

Both clubs return to league action with the draw on their record. Fulham will want a first point to be the beginning of a run rather than an isolated result. Liverpool will want a home fixture to end in a win again quickly. The next round of matches is the first opportunity for either to answer that.