Carabao Cup: Liverpool recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Fulham 2-1
LIVERPOOL. Liverpool found a way to turn the table against Fulham to win 2-1.
LIVERPOOL. Liverpool succeeded in turn the table against Fulham to win 2-1. It was Fulham to strike first with a goal of Willian at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cody Gakpo gave the win to Liverpool in the 71′ minute with a goal. Liverpool was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 67% while Fulham was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Liverpool was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Liverpool won the contest.
Liverpool shot 21 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fulham shot 6 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Virgil van Dijk ). On the opposite side, Fulham received 2 yellow cards (Sasa Lukic and Harry Wilson).
Match Events
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19'19'
Willian
Andreas Pereira
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24'24'
Virgil van Dijk
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56'56'
Cody Gakpo
Harvey Elliott
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56'56'
Darwin Núñez
Ryan Gravenberch
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68'68'
Curtis Jones
Darwin Núñez
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71'71'
Cody Gakpo
Darwin Núñez
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72'72'
Tom Cairney
Andreas Pereira
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72'72'
Harry Wilson
Willian
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83'83'
Sasa Lukic
Harrison Reed
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88'88'
Sasa Lukic
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90'90'
Harry Wilson
Next match
In the upcoming Carabao Cup match, Liverpool will play away against Fulham on the 24th of January with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (4 draws).
Fulham will host Liverpool on the 24th of January with a 15-6 head to head in favor of Liverpool (4 draws).
Liverpool and Fulham will play the return match on the at the Craven Cottage
Liverpool: Formation and Lineups
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp chose to play with the following team: Caoimhin Kelleher , Conor Bradley , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Joe Gomez , Ryan Gravenberch , Alexis Mac Allister , Curtis Jones , Harvey Elliott , Diogo Jota and Luis Díaz .
Substitutes
Liverpool made 2 changes: Ryan Gravenberch for Darwin Núñez (56′) and Harvey Elliott for Cody Gakpo (56′).
Top player: Darwin Núñez
Probably the most impressive player in Liverpool was Darwin Núñez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 10 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 56′.
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Timothy Castagne , Tosin Adarabioyo , Issa Diop , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Bobby Decordova-Reid , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Raúl Jiménez .
Substitutes
Fulham made 3 changes: Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (72′), Willian for Harry Wilson (72′) and Harrison Reed for Sasa Lukic (83′).
Top player: Andreas Pereira
Probably the most impressive player in Fulham was Andreas Pereira.
His rating is with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tanishq Sharma
October 2021 marked Tanishq's joining of LOOTRS.com. In addition to writing for several newspapers, journals, and websites, he is the author of two cricket novels, Kings in Waiting and The Honorary Tyke. He still has a great deal of enthusiasm for Neil Warnock and Sheffield United.
