Liverpool vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result as Diogo Jota snatches late equaliser for ten-man Reds
Liverpool 2-2 Fulham: A breathless games saw Fulham lead twice and Liverpool play 75 minutes with 10 men after Andy Robertson’s red card but Jota snatched a draw late on
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota bagged a last-gasp equaliser to salvage a breathless 2-2 Premier League draw with Fulham for the 10-man Reds at Anfield with Arne Slot’s men twice roaring back from a goal down.
Liverpool remain top of the table on 36 points and with a game in hand after the postponement of last weekend’s match at Everton but their slip will give their title rivals hope.
Andreas Pereira got Fulham on the scoresheet in the 11th minute with an acrobatic volley from Antonee Robinson’s cross which took a bounce off Andy Robertson’s thigh before Robertson was shown a red card six minutes later for a lunging tackle on Harry Wilson.
Cody Gakpo levelled in the 47th minute when he dived from close range to head in Mohamed Salah’s sumptuous cross but Rodrigo Muniz put Fulham ahead again 14 minutes from time when he bundled in Robinson’s cross while crashing into Alisson.
However, Liverpool continued to press and Jota brilliantly slotted past Bernd Leno on 86 minutes as the Reds narrowly avoided what would have been only the second loss for Slot in 23 games across all competitions.
Relive all the action from Anfield in our live blog below:
Liverpool 1-2 Fulham, 83 mins
Sander Berge yellow carded for a foul and the free-kick is whipped into the box where Nunex gets his head to it but it goes harmlessly wide. That was a better chance than it seemed.
CLOSE! Liverpool 1-2 Fulham, 82 mins
Juuuust wide from Harvey Elliott. The ball pinballs around in the box, Salah takes a swipe but his shot it blocked and it falls to Elliott. He cuts inside on his left foot and curls a shot towards the far corner but it’s agonisingly wide.
Liverpool 1-2 Fulham, 79 mins
Double Liverpool sub as they try to get back in this game once more. Szoboszlai and Alexander-Arnold, who has been run ragged by Iwobi and Robinson all day, depart as Harvey Elliott and the returning Diogo Jota come on.
You wouldn’t bet against Liverpool scoring again in this clash. A big ask for Fulham coming up.
GOAL! Liverpool 1-2 Fulham (Rodrigo Muniz, 76 mins)
WOW! Liverpool have it all to do again as Fulham lead once more!
Robinson has been a diesel engine running up and down the left flank all day, he gets behind Alexander-Arnold again, Iwobit’s perfectly-weighted pass finds him on the byline and he cuts the ball back to the six-yard box where Rodrigo Muniz gets a flick into the far corner of the net as Alisson and Gomez both go for the ball.
It might have taken a nick off Gomez but it was great play by Fulham. Alisson has also taken a knock during the goal but appears to be ok to carry on
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 74 mins
Latest from Rich Jolly at Anfield
Twenty minutes for Liverpool to find a winner. It has been a chaotic occasion so perhaps there is something appropriate in Arne Slot sending for Darwin Nunez. Slot himself has got a booking that means a touchline ban. He also altered shape again at half-time, to more of a back four. Gravenberch was in it, until Curtis Jones came off for Jarell Quansah and he is finally back in midfield again.
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 72 mins
Diaz gets to the byline and his low ball across finds Salah, who dances to the left looking for space but his shot curls well over the bar. Could he have laid it off to Szoboszlai instead?
Gravenberch is back in midfield after those subs by the way
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 70 mins
Liverpool’s turn for a double sub. Jones hobbles off and Cody Gakpo also exits as Jarell Quansah and Darwin Nunez come on
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 69 mins
Wilson hammers a shot into the ankle of Jones from point-blank range. That hurt the England international but he hobbles away.
Double Fulham sub as Jimenez and Pereira come off with Rodrigo Muniz and Emile Smith Rowe entering the fray
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 66 mins
One end to the other! From the Fulham corner, Liverpool flood forward in a four on two situation. Szoboszlai keeps bringing the ball forward and then slips in Salah to his left but the Egyptain’s shot is miles wide at the near post.
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