Liverpool successfully silenced Fulham in the match week 34 of the 2023/2024 Premier League at Craven Cottage, Sunday (21/04/2024).
Liverpool appeared full of determination in this match. The match was quite fierce because Fulham put up tough resistance.
Fulham’s goal was scored by Timothy Castagne. Meanwhile Liverpool’s goals were scored by Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Gravenberch and Diogo Jota.
This result made Liverpool collect 74 points from 33 matches. They have now moved up one strip to second place. Meanwhile, Fulham is in 12th place with a collection of 42 points.
Liverpool is motivated to achieve victory. They immediately put pressure on Fulham’s defense.
In the third minute the opportunity was obtained through Diaz’s header, after receiving a cross from Trent. But the ball was still wide of the target.
In the 23rd minute Diaz sent a flat pass from the right into the middle of the penalty box to Diogo Jota. However, the ball veered off the field after hitting the Fulham defender.
Liverpool’s efforts finally paid off in the 31st minute. Trent broke through Fulham’s goal from a free kick about 22 meters away. The ball nestled into the top right corner of the goal. 0-1!
After conceding, Fulham played more aggressively. Their attacks began to trouble Liverpool’s back line.
Their efforts paid off in the 41st minute. Timothy Castagne successfully broke through Alisson’s goal. Initially Fulham attacked from the left and Robinson sent a cross from the right to Iwobi, who
then pass the ball into the middle of the penalty box. Quansah blocked the ball but Castagne struck it with his right foot. The ball rolled into the bottom right corner of the goal. 1-1.
This goal also closed the first half of the match. Fulham 1-1 Liverpool.
In the second half, Liverpool tried to pressure Fulham’s defense again. This time they tried to do it more carefully.
Liverpool’s efforts also paid off. In the 52nd minute, they broke through Fulham’s goal from Ryan Gravenberch’s right foot shot, after receiving a pass from Elliott. 1-2!
Liverpool then had a chance in the 61st minute from Jota’s shot from a tight angle. However, Leno could still hold the ball.
In the 71st minute, Liverpool was able to score another goal. Jota put his name on the scoreboard again. He entered the penalty box after receiving a breakthrough pass from Gakpo. With his left foot shot he broke into Leno’s goal. There was a VAR check but the Portuguese striker was not in an offside position and the goal was still valid. 1-3!
Liverpool then changed strategy. Players like Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez came in.
But in the end Liverpool could not score additional goals. Likewise with Fulham. This 1-3 score lasted until the end.
