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The excellent Ademola Lookman cuts the ball for Jean Michael Seri, who is not scored in the middle of the box but leans too far back and shoots well over
Brentford comes to life as Josh Dasilva shoots a push on goal but it’s straight on Marek Rodak
Well it took 45 minutes but Fulham is finally here Brentford can barely touch the ball yet
Ademola Lookman is a big part of that, chasing after every stray ball and putting pressure on any Brentford player in possession
Fulham put the Brentford defense under pressure again and won a free kick around 30 yards from goal
Neeskens Kebano naturally liked him after hitting the post in the first half, but this time he just bends it off
Brilliant save by David Raya as he gets his hands on Neeskens Kebano’s shot from the middle of the box
Fulham had just three touches in the Brentford area in the first half A big improvement in the attack is needed
Liverpool started early and named their team well in advance of the usual 60 minutes before kick-off
The big news is that Diogo Jota makes his first start for the Reds Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah also start
Ademola Lookman is for Fulham Scott Parker has clearly felt his side need a shake up after a bad first half Josh Onomah is the player to make way
No shot on target for Fulham in this first half Scott Parker cannot be satisfied with much of the display of his nervous side in defense, toothless in attack
We had at least one goal, but it’s not the most exciting half Even the fake crowd seems to be bored
That might liven things up here, Brentford has never
reached the quarter-finals and that seems like very good luck now
Scott Parker is
pace around his technical area with folded arms, a big team at half-time
him
It’s easy to see why Fulham is so desperate to recruit more defenders They’ve had some very volatile times at the back and no real surprise they find themselves behind
Jean Michael Seri loses possession again just in his own half, but Michael Hector sweeps his teammate
Hosts take the lead as Jean Michael Seri loses possession in midfield and Saman Ghoddos finds Marcus Forss, who slams from inside the box
They are a completely different side from Aston Villa as Dean Smith makes 11 changes to the squad that started the 3-0 victory at Fulham on Monday
New signing Ross Barkley, who joined on a one-season loan from Chelsea, is tied for cup and missing
Not much is happening in this game, so let’s take a look at the squad news for kick off at 7:00 PM BST
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