Liverpool overcame a frustrating fortnight to reignite their bid for the Premier League title with a welcome win over Fulham.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, making his first league start in over two months, put the Reds ahead in the first half with a superb free-kick into the top corner.
Timothy Castagne equalized for Fulham before half-time, but Ryan Gravenbirch’s perfectly timed 20-yard shot went off the post to restore the Reds’ advantage.
The margin of victory would probably have been even greater if Diogo Jota had scored from a through ball from Codi Gakpo with a precise low finish past Bernd Leno.
Either way, Liverpool’s complete and almost trouble-free performance reassured manager Jurgen Klopp that they can end their nine-year reign with a second Premier League title. It will be.
Dropping points in a draw with Manchester United and a shock defeat to Crystal Palace at Anfield, intervening with a disappointing Europa League defeat to Atalanta, cost them the Carabao Cup they had already won this season. Hopes of adding more trophies threatened to be thwarted.
However, with victory at Craven Cottage, Liverpool moved up to second place in the table, level on points with leaders Arsenal, but fell short of the Gunners on goal difference, ahead of third-placed Manchester City, who still have a game in hand. 1 point higher.
More to come.
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Fulham
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squad number17player nameLeno
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squad numbertwenty oneplayer namecastagne
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squad numberFourplayer nameToshin
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squad number3player namebassy
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squad number33player namerobinson
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squad number26player nameJoan Parinha
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squad number28player nameLukic
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squad numbertwenty twoplayer nameIwobi
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squad number18player nameAndreas Pereira
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squad number14player namede cordoba lead
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squad number19player nameRodrigo Muñiz
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squad number8player namewilson
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squad numberTenplayer nameCairney
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squad number11player nameTraore
lineup
Fulham
formation 4-2-3-1
- 17Leno
- twenty onecastagneBooked in 79 minutes
- FourToshinBooked in 39 minutes
- 3bassy
- 33robinson
- 26Joan ParinhaI made a reservation in 30 minutes.ReplacementCairneyin 71 minutesminutes
- 28Lukic
- twenty twoIwobiReplacementTraorein 85 minutesminutes
- 18Pereira
- 14de cordoba leadReplacementwilsonin 71 minutesminutes
- 19munis carvalho
substitute
- 1Rodak
- 2Tete
- 6lead
- 7Jimenez
- 8wilson
- 9broja
- TenCairney
- 11Traore
- 13Communicating
liverpool
formation 4-3-3
- 1Alison
- 66alexander arnoldReplacementgomezin 80 minutesminutes
- 78Quansar
- Fourvan dijk
- 26robertson
- 19Elliot
- 3Endo
- 38graben birchReplacementMac Allisterin 74 minutesminutes
- 7DiazReplacementSalahin 74 minutesminutes
- 20iotaReplacementNuñezin 74 minutesminutes
- 18GakpoReplacementSoboszlaiin 86 minutesminutes
substitute
- 2gomez
- FiveKonate
- 8Soboszlai
- 9Nuñez
- TenMac Allister
- 11Salah
- 17jones
- twenty oneTsimikas
- 62Kelleher
live text
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Game over, Fulham 1, Liverpool 3.
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End of the second half, Fulham 1, Liverpool 3.
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Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham)’s header from the center of the box was saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traore.
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Liverpool offside. Mohamed Salah was ruled offside.
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Foul on Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
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Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right.
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Attempt failed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) took a left-footed shot from outside the box that went high and just to the left of the target.
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Attempt failed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) took a right-footed shot from the right of the 6-yard box, but it went wide of the target.
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Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) fired a left-footed shot from outside the box that was saved into the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
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Fulham offside. Harry Wilson was caught offside.
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Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Kodi Gakpo.
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Substitute Fulham. Adama Traore replaces Alex Iwobi.
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Attempt failed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) took a left-footed shot from the center of the box that was too high. Tosin Adarabioyo assists from a set-piece situation.
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Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham)’s right-footed shot from the center of the box was blocked. Supported by Tom Cairney.
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Handball by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
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Foul by Darwin Nuñez (Liverpool).
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Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in defence.
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Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown a yellow card.
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Liverpool offside. Darwin Nunez was called offside.
