A goalless afternoon at Anfield

Liverpool were held 0-0 by Fulham, punished for a toothless attacking display in front of their own crowd.

Flat from the first kick

Chasing a third straight win under Andoni Iraola, the Reds offered almost nothing in the first half. Victor Munoz's near-post header was the high point.

No second-half bombardment

Fans expecting a siege after the restart got nothing close to it. Liverpool could not manufacture a single clear-cut chance.

A $166.5m man goes missing

Bradley Barcola made his first Premier League start for Liverpool and left no mark on the game at all.

Six points from twelve

The clean sheet is the only thing Iraola can point to. His Liverpool reign has produced six points from a possible 12.

“A clean sheet is the sole silver lining for Andoni Iraola.”

Jacquet is the hero

Jeremy Jacquet, the answer to Liverpool's search for a partner for Van Dijk after Konate's decline, turned in another classy performance. He scored 8.1.

Cleared off the line

Alisson's mistake nearly gifted Fulham a goal. The 21-year-old Jacquet read the danger and cleared it off the line, then kept breaking up counters with pace and strength.

Tsimikas is the villain

On his first start of the season, Kostas Tsimikas misplaced 11 of his 31 passes and made a stream of basic errors. He was hooked at half time.

Neither left back works

Milos Kerkez has underwhelmed all season, and his replacement sank lower still. Liverpool have two left backs and neither meets Iraola's standard.

“Neither of their left backs are currently up to Iraola's standards.”

Alisson's shaky 7.9

A short pass into midfield almost handed Fulham the opener, and he nearly conceded a penalty in the aftermath. He barely had to use his hands otherwise.

Araujo overloaded

Fulham targeted the right flank with Antonee Robinson, and the Barcelona loanee was repeatedly left isolated in dangerous spots. Rated 6.9.

Van Dijk holds firm

A 7.4 for a commanding shift in the middle, breaking up Fulham's progress with well-timed tackles and interceptions.

The midfield misfired

Szoboszlai came in a few notches below his usual level at 6.8, and Wirtz looked fatigued from Wednesday, with uncharacteristic technical errors.

Gravenberch keeps giving it away

Another undercooked display, repeatedly turning possession over to the visitors, just as he did against Atletico Madrid in midweek. He scored 6.7.

Mac Allister's case is made

Gravenberch has not recovered from his error-strewn opener against Newcastle. Mac Allister came on at 60 minutes with energy and bite, and looks like an automatic starter now.

Isak's quiet 6.5

Three goals in four outings had raised hopes of a resurgence. Here he fired one snapshot wide early and offered little out of possession to make chances happen.

“Fired a snapshot wide in the early minutes. As good as things got for the Swede.”

The bench changed nothing

Kerkez crossed dreadfully, Gakpo managed a 6.1 and could not influence anything, and late changes for Ngumoha and Frimpong came too late to matter.

The numbers say shattered

Three shots on target and 1.13 xG, against Fulham's 0.71. Liverpool have won one of their last eight league games and drawn their last four at Anfield.