At last, the Fulham support had a cup tie. For so long, it felt as though their big night would fall flat. Liverpool had scored early through Luis Díaz and it was not a moment that the Fulham goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, will enjoy watching back.
Fulham needed two goals to take this Carabao Cup semi-final to extra-time and it was Liverpool, fighting to remain alive on four fronts, who boasted the assurance. It said so much that when the Fulham playmaker, Andreas Pereira, misplaced a pass on 66 minutes, there were boos from the crowd.
Written by David Hytner at Craven Cottage
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/24/fulham-liverpool-carabao-cup-semi-final-second-leg-match-report under the title “Liverpool hold off late Fulham rally to book Wembley date with Chelsea”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
