Match Report
Fulham (3) 3-2 (1) Liverpool
Premiership Match Day 31 24/25 at Craven Cottage
Sunday 6th April 2025 KO: 14:00
Referee:
Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire)
Live on Sky
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Fulham earned three deserved points against league leaders Liverpool at a sunny Craven Cottage on Sunday.
Marco Silva made five changes to the side that fell to a narrow defeat against Arsenal in the week, with Calvin Bassey, Ryan Sessegnon, Andreas Pereira, Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Muniz all starting.
Alexis Mac Allister put the visitors ahead before Sessegnon, Iwobi and Muniz completed a first-half turnaround.
Luis Diaz pulled one back for Liverpool in the second half, but Silva’s side held strong to see out a huge Premier League victory.
A strong Fulham start granted an early chance; Andreas dispossessed Ibrahima Konate in the Liverpool box and squared to Muniz, who was put under just enough pressure by Virgil van Dijk to thwart the attempt on goal.
Liverpool, however, took the lead 14 minutes in; Konate beat Muniz to a header and Mac Allister drove with the ball before beating Bernd Leno with a powerful effort from 20 yards out.
Fulham’s response to the early setback was almost instant. Playing with the same intensity they started the match, Sessegnon latched onto the ball in the box and arrowed a half-volley past Caomhim Kelleher, marking his second Premier League start of the season with a second goal.
Silva’s side were not to be satisfied with the scores level however and a first-half comeback was completed when Iwobi had a goal-bound strike deflect off Andy Robertson into the net.
The league leaders were looking anything but as Fulham added a third in the 36th; Muniz shrugged off van Dijk, looping a high ball over his head before drilling an effort between the legs of Kelleher.
The second half started more evenly matched with Liverpool starting to cope with Fulham’s tempo. Sessegnon broke away behind Robertson, but his cutback to Andreas was just short. Sarah found himself behind the Fulham defence but blazed an effort well over Leno’s goal.
Liverpool did pull one back in the 72nd minute, with Diaz poking an effort past Leno after Conor Bradley carried the ball forward.
Silva made a triple change in response, with Andreas, Muniz and the booked Sasa Lukic making way for Emile Smith Rowe, Raúl Jiménez and Harrison Reed, in an attempt to see out all three points.
Two more changes were made shortly after, with Adama Traoré coming on Kenny Tete making his long awaited return, in place of Iwobi and Sessegnon as Fulham shifted to a back five.
In a late Fulham attack, Castagne shrugged off Diaz and found Raúl, who laid off a nice ball for Reed to strike, but Kelleher saved well from 20 yards.
| Match Stats |
Fulham |
Liverpool |
| Goals |
(3) 3 |
2 (1) |
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| Scorers |
Sessegnon 23 |
A Mac Allister 14 |
| Scorers |
Iwobi 32 |
Díaz 72 |
| Scorers |
Muniz 37 |
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| , |
| Goal attempts |
12 |
14 |
| On target |
6 |
6 |
| Shooting Accuracy |
50% |
43% |
| Possession |
38% |
62% |
| Passes |
331 |
550 |
| Passes Success |
78% |
84% |
| Corners |
4 |
4 |
| Tackles |
24 |
16 |
| Tackles Success |
79% |
44% |
| Saves |
4 |
3 |
| Fouls |
10 |
16 |
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| Offsides |
2 |
3 |
| Yellows |
3 |
0 |
| Reds |
0 |
0 |
| source: SkySports |
The full-time whistle blew and Fulham had landed a statement victory, handing Liverpool their first defeat on the road in the Premier League this season.
Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Lukic (Reed 76), Sessegnon (Traore 82), Pereira (Smith Rowe 76), Iwobi (Tete 82), Muniz (Jimenez 76)
Unused substitutes: Cairney, Cuenca, Willian, Benda
Goals:
Sessegnon 23 But it's a Jones mistake which gifts Fulham an equaliser here!
The hosts attack down the opposite flank with Castagne's cross a little too high for Muniz under pressure from Konate.
Jones doesn't anticipate it and the ball bounces off his thigh and back across goal to Sessegnon, who lashes it into the bottom corner with a fine finish.
Craven Cottage is on its feet and roaring. Back to 10 points we go.)
(Iwobi 32 FULHAM TURNAROUND! The runaway leaders are brought to a juddering halt at Craven Cottage.
Robertson's horrible ball across the edge of his own box is cut out by Iwobi, who exchanges passes with Pereira to get him into the area.
He doesn't have a huge amount to aim at with Van Dijk blocking his way so he goes for power, and a deflection off Robertson deceives Kelleher and gives Fulham the lead!)
(Muniz 37 FULHAM ARE ON FIRE!
The Reds' 25-match unbeaten streak is hanging by a thread with less than 45 minutes gone!
It's another calamity at the back from the visitors, as Van Dijk is turned oh so easily by Muniz with a lovely first touch as they wait for a high ball to drop.
His first touch takes Van Dijk out of the game before he buries it into the bottom corner for a third as Kelleher rushes out.)
Yellow Card: Lukic (46,f), Smith Rowe (86,f), Leno
(95,tw),
Liverpool: Kelleher, Jones, Konate (Bradley 67), van Dijk, Robertson (Chiesa 82), Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai (Elliott 55), Gakpo (Díaz 55), Jota (Nuñez 67)
Unused substitutes: Endo, Diaz, Tsimikas, Jaros, Quansah
Goals:
Mac Allister 14 Mac Allister buries it beyond Leno with a fine strike from 20 yards - the league leaders are on their way again!
Muniz is beaten on the half-way line before both Iwobi and Berge are outmuscled by the Argentine, who then has space to reach the edge of the Fulham box before striking straight as an arrow into the far corner.
As it stands, eight more points...)
Diaz 72 GAME ON!
Fulham's turn to go to sleep defensively.
Jones finds Bradley in a huge expanse of space in the Fulham half and the full-back charges forward and slips in Diaz, who takes a touch and finishes clinically. He took it brilliantly.
Plenty of time now for Liverpool to turn this around. The away fans making all the noise.)
Referee:
Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire)
Attendance: 27,770
Fulham are next in action at 20.00 on Monday 14th April when we visit Vitality Stadium to play AFC Bournemouth.