Liverpool

2.75

• 
  72

  14

  3.00

  Doni

  Could do little about the goal but made some smart saves in the second half.

• 
  69

  16

  3.00

  Fabio Aurelio

  Showed the ability which makes his injury troubles all the more frustrating. Provided some fine crosses for Carroll.

• 
  42

  53

  2.50

  Sebastián Coates

  Hugely uncertain at times and looks far from ready to claim a first-team place even from the ageing Carragher.

• 
  25

  42

  2.50

  Martin Kelly

  Got forward well but allowed Riise to go past him too easily for the visitors' opener.

• 
  61

  31

  3.00

  Martin Skrtel

  Forced to take on more than usual due to Coates' reluctance but did well in a long-running battle with Dempsey.

• 
  36

  31

  3.00

  Maxi Rodríguez

  Scores regularly when starting but had few opportunities to move in behind thanks to his team-mates' inability to pick a pass.

• 
  26

  75

  2.50

  Jordan Henderson

  Struggled to take charge of midfield but was withdrawn at half-time meaning an FA Cup final starting berth surely awaits.

• 
  37

  100

  2.00

  Jay Spearing Flop of the Match

  Misplaced numerous passes and gave away needless fouls in attempts to be tenacious in retrieving possession. A poor performance.

• 
  62

  46

  3.00

  Jonjo Shelvey

  One of the Reds' more encouraging performers. Attempted to make things happened and showed an eye for a pass on several occasions.

• 
  65

  52

  3.00

  Andy Carroll

  Definitely looked like one of the hosts' more senior players as he led the line and did well to create chances whilst feeding on scraps.

• 
  23

  67

  2.50

  Dirk Kuyt

  Looks a spent force and was no different here, even when moved to a central position late on.

Substitutions

• 
  35

  28

  3.00

  José Enrique

  Held the ball too long at times after coming on but rarely challenged.

• 
  21

  52

  2.50

  Stewart Downing

  Played on the right for the whole of the second half and saw his threat entirely dampened thanks to Riise's intelligent decision to force him onto his weaker foot.

• 
  159

  10

  3.00

  Raheem Sterling

  Lifted the crowd upon his arrival and provided one cross which Stewart Downing would do well to learn from in his short cameo.

Fulham

2.96

• 
  11

  7

  3.00

  Mark Schwarzer

  Flapped at a first-half cross to almost concede but handled well in the face of rare Liverpool attacks.

• 
  9

  7

  3.00

  Stephen Kelly

  Did not face an opponent with the pace to trouble him in Maxi and gave a suitably calm performance.

• 
  18

  6

  3.00

  John Arne Riise

  Provided the cross which led to the Fulham goal and marshalled Kuyt excellently in the first half.

• 
  17

  5

  3.00

  Brede Hangeland

  Beaten by Carroll in the air several times but made a vital stop on the line from a Shelvey shot.

• 
  6

  6

  3.00

  Aaron Hughes

  Comfortable against Kuyt when the Dutchman moved to a central position in the second half and only looked troubled when challenged by Carroll.

• 
  41

  6

  3.00

  Danny Murphy Top of the Match

  A disciplined performance which showed the sort of experience and ball recycling skills his former club sorely lacked in the middle tonight.

• 
  9

  10

  2.50

  Damien Duff

  Rarely truly threatened the cool-headed Aurelio who closed the Irishman's options brilliantly.

• 
  37

  7

  3.00

  Clint Dempsey

  Continued his fine form with a performance full of invention and running.

• 
  28

  8

  3.00

  Moussa Dembele

  Always intelligent on the ball in a deep role and rarely wasted a pass.

• 
  19

  8

  3.00

  Alexander Kacaniklic

  Had a chance taken off his toe by team-mate Pogrebnyak in the first half but showed some nice touches at times.

• 
  9

  8

  3.00

  Pavel Pogrebnyak

  Saw less of the ball than Dempsey and struggled to really find opportunities to shoot.

Substitutions

• 
  9

  6

  3.00

  Dickson Etuhu

  Battled in the middle and helped kill the game as a contest.

• 
  19

  6

  3.00

  Kerim Frei

  Rattled the post with a fine effort moments after coming on and gave more impetus to the Fulham attack.