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:
CHANCE! Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 61 mins
Robinson gets space down the left again as Alexander-Arnold is caught out once more and he fires a low ball across goal. Wilson is racing in but doesn’t seem to have time to react and the ball balloons off his leg, flying well wide. That was a chance, you know.
Fulham ahve calmed things down quite effectively over the past five minutes. Surely a Liverpool sub won’t be too far away.
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 59 mins
A yellow card for Curtis Jones as he lunges at Iwobi, trying to win the ball back, but he catches his man. Arne Slot also booked for his portestations on the touchline and the Liverpool boss will now serve a one-game touchline ban.
There’s was no doubt it was a yellow card-worthy foul by the way...
Iwobi then bounces Alexander-Arnold off him and gets to the byline but his cutback is scrambled clear
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 57 mins
Here’s the latest from Rich Jolly at Anfield.
A stirring start to the second half by Liverpool. They didn't look like scoring before the break, but they tend to be more prolific after Arne Slot's half-time words and Cody Gakpo has levelled. Now Liverpool have the momentum and a previously quiet Anfield is roused. Fulham may regret not doubling their lead when they were the superior side in the first half.
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 56 mins
This game is still being played at 100mph and the crowd are really into this. Fulham will still want to slow things down you’d think, even though they’ve lost their lead.
Gomez charges on and goes for goal from outside the box! But a comfortable diving save for Leno. Gomez would ahve been an unlikely scorer given he’s neter precisely zero goals in his 275-match professional career for club and country.
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 53 mins
Kenny Tete was injured in that collision with Gomez and there’s a huge lump on his upper shin. He tries to carry on but it’s no good - he’s subbed off with Timothy Castagne coming on as a direct replacement at right-back.
Ice pack incoming for Tete you would think.
Liverpool 1-1 Fulham, 50 mins
Liverpool flowing now. They flood left and Gakpo cuts in before shooting goalwards but Leno down well to save.
Liverpool now appealing for a penalty as Gomez went down after colliding with a lunging Tete, who was trying to block Gakpo’s shot, but there’s nothing in that I don’t think. Tete was genuinely trying to block the shot and Gomez collided with him
GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Fulham (Cody Gakpo, 48 mins)
That didn’t take long! Liverpool are level.
Salah curls a delightful ball into the back post from the left and Cody Gakpo arrives late to find the net with a diving header. Sublime.
VAR checks to see if Tete was fouled as the cross came in but the Fulham defender simply slipped and the goal stands. A 100th assist of his Liverpool career for Salah.
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham, 47 mins
Early free-kick for Liverpool although Diop protests his innocence. A chance for the big boys to come up from the back and Alexander-Arnold curls in an inviting cross but Jimenez is back at full stretch to hook clear. Good defending by the Mexican striker.
KICK-OFF! Liverpool 0-1 Fulham
Back underway at Anfield as 10-man Liverpool look to get back in this contest. A thrilling first half, this second 45 minutes could be a cracker.
Will Diogo Jota and/or Darwin Nunez be introduced soon?
HALF-TIME! Liverpool 0-1 Fulham
What a first half of football - breathless, brilliant stuff. It’s Fulham who stunningly lead at Anfield after Andreas Pereira hooked in Antonee Robinson’s cross and Liverpool are down to 10 men after Andy Robertson was shown red for bringing down Harry Wilson. It could easily be 3-3 though given the chances flying about.
Are the Premier League leaders about to massively slip up?
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