Liverpool XI vs Fulham: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, September 11). Liverpool XI vs Fulham: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-fc-xi-vs-fulham-confirmed-team-news-predicted-lineup-injury-latest-premier-league-2026-b1296508.html

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has confirmed that the team's £123million summer signing from Paris Saint-Germain, Barcola, suffered from cramp in his first full Premier League debut against Atletico Madrid, but is not injured. Iraola also expressed doubts about whether Cody Gakpo will recover in time to play against Fulham due to an adductor issue. The predicted Liverpool XI includes Barcola and Gakpo, with Alexander Isak set to lead the line again. The match takes place at Anfield on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 3pm BST.
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Bradley Barcola, Liverpool's £123 million signing from Paris Saint-Germain, made his first start for the club in a Champions League match against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Despite scoring two goals, he had to be substituted after 60 minutes due to cramp rather than injury. Manager Andoni Iraola confirmed Barcola could play in Liverpool's upcoming Premier League match against Fulham if there are no further issues. Meanwhile, Cody Gakpo, who has a goal contribution in every Premier League game this season, missed the Atletico Madrid match due to an adductor issue but is on the bench for Fulham with his availability uncertain. The team news for the Fulham clash sees Barcola starting alongside other new signings like Victor Munoz and Milos Kerkez, who also dealt with cramp during the recent Champions League tie.

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“Both articles describe the same team news and coach's comments about Bradley Barcola's fitness, specifically his substitution due to cramp during a game against Atletico Madrid.”
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Barcola PERSON · 3× Champions League ORG · 2× Gakpo PERSON · 2× Iraola PERSON · 2× Kerkez PERSON · 2× Liverpool ORG · 2× Premier League ORG · 2× Andoni Iraola PERSON · 1× Atletico Madrid ORG · 1× France GPE · 1×

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The Dutchman, who has a goal contribution in every Premier League match so far this season, missed the win over Atletico with an adductor issue and there is no guarantee he will return for the visit of the Cottagers.
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🔮 The Dutchman, who has a goal contribution in every Premier League match so far this season, missed the win over Atletico with an adductor issue and there is no guarantee he will return for the visit of the Cottagers.
2026-09-11 · Evening Standard
Liverpool XI vs Fulham: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

The France international was handed his full Liverpool debut in the Champions League win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night, though was substituted on the hour mark which sparked fears of an injury blow. asserted
which → hand → blow
However, Andoni Iraola allayed those fears by insisting the £123million summer signing from Paris Saint-Germain was suffering from cramp. asserted
signing → allay → cramp
"Barcola was just cramp,” the Spaniard said on Friday. asserted
Spaniard → say → Friday
“We have to evaluate how he is today, but there is no injury. asserted
he → have → ?
I think he should be available if everything goes normal. asserted
everything → think → ?
“He played 30 the other day [and] today we had some question marks, how many minutes he can give us and probably now we know.” asserted
we → play → us
The Dutchman, who has a goal contribution in every Premier League match so far this season, missed the win over Atletico with an adductor issue and there is no guarantee he will return for the visit of the Cottagers. asserted
he → have → Cottagers
"Cody, we will see,” Iraola continued. asserted
Iraola → see → ?
“We will try today and see if he is ready for tomorrow or if we need to wait until the next one." asserted
we → try → one
Rio Ngumoha and Victor Munoz are on standby if Gakpo fails to recover, while Jeremie Frimpong is also an option at right-wing. asserted
Frimpong → fail → wing
Milos Kerkez should be fine to keep his place at left-back despite also suffering from cramp late on in the Champions League tie, meaning Iraola can name an unchanged back four for the third game in a row. asserted
Iraola → keep → row
Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai are set to continue in midfield, with changes expected in next week’s Carabao Cup third round meeting with Tottenham. asserted
changes → set → Tottenham
Alexander Isak will look to add to his three Premier League goals as he leads the line again. asserted
he → look → line
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