Liverpool vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result as Diogo Jota snatches equaliser for ten-man Reds in frantic clash

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has given his ideas to Sky Sports activities on that frantic 2-2 draw with Fulham.

Van Dijk mentioned: “An important comeback could be very constructive. It’s disappointing having 10 males however we confirmed struggle, stored attempting to create possibilities. May have been extra however we take the purpose and transfer on.

“Keep calm. It’s simpler to say than do it. It was all the time going to be powerful in opposition to them. We noticed it final yr and final week in opposition to Arsenal. We needed to flip it round and preserve combating. We tried.

“I had conversations with the gamers of Fulham and we felt just like the referee was nervous. He couldn’t correctly talk with Robertson I felt. We are able to’t put the blame on the referee. All of us discuss defending the referee however I couldn’t converse to him. It shouldn’t be a giant factor as a result of he isn’t why we dropped factors.

“It’s what it’s. We take the factors, recuperate rapidly and be prepared for the sport on Wednesday.”

AND IT’S OVER! What a recreation of soccer and it ends two apiece. One other twist within the title race as Liverpool are held in their very own yard however they nearly left with nothing till Jota’s clasys end 5 minutes from time.

Liverpool performed 75 minutes with 10 males after Andy Rabertson’s pink card, so in some methods a draw was an excellent outcome however they’ll nonetheless really feel it’s factors dropped. Nice stuff all spherical when you’re a soccer fan although.

Elliott with the nook however it’s dreadfula nd doesn’t clear the primary man. That’s higher from Elliott, who curls a harmful ball in however LEno punches clear. Salah then pinged for handball within the field. Was that the final alternative for Liverpool?

The miniumum of 9 minutes are actually up.

There could also be barely greater than 9 minutes of added time given the time that elapsed after Iwobi acquired thwacked within the unmentionables. Liverpool cost ahead, in search of a significant winner.

Elliott on the appropriate whips a cross in however it’s nodded away. Quansah tries his luck, identical once more. However then a cross is blocked behind for a Liverpool nook…

Right here come Liverpool once more. Salah on the appropriate however his cross is blocked and now Robinson is haring ahead on the counter!

Labored out to Traore on the appropriate, he cuts in and lashes a shot goalwards that Alisson saves together with his legs on the close to publish. That is frantic stuff. Robinson then races again and defends brilliantly in opposition to Salah.

Fulham have run out of puff right here however they’ve acquired one other six minutes to defend. It’s carnage within the Fulham field! The ball is pinballing round, our bodies on the road stuff. Van Dijk is up entrance now and he takes a swing, as does Salah.

Elliott cuts inside and shoots however Robinson throws himself in entrance of the ball and it’s behind for a nook. Leno then gratefully falls on the ball from that nook. Fulham survive… for now…

A floated cross retains drifting and drifting earlier than Leno does properly to get a palm on it and push it behind for a nook. The nook falls for Salah who lashes a shot goalwards and Iwobi bravely blocks it.

Once I say bravely I imply it because it catches the Nigerian proper within the… properly, you’ll be able to most likely guess… He’s understandably taking some time to get again to his toes.

Into NINE minutes of harm time now! Is there one final twist on this fairly mad match?

Adama Traore thrown on for Harry Wilson by Fulham. Quansah makes a hash of a clearance to present away a nook however it’s properly defended and the Anfield crowd roars – they fancy successful this.

Earlier than that, Nunez will get booked for a lunge on Lukic.

Diogo Jota returns with a bang! It’s class, absolute class from Jota. Nunez fires a pleasant ball into his toes, he cuts inside a helpless Cuenca and fires the ball into the nook. Consumate end, not for the primary time in his Liverpool profession.

5 minutes plus harm time for both aspect to win this now!