Liverpool vs Fulham, 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals
· 1st LegLiverpool rally to beat Fulham in EFL Cup semifinal 1st leg
Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo scored three minutes apart as Liverpool fought back from a goal down to beat Fulham 2-1 in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at a chilly Anfield on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 9': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 10': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 10': Issa Diop (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 16': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 19': Goal! Liverpool 0, Fulham 1. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott is caught offside.
- 23': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 23': Andreas Pereira (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 24': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt saved. Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian.
- 26': Hand ball by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 35': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 36': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Luis Díaz.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross.
- 42': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 44': Attempt saved. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 45': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 45': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 45'+2': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Fulham 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Fulham 1.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Willian.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 56': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 59': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 63': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 64': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 64': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 68': Goal! Liverpool 1, Fulham 1. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 69': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 71': Goal! Liverpool 2, Fulham 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Willian.
- 73': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 75': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 76': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 79': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 81': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 82': Offside, Fulham. Issa Diop is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces Harrison Reed.
- 83': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Harry Wilson.
- 87': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 88': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 88': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 88': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 90'+1': Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Fulham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Fulham 1.
Statistics
 FUL |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 33.1 | Possession | 66.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 227 | Accurate Passes | 566 |
| 320 | Passes | 646 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 30 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 36 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 56,724
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 56,724
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk  |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 6 | Harrison Reed |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 20 | Willian |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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