It was a great win yesterday for the Liverpool men who made Fulhams hope of staying up in the top flight with a 2-0 win to dash their dreams and make LFC's possition at 4th that much stronger.

The Reds were without captain Steven Gerrard, while Fernando Torres and Jamie Carragher started on the bench as manager Rafa Benitez was keeping an eye on next week's UEFA Champions League semi-final against Chelsea.

Just after 17 minutes Jermaine Pennant showed too much pace for Fulham defender Brede Hangeland before firing past Kasey Keller, who will be keen to forget the strike as the American shot-stopper appeared to misjudge his possition to be beaten at his near post.

Fulham failed to truly threaten their visitors as the nerves of their relegation battle appeared to get the better of them as strike duo David Healy and Brian McBride both had good chances but didnt succeed.

After the interval things continued in a similar style and on 70 minutes Peter Crouch put Fulham out of their misery as he finished through the legs of Keller, who should again have done better, to leave the Fulham fans looking nervously over their shoulders with three games to play.