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Liverpool host Fulham in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tonight. The Premier League leaders are on the hunt for four trophies this season and will hope the Carabao Cup is the first of them, although Marco Silva’s side are set to be tough opposition and will look to make life difficult for the Reds ahead of the return leg at Craven Cottage later this month.
Jurgen Klopp is without a number of key players as Liverpool continue to battle on multiple fronts, with the news that influential vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to be out for at least three weeks adding to the absences of Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo while they are at the Africa Cup of Nations and Asia Cup respectively.
The Liverpool manager could therefore be forced to shuffle his pack following Sunday’s 2-0 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup third round, while Fulham are set to be closer to full strength as the Cottagers target their first ever major domestic honour. Fulham have not played in a major final since losing the Uefa Cup to Juventus back in 2009 but are now dreaming of Wembley, with Middlesbrough defeating Chelsea in the first leg of the other semi-final at the Riverside last night.
Follow live updates from Liverpool vs Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, below.
FULL TIME! Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
Liverpool come from behind against Fulham to win a dramatic first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final!
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:53
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
90+4 mins: Waste from Wilson! Can’t beat the first defender and Liverpool clear!
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:53
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
90+3 mins: Ooooh… Bradley has fouled Robinson, right on the left corner of the penalty area. Fulham are throwing the big lads forward…
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:52
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
90+2 mins: Liverpool have the ball and seem to be in control of this. It’s almost as if Fulham are still in shock after conceding twice in three minutes.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:52
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
90 mins: FOUR minutes to be added on – this has been a breathless second half at Anfield.
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Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:49
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
88 mins: WHAT A SAVE! Or a classic Nunez miss?! Either way, not sure how this stayed out. Bradley digs out a lovely cross into Nunez’s path. Nunez does all he thinks he needs to do, opening his foot and guiding a finish towards goal, but Leno sticks out a big leg to deny him.
Could be huge in this semi-final.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:48
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
83 mins: Almost sensational again from Gakpo and Nunez – this Dutchman skips clear and then feeds Nunez with an angled pass. The angle is tight, but Nunez unleashes a fierce shot and Leno has to produce a smart reaction stop to claw it away.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:43
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
79 mins: SAVE! Gakpo and Nunez are at it again! This time the Dutchman swings in a wonderful ball to Nunez, who sends a towering header towards goal. It takes an incredible clawing hand from Leno, underneath his own bar, to keep it out. What a difference those two have made.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:39
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
77 mins: Just after the Gakpo goal, Fulham took off Willian and Pereira and replaced them with Harry Wilson and Tom Cairney.
But just how crucial were those Bobby DeCordova Reid chances? One was just a bad touch, but on the other he had Pereira free in the middle.
Fulham could have quite easily have found themselves 2-0 up.
Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:37
Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
75 mins: Just three minutes between those Jones and Gakpo goals, and this match has completely turned on its head. Jota unleashes a rasping drive just over the bar and Fulham are suddenly hanging on.
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Jamie Braidwood10 January 2024 21:36
