Liverpool vs Fulham Review
A late goal from Diogo Jota earned a point for 10-man Liverpool in a thrilling 2-2 draw against Fulham at Anfield. Andrew Robertson, who played for just 16 minutes, was at the center of several key moments during a chaotic first half. In the opening minute, he was knocked down by a heavy tackle from Issa Diop, who became the first of four Fulham players to receive a yellow card in the first half. Ten minutes into the match, Fulham took the lead when Antonee Robinson made a strong run down the flank and delivered a tempting cross to the back post, where Andreas Pereira acrobatically scored, with his shot slightly deflected off Robertson.
Andrew Robertson was then sent off for preventing Harry Wilson from scoring. The Scottish international’s troubles were entirely of his own making, as he initially mishandled a cross-field pass, allowing the former Liverpool player to take the ball and advance towards the goal. Following this significant turn of events, neither team was able to fully adapt to their new circumstances, the home side found it hard to mount a meaningful counter-attack, while Fulham failed to capitalize on their numerical advantage to take control of the match.
Any hopes of an easy victory for the league leaders had vanished, but just after halftime, Liverpool demonstrated they were still in the game. Only two minutes into the second half, a well-placed cross from Mohamed Salah enabled Cody Gakpo to slip in at the back post and score with a header from close range. The atmosphere at Anfield was revitalized, and as both teams sought a winning goal, Salah missed the target after a swift counter-attack following a Fulham corner.
With the match hanging in the balance, Marco Silva’s team executed a decisive play to regain the lead. Alex Iwobi passed to Robinson, who was making another attacking run from the left-back position, and his pullback was mishit into the net by substitute Rodrigo Muniz. However, the Reds quickly responded, as Jota’s clever turn created space for the Portuguese forward to fire a low shot past Bernd Leno. Despite being a man down, Liverpool pressed forward in search of a winner, with Virgil van Dijk stepping up as an improvised center forward. Ultimately, it was Alisson who had to make a save from Adama Traoré in the thrilling conclusion of the match.
