Andoni Iraola is still without a home Premier League win in charge of Liverpool, after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham at Anfield.

Liverpool handed big-money acquisition Bradley Barcola his first start in the English top flight, but they still failed to find the same attacking gear as they showed in their back-to-back victories over Ipswich Town and Atletico Madrid. 

And if not for a goal-line clearance from Jeremy Jacquet and one smart save by Alisson, Liverpool could even have lost the game, as a resilient Fulham earned their first point under Alvaro Arbeloa. 

Alexander Isak passed up the first chance when he drove across goal and wide, after being fed by Barcola. 

But Liverpool were sloppy throughout the first half and were fortunate not to fall behind when Ryan Gravenberch showed for a short pass from Alisson and was dispossessed, with Josh King seeing a penalty appeal waved away and Gonzalo Garcia's shot being cleared off the line by Jacquet.

Oscar Bobb was let down by his first touch as Fulham continued to test a shaky Liverpool backline, while at the other end, Bernd Leno got a hand behind Victor Munoz's powerful header and Florian Wirtz hit two shots the wrong side of the right post.

Led by the lively King, Fulham continued to threaten and Antonee Robinson headed wide at the end of a neat move, with groans of frustration audible from the home fans at half-time. 

Iraola attempted to change things up with the introductions of Milos Kerkez, Cody Gakpo and Alexis Mac Allister, the latter of whom saw a powerful drive parried by Leno, soon after the German had dived to his right to stop Isak's tame attempt.

Fulham's threat did not go away, though, with Alisson standing firm to gather a Calvin Bassey header then leaping towards the top-right corner to touch King's strike wide, with the teenager having just slipped as he curled his shot goalwards.  

Liverpool's attacking play grew increasingly desperate and haphazard as the minutes ticked away, and after an Isak header drifted wide and Rio Ngumoha failed to direct Jeremie Frimpong's cross goalwards, the full-time whistle condemned them to a third league draw of 2026-27.

Liverpool had the better of the chances at Anfield and remain unbeaten, but it's a third draw in four games for Andoni Iraola since joining in the summer. pic.twitter.com/tpdh71GlkZ

— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) September 12, 2026

Liverpool's home woes continue

Going into matchday four, only Brighton (16.8%) and Chelsea (18%) had spent a lower proportion of their time in a drawing game state in the Premier League this season than Liverpool (21%).

That stat demonstrated just how chaotic Liverpool's previous two draws – against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest – had been, with the Reds fighting back on both occasions.

But there was no breakthrough to be found this time, and Liverpool have now drawn each of their last four Premier League games at Anfield, dating back to last season.

They last endured a longer winless run on home soil in the competition between December 2020 and March 2021 (D2 L6).

And in truth, Iraola's side did not do enough to warrant the three points, only narrowly edging the shot count (14 to 10) and the expected goals battle (1.13 xG to 0.71).

Fulham's point will ease the pressure somewhat on Arbeloa, following three straight defeats to open the campaign. They had only lost their first four matches of a top-flight season on two previous occasions, both of which ended in relegation in 1951-52 and 2020-21.