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Fulham vs Liverpool in the Premier League will kick off 15 minutes later than planned because of a medical emergency at the stadium.
Arne Slot's side is looking to get back to winning ways following a 0-0 draw with Leeds United earlier in the week, while Fulham drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace, with Tom Cairney scoring.
An announcement was made over the tannoy to confirm the postponement. The players had already completed their warm-ups by this point and had headed back inside.
It is unclear what the exact nature of the emergency is. Liverpool's players came back onto the field to kick the ball around and keep warm around 20 minutes before the new kick-off time.
Team news-wise, Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has a minor fitness issue and is therefore absent from the matchday squad. Alexis Mac Allister comes back into the starting XI and Florian Wirtz also starts.
Alisson Becker is in goal for Arne Slot's side, with Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Milos Kerkez lining up in defense. Jeremie Frimpong, who has played well lately, is only a substitute.
Mac Allister is joined by Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones in midfield. Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo complete the starting team, with the German potentially playing as a false nine.
Frimpong, Federico Chiesa and Rio Ngumoha are among the options from the bench for Slot, who is without plenty of attacking firepower at the moment.
"I expect a different game against Fulham because of their manager," Slot said ahead of the game.
"When we've played them and what I've seen from them, and they play a home game, I think they will try to attack a lot and want to have the ball a lot.
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"At least that is how I know their manager, so it probably will be a much more open game and so then we have to show in games like that we don't concede a lot as well.
"Maybe, maybe it will help us create more chances as well, but it's a difficult one because last time I went there we lost against a good Fulham team.
"They had a draw against [Crystal] Palace [on Thursday]. I expect a different game, but let's see. I don't expect five defenders but I didn't expect five defenders [against Leeds] as well, but they did."
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