Fulham vs Liverpool LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and reaction as Reds punch ticket to Wembley
Fulham 1-1 Liverpool (agg 2-3): Jurgen Klopp’s side were made to sweat but will advance to next month’s final against Chelsea
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool did just enough to advance to the Carabao Cup final as they won 3-2 on aggregate against Fulham despite a 1-1 draw in the second leg.
Jurgen Klopp’s side flew out of the traps and increased their first-leg advantage when Luis Diaz’s low shot squirmed under Bernd Leno.
Fulham had never made it to this stage in the competition before but battled away and grew into the contest as the second half progressed.
Andreas Pereira struck the post before Issa Diop’s goal made for a nervy final period for the travelling Liverpool fans.
The visitors, though, hung on and will advance to next’s month final against Chelsea at Wembley.
Relive all the action and post-match reaction below.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (agg 1-3)
32 mins: Jimenez bears down on goal but his low effort is turned away well by Kelleher. Liverpool break up the pitch but a superb tackle from Tosin ensures Nunez doesn’t make it any further with the ball.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (agg 1-3)
31 mins: Jimenez’s cross is cleared away and Liverpool can break. The ball is fed out to Diaz but the forward’s effort is weak and claimed easily by Leno down low at his near post.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (agg 1-3)
28 mins: DISALLOWED! Diaz has the ball in the back of the net but the flag is up on Nunez earlier in the move.
A reminder that there is no VAR tonight due to Middlesbrough - one of the four semi-finalists - not having the technology.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (agg 1-3)
25 mins: Gakpo makes a smart surge into the box as he looks to meet Elliot’s dinked cross but the offside flag goes up straight away. That looked very tight.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (agg 1-3)
24 mins: It’s all a bit comfortable for the visitors at the moment who are simply knocking it about without a whole lot of pressure. No real chances of not for Liverpool but they’ve been in total control since that Diaz opener.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (agg 1-3)
19 mins: Liverpool have bossed this game since going ahead. Huge boos greet former Fulham player Elliot every time he touches the ball but he’s just one of many Liverpool players who have had a bright start.
Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (agg 1-3)
15 mins: There’s a slight stoppage as a flare ends up on the pitch and the delay may provide Fulham with a much-needed opportunity to regroup. They aren’t out of this tie by any stretch but it’s just got a whole lot tougher.
GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (12 mins, Diaz - agg 1-3)
A huge goal for Liverpool! Diaz receives the ball on the left edge of the box before cutting onto his favoured right foot. His scuffed effort ricochets off Palhinha and Adarabioyo and somehow squirms past Leno and into the net.
The German keeper surely should have done better with that effort but the goal now leaves Fulham with a mountain to climb in this tie.
Fulham 0-0 Liverpool (agg 1-2)
10 mins: Far better from Fulham now as Robinson storms down the left flank. The American’s cross into the box looks destined for Decordova-Reid at the back post but for a vital touch from Kelleher to deflect it away from the winger at the back post.
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