Fulham v Liverpool - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of the Premier League clash between Fulham and Liverpool from Craven Cottage. Will Jurgen Klopp's side begin the campaign with a win?
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End of match
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95'FT: Fulham 2-2 Liverpool! All over at Craven Cottage in a cracking game! Mitrovic gave Fulham a half-time lead, but Nunez's introduction changed everything. He levelled after 64 minutes, but Mitrovic put Fulham back ahead from the spot after VVD fouled him. Salah made it 2-2 and then Henderson nearly won it for Liverpool at the end. A draw is a fair result. Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
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94'Henderson nearly wins it for the Reds! He goes for goal from distance and ball smashes back off Rodak's bar!
Substitution
at Fulham
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94'Fulham sub: Reid is replaced by Duffy.
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92'Mitrovic is down with a bit of cramp, but he is ok.
Substitution
at Fulham
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89'Fulham sub: Cairney on for Pereira.
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81'And just as I say that, Salah makes it 2-2!! What a game!! TAA's ball forward is flicked on by Ream, Nunez fails to control, but Salah is there behind him to score!
Substitution
at Liverpool
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78'Liverpool sub: Carvalho on for Luis Diaz.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Fulham en el 72'
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Statistics of A. Mitrović in Premier League24140.58170
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72'Mitrovic takes and makes no mistake!!! Alisson guesses correctly to his left, but Alisson can't quite reach it!
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70'Penalty to Fulham!! Mitrovic goes down under contact from VVD and the Dutchman trips him with his knee. Clear pen for me.
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69'Top save by Rodak to deny Salah with a header, but it's offside.
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69'What an opportunity by Diaz!! Salah gives to Milner, his ball at the back stick is headed by Nunez and then Diaz's shot is blocked by Tosin for a corner!
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67'Off the line!! Nunez nearly scores again after controlling the ball and then shooting, but Ream gets back to clear!
Substitution
at Fulham
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66'Fulham sub: Solomon on for Kebano.
Goaaaaaal!
de Liverpool en el 64'
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Statistics of Darwin Núñez in Premier League2990.31311
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64'Nunez levels the scores!!! Elliott plays the ball to Salah, who squares for Nunez and this time the backheel, with the help of a Tosin deflection, scores! Nunez could be just offside, but VAR confirms the goal.
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61'Great save by Rodak to deny Nunez!! The visitors threaten down this near side, Salah plays a one-two with a teammate and then Nunez's backheeled effort from point-blank range is saved by the GK!
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61'Shots: 8-3, on target: 2-0.
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60'Liverpool attack through Nunez after Fulham lose the ball just outside the box, but he tries to play in Diaz and Fulham clear. He was too unselfish there.
Substitution
at Liverpool
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59'Liverpool sub: Fabinho is replaced by Milner.
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57'Fulham denied by the post!!! Kebano goes for goal from inside the area and his shot cannons off Alisson's right hand post. So unlucky!
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55'Chance for Fulham as Reid and Pereira combine, but nothing comes of it.
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53'A Liverpool corner is sent in by TAA, there's pinball, but Nunez is offside.
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50'Liverpool double sub: Nunez and Elliott on for Thiago and Firmino.
Injured
en Liverpool
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49'Thiago has down his hamstring here and his game is done. Elliott is warming up as is Darwin Nunez.
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47'Alisson gives the ball striaght to Pereira, who finds Robinson and his ball in is cleared.
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46'Fulham get us going once again!
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45'HT: Fulham 1-0 Liverpool! Half-time at Craven Cottage and Mitrovic's 32nd minute header is the difference. The hosts have played better than expected and dominated the opening 20 minutes. Liverpool picked up towards the end and Luis Diaz struck the post, but they still trail, Will they turn it around? Join us shortly to find out!
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45'45+1: Luis Diaz gets his head on a pass, but Rodak catches easily.
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45'Two extra minutes in this one.
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40'The goal has woken Liverpool up.
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39'Diaz denied by the woodwork! The Colombian is given the ball on thos near side and his strike across Rodak comes back off the far upright!
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37'So nearly 1-1!!! Liverpool send a cross-field pass to Robertson whose square cross sees Diaz inches away from tapping in!
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35'Liverpool wanted a foul on Henderson by Palhinha and Klopp cannot understand why the goal wasn't taken away.
Goaaaaaal!
de Fulham en el 32'
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Statistics of A. Mitrović in Premier League24140.58170
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32'Mitrovic!!!! Fulham take the lead and it had to be him!!! The hosts go down this near side through Tete, the ball finds the Serbian giant at the back stick and he rises higher than TAA to head in!
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32'Liverpool are making the odd mistake at the back and Fulham can punish you.
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31'What a block by VVD to deny Reed after Matip loses the ball and gets Klopp's side into trouble.
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30'70% possession for the Reds, but only one shot to Fulham's three.
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29'Fulham counter and win themselves a corner! Pereira goes for goal straight from a corner and it hits the sidenetting!
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28'Liverpool get themselves a corner.
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26'Mitrovic feels he is fouled, but the ref thinks the opposite. Pereira protests to the ref while "You don't know what you're doing" is sung from the stands at the ref.
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24'Palhinha!!! The former Sporting man has a pop from the edge of the box and it's deflected wide for a corner.
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22'Liverpool attack again, TAA's centre finds Salah in the middle, but his header goes off target.
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21'Liverpool go forward, Robertson crosses into the box and Robinson heads away as Salah is about to score.
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19'The away side are starting to gain the upper hand in this one after a slow start.
Yellow card
a Fulham
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17'Tete catches Luis Diaz from behind with a poor tackle and the referee rightly cautions him. First card of the match.
Goal disallowed
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15'Liverpool score, but the flag's up!!! Firmino plays a lovely ball to Robertson, whose shot is saved by the GK, the ball breaks to Luis Diaz who then curls one into the far corner, but Robertson was clearly off.
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12'Liverpool still can't get anything going in this one so far. The home side are having the possession and territory up to now.
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9'Fulham attack again and Reed's cross is simple for the GK. He looked to be just off, but the lino missed it.
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6'Pereira plays a lovely one-two with Robinson on the far side and Fabinho has to clear for a corner.
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4'Mitrovic catches Thiago from behind and Klopp's side win a free-kick in their own half.
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3'Kebano's cross from this near side is deflected out for a corner, but the assistant spots that Kebano had strayed offside.
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1'Mitrovic!!! Liverpool lose the ball on the far side after TAA's clearance is charged down by Pereira, the ball breaks to Mitrovic who runs into the box before firing wide of the far post!
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1'Liverpool get us going in red from right to left while Fulham are in white!
Start of match
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PRVWThe players are out here in West London!
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PRVWA reminder that Fulham finished top of the Championship last season with 90 points and 106 goals in 46 matches! Liverpool, came second in the Premier League, just one point behind champions Man City.
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PRVWLiverpool's star signing this summer was striker Darwin Nunez from Benfica while Fabio Carvalho also joined them from Fulham, but both begin this one on the bench,
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PRVWTwo of Fulham's new signings start in Joao Palhinha from Sporting Lisbon, their biggest transfer of the summer, as well as Andreas Pereira from Man Utd. Otherwise, it's the team which dominated the Championship last term.
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PRVWIt's 21 degrees and sunny in Fulham for this one.
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PRVWAndy Madley is the referee for this one while Stuart Attwell is the VAR.
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PRVWLiverpool XI: Alisson (GK); Robertson, VVD, Matip, TAA; Thiago, Fabinho, Henderson; L Diaz, Firmino and Salah.
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PRVWFulham XI: Rodak (GK); Robinson, Ream, Tosin, Tete; Kebano, Palhinha, Pereira, Reed, Reid; Mitrovic.
Pre-match
06 August 2022, 13:30
Referee: Andy Madley
Stadium: Craven Cottage
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League encounter between Fulham and Liverpool! All set for the opening Saturday of the season?