Liverpool’s Diogo Jota bagged a last-gasp equaliser to salvage a breathless 2-2 Premier League draw for the ten-man Reds at Anfield on Saturday, with Arne Slot’s men twice roaring back from a goal down.
Liverpool remained top of the table on 36 points and with a game in hand after the postponement of last weekend’s match at Everton.
Andreas Pereira got Fulham on the scoresheet in the 11th minute with an acrobatic vol-ley from Antonee Robinson’s cross which took a bounce off Andy Robertson’s thigh and went past goalkeeper Alisson.
Robertson was shown a red card six minutes later for a lunging tackle on Harry Wilson that denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity.
Cody Gakpo levelled in the 47th minute when he dived from close range to head in Mohamed Salah’s sumptuous cross. But Rodrigo Muniz put Fulham ahead again in the 76th when he bundled in Robinson’s cross while crashing into Alisson.
Liverpool continued to press and Jota brilliantly slotted past Bernd Leno in the 86th as Liverpool narrowly avoided what would have been only the second loss for Slot in 23 games across all competitions as Liverpool boss.
Elsewhere, Arsenal spurned several chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by a defensively resilient Everton in the Premier League.
The hosts dominated possession but lacked their typical intensity and were often left frustrated by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who made a string of fine saves, while Everton barely troubled David Raya at the other end.
Arsenal continued to control the game after the break, but became frustrated as time wore on and were unable to convert their dominance into three points.
Mikel Arteta’s side remain third in the table on 30 points from 16 games, one point be-hind second-placed Chelsea, who host Brentford on Sunday. Everton are 15th with 15 points.
Meanwhile, Newcastle United forward Jacob Murphy netted a goal in each half as his side hammered Leicester City 4-0 in their Premier League clash at St James’ Park when the visiting Foxes suffered a defensive collapse early in the second half.
Newcastle dominated throughout, keeping Leicester keeper Mads Hermansen busy in the first half, and it took a well-worked set piece for the home side to go ahead, with Aaron Gordon teeing up Murphy from a short corner for the latter to drill home from the edge of the box.
Hermansen was replaced in goal by Danny Ward at the break, prompting Leicester’s resistance to crumble as Bruno Guimares and Alexander Isak both scored with close-range headers before Murphy grabbed his second goal of the afternoon to make it 4-0 on the hour mark.
Newcastle continued to attack but had to be content with a 4-0 win that lifts them to 11th place in the table on 23 points, while Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester are 16th on 14 points.
In the fourth match, Jack Taylor scored deep in added time to lead Ipswich Town to a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League at the Molineux Stadium, piling more pressure on the home side’s manager Gary O’Neil.
The visitors took the lead in the 15th minute after an own goal by fullback Matt Doherty following a scramble in the Wolves box, where forward Liam Delap’s cross set up Omari Hutchinson, whose shot was blocked before Conor Chaplin’s follow-up deflected off Doherty.
Wolves put on a much more positive display after going down and were rewarded for their efforts when Brazilian forward Matheus Cunha scored with a left-footed shot before Taylor headed home following a corner to seal all three points for Ipswich.
Ipswich remain 18th with 12 points from 16 matches, while Wolves are 19th with nine.