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Fulham-Liverpool 1-1
Fulham had just three teams behind them in the table before meeting reigning Premier League champion Liverpool. This is not how it looked for the first 45 minutes. The home team produced several great chances and, with a bit of luck, could lead more than 1-0.
Ivan Cavaleiro wanted to continue playing, but Fontho’s coach had other ideas and in the 15th minute he was substituted for a corner.
– It seems that the defender hits Ivan’s foot before the ball goes to the corner kick. What amazes me the most is that it does not give punishment after the VAR intervenes. I don’t know how much more help you need. It is seen that his foot is in contact with Cavaleiro. “I’m surprised they didn’t penalize us,” Fulham manager Scott Parker said.
– Before the penalty situation, there was a clear foul on Gini Wijnaldum. Nobody talks about it, replies Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp.
After the break, Liverpool laid siege to the Fulham half of the field, but struggled to play with great scoring chances. The rescue came twelve minutes before the end. A Wijnaldum free kick hit a Fulham defender in the arm. Mohamed Salah’s penalty was far from removable, but good enough to outwit an otherwise very good Alphonse Aréola on Fulham’s goal.
Big mistake: then ruined Tottenham with several fever stops
Thus, the red jersey follows the rhythm of Tottenham at the top of the Premier League. The two teams have 25 points after 12 games. On Wednesday, the best teams meet at Anfield. Then Liverpool will have to do without midfielder Joël Matip, who had to give up at half-time.
– We don’t start the first 25-30 minutes. Then you will be punished in the Premier League. We responded well and dominated after the break, says captain Jordan Henderson.
– It was a really bad first round. I didn’t like what I saw. Nobody likes me. Nobody in the locker room liked it, says Jürgen Klopp.
He also didn’t like the fact that Fulham’s first goal was kept.
– I think it’s a clear offense to Mo. He’s not ugly. It is not a yellow card or a red card, but it is a misdemeanor. In the second half we dominate. We had great opportunities with Henderson and Jones, says the German.
Fulham called for a penalty
Fulham opened well. Ivan Cavaleiro had two good chances in the first quarter, but Alisson got in the way in both finals. Cavaleiro fell to the ground inside Liverpool’s 16-meter field a few minutes later. Cavaleiro yelled for a penalty kick, but referee Andre Marriner only chose to award a corner kick after looking at the television screen on the inside court.
Fulham was clearly the best in this period and it was not undeserved that Bobby Decordova-Reid hit the home team up front after 24 minutes. Ahead of the goal, Salah was pushed, but Marriner kept the whistle in his pocket.
– It’s a push in the back, and there would have been nothing to say if the referee had flown right away, says TV 2 expert Simen Stamsø-Møller.
Henderson opportunity
An unusually weak Liverpool got up in the final five minutes before the break. Mané and Salah each had their chance, but none of the finals scored goals.
Fulham opened the second half with a great opportunity, but the rest of the round besieged the visiting half of the home team. After an hour of play, Jordan Henderson should have equalized, but Alphonse Aréola stopped the Liverpool captain’s attempt with a fantastic save.
The goalkeeper was also very close to stopping Salah’s penalty attempt twelve minutes before the end, but the ball slipped into the goal.
