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Liverpool remain alive in the Premier League title race after a crucial win over mid-table Fulham on Sunday. The Reds knew they had to emerge victorious at Craven Cottage if they were to follow Arsenal’s lead from Molineux last night and keep their championship dreams alive and continue to challenge FA Cup finalists Manchester City.
While it was not a vintage display from Liverpool for the most part, they secured the three points they so desperately needed to move into second place and behind the Gunners only by virtue of their inferior goal difference. Trent Alexander-Arnold marked his first league start for two months after injury with a stunning free-kick that was later cancelled out by Timothy Castagne’s first Fulham goal on the stroke of half-time.
Ryan Gravenberch blasted his first Premier League goal in off the post to restore the visitors’ advantage early in the second half, before Diogo Jota’s third then stood after a tight VAR check for offside. Follow Fulham vs Liverpool reaction live below, with expert analysis from Standard Sport’s Dom Smith at Craven Cottage!
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Fulham 1-3 Liverpool
A vital bounce-back victory for Liverpool that takes them level on points with Arsenal at the Premier League summit.
One last attack from Fulham but former Liverpool winger Wilson’s flicked header is easily gathered by Alisson.
The full-time whistle sounds.
Salah races through and fires wide after a flick-on from Nunez.
But the offside flag is up.
Nunez can’t connect with a dangerous pass from Salah as Liverpool break, with the Uruguayan then hitting into the side netting from an impossible angle.
Six minutes of added time for Liverpool to negotiate.
They are looking pretty comfortable though at the moment.
Fulham aren’t done yet here as Alisson saves low from Cairney and Muniz fires the rebound into the side netting.
Liverpool need to stay switched on.
Gakpo makes way for Szoboszlai for Liverpool.
Fulham send on Adama Traore for Iwobi with just over five minutes to play.
Chaos inside the Liverpool box after Elliott is penalised for handball, with a well-struck overhead kick from Muniz hitting his own team-mate in Tosin before Lukic blasts over.
Time is running out for Fulham to rescue this.
53 mins: A fantastic strike from Gravenberch – and boy how Liverpool needed that!
A really poor pass from Iwobi is cut out by Elliott, who finds the Dutchman.
Gravenberch then makes the space to unleash an unstoppable effort beyond the despairing dive of Leno and in off the post.
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