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London –
Liverpool avoided defeat to Fulham. Mohamed Salah’s penalty in the last 10 minutes made the match 1-1.
In the match at Craven Cottage on Sunday (12/13/2020), Liverpool played poorly in the first half and allowed Fulham to control the match.
Fulham took the lead thanks to Bobby Decordova-Reid in the 25th minute. In the second half, specifically in the 79th minute, Liverpool were stopped by a Salah penalty that made them equal Tottenham Hotspur’s points, 25 points.
The Reds are in second place on goal difference. While Fulham is in 17th position with eight points from 12 games.
[Gambas:Opta]The Fulham vs Liverpool match
Fulham surprised Liverpool when they dared to attack from the minute. Liverpool’s defense was disturbed when in the fourth minute, Ivan Cavaleiro escaped the offside trap and fired at a tight angle that Alisson Becker could have tipped.
Fulham threatened in the 14th minute, Cavaleiro became an actor again. This time Cavaleiro took advantage of the Liverpool defenders’ negligence by receiving a direct pass from Ademola Lookman, but Alisson quickly blocked his shot.
Liverpool came close to a penalty in the 18th minute as Fabinho looked to miss Cavaleiro. However, the VAR canceled it because Fabinho won the ball, not the foot.
Fulham was rewarded for their persistence in putting pressure on Liverpool when they went ahead in the 25th minute. Starting with a foul against Salah, who was not considered a referee, Fulham made a quick counterattack.
Lookman fed Bobby Decordova-Reid, who touched the ball once, before sending it to the far post without Alisson being able to block. Behind 0-1, Liverpool tried to get up looking for goals as quickly as possible.
 Bobby Decordova-Reid scores Fulham’s first goal Photo: AP / Matt Dunham |
However, Fulham was able to defend well and distracted Liverpool. Liverpool could only escape the pressure in the 35th minute and five minutes later Sadio Mane had a well-made ball that headed in but still floated.
Likewise, Mohamed Salah in minute 44 when he was able to escape the opponent’s control, although his shot went wide. Liverpool fell behind 0-1 at the end of the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, Fulham and Liverpool had exchanged attacks. Cavaleiro was once again a threat to the visiting defense when he fired a powerful shot that forced ALisson to make a save from close range.
After that, it was Liverpool’s turn through a long-range shot from Mo Salah that Alphonse Areola pushed. In the 61st minute, Areola returned to action when he parried a shot from Jordan Henderson from close range.
Liverpool’s attempt to even the score finally came to an end in the 78th minute when a free kick from Gini Wijnaldum struck Aboubakar Kamara’s hand. A penalty was awarded and Mo Salah executed it perfectly, although Areola managed to guess the direction of the ball.
 Liverpool drew level thanks to Mo Salah’s penalty Photo: Getty Images / Pool |
The 1-1 caused the game to heat up in the last 10 minutes. Jones, in the 83rd minute, made a solo run from midfield to the penalty area. Unfortunately, the execution of his right leg was too weak and easy to catch Areola.
No more goals were created until the end of the match.
Player lineup
Fulham: Alphonse Areola; Ola Aina, Joachim Andersen, Tosin Adarabioyo; Bobby Decordova-Reid, Andre-Frank Zambo in Anguissa, Mario Lemina (Harrison Reed 80 ‘), Antonee Robinson; Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Aboubakar Room 74 ‘); Ademola Lookman (Joel Bryan 87 ‘), Ivan Cavaleiro.
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold (Neco Williams 70 ‘), Joel Matip (Takumi Minamino 46’), Fabinho, Andrew Robertson; Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah (Divock Origi 84 ‘), Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane
(mrp / nds)
