Hugo Ekitike injury update after Liverpool\u2019s 2-2 draw against Fulham.<\/p>\n
Arne Slot confirmed that Hugo Ekitike travelled with Liverpool for their clash against Fulham – but was omitted from the squad after the results of his MRI scan were confirmed.<\/p>\n
A hamstring issue meant that the striker was absent for the 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage in the Premier League. Liverpool were without a recognised centre-forward, with Alexander Isak recovering from a broken leg sustained last month. Meanwhile, Mo Salah is representing Egypt at the African Cup of Nations, so it meant that Ekitike was not risked by the Reds\u2019<\/p>\n
Liverpool were held to a frustrating stalemate at Fulham, having thought they had won the game in stoppage-time when Cody Gakpo netted in the 94th minute – but Harrison Reed cracked home a thunderbolt just two minutes later.<\/p>\n
On Ekitike\u2019s injury, Anfield head coach Slot at his post-match press conference said: \u201cYes, he travelled because he felt something during the training session. He went for anMRI scan and we got the results when we were flying. We were hoping it was a bit of DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), which he also had.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy? Because Alex has been out and since Alex has been out, he doesn\u2019t play 60 or 70 minutes and sometimes gets a bit of rest. He has to play 80 or 90 minutes every single game for the first time in his life without a winter break and for the first time, at Champions League level. It\u2019s not a big surprise he gets a bit of DOMS. We were hoping it would be DOMS and we could have used him as a sub but, unfortunately, we saw a bit more and couldn\u2019t take a risk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool stretched their unbeaten run to nine games although they were frustrated to have thrown away victory at Fulham. The Reds were dominant for much of the first half but the home side took the lead through Harry Wilson.<\/p>\n
Florian Wirtz levelled for Slot\u2019s men after the break, with his goal given after a lengthy VAR review that deemed him onside despite the flag initially going up. Then in stoppage-time, Gakpo got on the end of Jeremie Frimpong\u2019s cross to net as he thought he\u2019d delivered Liverpool their first win of 2026. But three minutes later, Fulham\u2019s Harrison Read was afforded acres of space to shoot and fired home a thunderbolt from 35 yards to leave Liverpool crestfallen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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