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 0-1 Fulham, 28 mins
Thoughts from Richard Jolly at Anfield
A rather ill-fated cameo for Andy Robertson, from the pain of Issa Diop’s first-minute challenge to getting the final touch on the Fulham goal and then a first-half red card. Liverpool are now playing 3-4-2, with Ryan Gravenberch operating as the middle of three centre-backs and Cody Gakpo and Trent Alexander-Arnold as wing-backs. Fulham are getting quite a bit of space on the break but, with three yellow cards already, this one might become 10 against 10.
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham, 26 mins
Gakpo has dropped deeper as almost a left wing-back in the absence of Robertson. Nice run by Jimenez who gets to the byline down the right but Van Dijk scrambles back to block the cross.
Liverpool look vulnerable here... But Alisson claims the corner well and quickly releases Diaz on the left. Robinson cynically bundles the Colombian over and it’s a yellow card for Fulham’s left-back.
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham, 23 mins
It’s all Fulham here. They win another corner and Liverpool can’t afford to go 2-0 down but they scramble it away. The Reds need to settle things down here.
Liverpool appear to have switched to a back three after Robertson’s sending off, although I imagine things will be quite fluid from here
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham, 20 mins
1-0 down and down to 10 men. How will Liverpool turn this around?
First things first, they have a free-kick to deal with and Wilson curls it goalwards from 25 yards with Alisson at full stretch but it’s a fraction over the bar.
RED CARD! Liverpool 0-1 Fulham (Andy Robertson, 17 mins)
OH MY WORD! Thsi is carnage at Anfield - Andy Robertson has been sent off for Liverpool.
Robertson takes a heavy touch at the back, Wilson nips in on the edge of the area and Robertson then clatters him with an ugly lunge desperately trying to get the ball back. It’s a clear foul and the referee deems that there wasn’t sufficient defensive cover, so it’s a red card as well.
Although VAR will review... Was Harry Wilson offside when the ball was initially knocked towards him? A typically long wait and it’s onside, so Robertson’s red card is confirmed! This is huge
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham, 14 mins
The latest thoughts from our man at Anfield, Richard Jolly:
Liverpool had kept clean sheets at Anfield against the champions of England, Spain and Germany. But Fulham have a certain potency and ended that sequence to extend their own scoring run. They have now found the net in 15 straight Premier League games. Andreas Pereira's goal was an early reward for Marco Silva, who recalled him in place of Emile Smith Rowe. Pereira has also been booked in a busy start to the game for him.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Fulham (Andreas Pereira, 11 min)
Cat meet pigeons! Fulham lead at Anfield!
They spread the ball wide left ona speedy coutner-attack, Iwobi feeds Robinson on the overlap and he whips a cross to the back post where Andreas Pereira is at full stretch and hooks the ball goalwards on the volley. It’s on target anyway but a little deflection off Robertson’s knee helps it past Alisson.
Brilliant start for Fulham and that was a brilliant stretch by Pereira
Liverpool 0-0 Fulham, 9 min
Ex-Liverpool man Harry Wilson almost causes disaster as his backpass is short and Diaz nips in. But it’s brilliantly covering back by Diop who slides in and nicks the ball away at the last moment when Diaz was about to shoot.
Then at the other end, Alisson is quick off his line to smother a Wilson through-ball looking for Jimenez. Now Andreas Pereira becomes the third man yellow carded in the opening nine minutes as he catches Gravenberch. A frantic start!
Pereira is suspended for the next match with that yellow card.
CLOSE! Liverpool 0-0 Fulham, 7 min
Stunning ball from Alexander-Arnold, a 40-yard cross-field pinpoint pass to Gakpo ont the left wing. Nicely whipped in and Diaz tries an overhead kick but Cuenca gets his head there first to nod the ball behind for the corner.
Actually, Diaz has now been booked for a dangerous high foot instead
Liverpool 0-0 Fulham, 6 min
Fulham try a ball over the top for Wilson to chase to put pressure on Robertson. The Liverpool left-back has enough int he tank to shepherd it back to Alisson although didn’t look 100 per cent cofmortable.
The Reds settle in for a spell of possession, stroking the ball around at the back before Gakpo fires a ball into the feet of Diaz who is ruled offside, although replays suggest he was on.
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