Fulham 3-2 Liverpool: Hosts end leaders´ Premier League unbeaten streak

Fulham held connected to bushed Liverpool 3-2 astatine Craven Cottage, with the Premier League leaders failing to unfastened up a 14-point spread astatine the apical of the table.

The hosts staged a first-half comeback to stun Arne Slot’s side, who were connected a 26-match unbeaten streak successful the top-flight, aft Alexis Mac Allister broke the deadlock with a superb long-range onslaught against the tally of play.

Ryan Sessegnon volleyed Fulham level, pouncing connected an awkward artifact by Curtis Jones earlier Alex Iwobi profited from much slack defending.

Andy Robertson talented Iwobi the shot connected the borderline of the box, and aft Liverpool failed to wide their lines, the left-back inadvertently teed him up again to springiness the Cottagers the lead.

Rodrigo Muniz past gave them immoderate breathing abstraction with different good finish, aft turning Virgil van Dijk with an inspired touch, each wrong 15 minutes.

A much-improved Liverpool searched for a mode back, with substitute Luis Diaz offering them anticipation arsenic helium pulled a extremity backmost successful the 72nd minute.

However, they could not find a precocious equaliser contempt their pressure, with Harvey Elliott’s whipped effort against the crossbar the closest they came.

Liverpool stay 11 points up of Arsenal astatine the apical of the table, needing 11 much points to triumph the league, portion Fulham determination up to eighth, having provided a large boost to their European hopes.

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Data Debrief: Champions elite stumble

Liverpool whitethorn consciousness their second-half show merited a reward, but Fulham were deserving winners connected Sunday.

The Reds suffered lone their 2nd Premier League decision of the season, a tally that dated backmost to September – a 1-0 decision to Nottingham Forest astatine home.

Meanwhile, it was their archetypal nonaccomplishment connected the roadworthy since April 2024, ending a 17-game unbeaten streak distant from location successful the top-flight.

As for Fulham, this was their archetypal Premier League triumph implicit the broadside starting the time apical of the array since March 2009 against Manchester United (2-0). Since then, the lone different clip they had avoided decision successful specified a crippled was successful the reverse fixture this play (2-2 astatine Anfield).