Elsewhere…
Half-time news from elsewhere, and let’s begin at Tottenham Hotspur – where we bring bad tidings for Southampton, destined for the drop as things stand with a 2-0 deficit. A double from Brennan Johnson have Spurs on course to put a tricky week behind them.
No goals as of yet between Brentford and Chelsea. Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson lurk on the visitors’ bench.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:55
HT: Fulham 3-1 Liverpool
Well, that was rather good from Fulham. They’ve hassled, they’ve harried and they’ve threatened throughout, and head down the tunnel deservedly ahead. Alexis Mac Allister’s opener rather came out of nowhere in a half otherwise dominated by the hosts.
Time for a rare use of the hairdryer from Arne Slot? His side just haven’t seemed to have had the sharpness required at all, which is peculiar in a domestic campaign in which they have shown such consistency.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:54
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool, 45 + 2 minutes
A bit of concern over Rodrigo Muniz as the Fulham striker goes down in stoppage time, though no proper medical treatment is required. A teammate provides a second opinion as Muniz tugs at his own toe, seemingly no lasting damage done.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:48
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool, 45 minutes
Another turnover of possession inside the Liverpool half sees Alex Iwobi test Kelleher from range. The Irishman is equal to it, standing tall as he claims in front of his face.
Into three additional minutes at the end of the half.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:45
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool, 43 minutes
Fulham have pressed so, so well in this first 45 minutes. Rodrigo Muniz and Andreas Pereira are trapping in Liverpool’s two centre halves and Caoimhin Kelleher, with the visitors really struggling to play out.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:44
Fulham 3-1 Liverpool, 39 minutes
Arne Slot looks relatively calm on the touchline, though a couple of tugs at his collar perhaps betray the developing frets. His side just haven’t been at the races, which hasn’t been the case often at all in the Premier League this season.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:40
GOAL! FULHAM 3-1 Liverpool (Rodrigo Muniz, 37 minutes)
A third! What a half this is from Fulham!
A fine, fine goal from Rodrigo Muniz. A wonderfully timed nudge on Virgil van Dijk is just within the bounds of legality, and Muniz’s touch of a bouncing ball is clever and cutting, taking and turning in one motion to burst beyond the Liverpool defender.
Through Caoimhin Kelleher he slots – remarkable!
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:38
Fulham 2-1 Liverpool, 35 minutes
It’s not been Andy Robertson’s best campaign, even with Liverpool flying high domestically. That attempted pass across his own box was a really curious decision.
Fulham are on it. Alex Iwobi’s curler looks to be heading wide but Caoimhin Kelleher takes no chances, tipping it further past the post.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:36
GOAL! FULHAM 2-1 Liverpool (Alex Iwobi, 32 minutes)
Fulham lead! An error from Andy Robertson and Alex Iwobi capitalises!
Robertson stares into the middle distance, unable to believe his double error. The Scot originally gives the ball away with a hopeless crossfield pass destined for danger, with Iwobi cutting it off long before it can reach Curtis Jones.
Iwobi’s initial effort is blocked up into the air and lands in the proximity of Robertson, but the left-back can’t conclusively clear. Iwobi makes no mistake at the second attempted – aided by a flick off the hapless Liverpool defender.
Harry Latham-Coyle6 April 2025 14:34