Welcome dear listener to the latest episode. I’m Paul and I am joined by Justin and Daz. We will review the defeat at Fulham last weekend, look ahead to the West Ham game and then take a wider view, especially in the light of the news about Mo Salah’s contract.

Part One - Fulham away - xG 1.5 to 0.74 (2H 1.45 to 0.22). ‘Fantastic Fulham win’

First half - terrible performance or a series of individual errors?

• Started bright, low point the ‘penalty’ and the Konate error
• 14 mins - Mac Allister with a long range shot - called that one
• xGOT was 1.34 for them - doesn’t reflect well on Kelleher
• Their goals - slaps forehead:
• 23 mins- Jones/Konate - hmm
• 31 mins - Andy Robbo hat trick
• 34 - Jota almost equalizes
• 37 - VVD could have done better, but Ali probably saves it
• Stephen Warnock. that Liverpool legend tells Virgil, it’s not good enough. Usual Warnock bollocks in the commentary

Second half - chances, chances and more chances until 80 minutes:

• 48 - Jota chance
• 64 - Salah miss
• 72 - Luis Diaz goal
• 75 - Jones header
• 79 - Elliott hits the bar (move stopped again with an offside that wasn’t)
• 91 - Chiesa chance
• 92 - Elliott - needed it to be on his left foot

Overall:

• Subs brought on earlier? Bradley and Luis Diaz impact
• Shape against man to man marking? Need speed.
  

Part Two - West Ham United at home at 9:00AM ET on Sunday:

• ‘Liverpool haven’t played well in 2 months’
• Villa - Forest xG 3.03 to 1.48, Arsenal - Real Madrid 1.64 to 0.5
• Mo Salah loves playing against West Ham - Balon D’Or, contract, Ramadan..
• Line up, prediction's
  

Part Three - how do we reflect on such a disappointing season?

• Mo Salah - more in than out
• Big weekend for Mamardashvili
• Champions League - we could have won this…
• PSG look really good, 
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We will be back after the West Ham game. Thanks to Daz and Justin for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us. 

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