Fulham vs Liverpool result: James Milner penalty sends Reds back top
The Reds survived a scare at Craven Cottage
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Your support makes all the difference.James Milner's penalty sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League but they were far from impressive in a 2-1 win at Fulham.
Milner had to climb off the bench to rescue his side with an 81st-minute spot-kick as Jurgen Klopp's men looked like they were going to drop two vital points in the title race.
A below-par Liverpool had gone ahead through Sadio Mane's first-half strike, but a poor error from Virgil Van Dijk was capitalised on by former winger Ryan Babel to level for Fulham in the 74th minute.
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Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
8 minutes
Alisson tests the nerves of the travelling Liverpool fans, delaying with the ball at his feet before eventually firing a pass out to Robertson. Both sides are looking to settle into the game at the moment.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
9 minutes
Some nice buildup play on the edge of the Liverpool box gives Ryan Babel some space against his former club. He picks out Seri, whose curling shot rises over the bar.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
11 minutes
Robertson beats Fosu-Mensah to a long diagonal ball and races into the box. He has time and space to pick out a teammate, but can only find the hands of Rico. An opportunity wasted for Liverpool's left back.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
15 minutes
Fulham cannot afford to give Alexander-Arnold too much space. The young right back collects the ball near the touchline and whips an excellent ball across goal. There's no one there to capitalise, but that's a warning sign for the hosts.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
17 minutes
It's not quite happening for Liverpool in the final third. Robertson fires a pass into the feet of Mane but he miscontrols. Scott Parker won't be at all disappointed by how things have gone so far.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
18 minutes
Salah collects the ball deep in Fulham's half and runs at Ream, who does well to slide in and win the ball. From the resulting corner, Matip has a free header but glances it well wide.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
20 minutes
Alexander-Arnold plays another brilliantly accurate ball into the feet of Salah, who looks to swivel and turn away from Chambers. He doesn't see Bryan, though, who races back and robs him of the ball. Fulham, perhaps surprisingly given the rate with which they concede, have defended well so far.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
24 minutes
Fulham come forward for the first time in a while. Babel surges towards goal from the left, linking up with Ayite and then hitting a powerful shot. It's blocked, though, and Liverpool come away with the ball.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool
25 minutes
Liverpool break quickly following Fulham's rare forage forward and Lallana finds himself in the box. He delays his shot, though, and loses out.
GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (Mane)
25 minutes
It's that man again! Sadio Mane makes it 11 goals in 11 games. He plays an incisive one-two with Firmino on the edge of Fulham's box, breaks into the middle and fires home from close range. Fulham can do nothing to stop that.
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