In what turned out to be a wildly entertaining game of football, Liverpool scored two late goals within a span of a minute to prevail over Fulham 4-3 in the English Premier League 2023-24 season on Sunday, December 3. Liverpool were trailing 2-3 at Anfield, when goals from Wataru Endo and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 87th and 88th minutes respectively secured a comeback win for them. (Football News)
The Reds held the lead twice earlier in the match, but looked like they were going to lose a home bout for the first time since February 2023, as Bobby De Cordova-Reid put Fulham ahead in the 80th minute. However, Endo and Alexander-Arnold had other plans.
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Liverpool took lead in the 20th minute through what was deemed to be an own goal from Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno, while attempting to parry Alexander-Arnold’s long-range 25-yard free kick. You can watch the video of Liverpool's first goal below.
Fulham equalized within four minutes, but the hosts regained the lead spectacularly in the 38th minute as Alexis Mac Allister drove a fierce shot into the top corner. You can watch the video of The Reds' second goal below.
The visitors levelled the scoreline again in the third minute of first-half's stoppage time, and then surged ahead via substitute De Cordova-Reid's header with less than 10 minutes left in regulation time. The late strike set the alarm bells ringing among home fans, but they didn't know what they were in for. Endo curled in a fine shot from the edge of the box to spark Liverpool's comeback in the 87th minute. Here is the video of the home team's third goal.
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Fulham were still regaining their breath from the stunner and the Merseyside team’s euphoria had not even died down when Alexander-Arnold controlled a lofted clearance with his knee and smashed an effort into the bottom corner. Check out the video of what turned out to be the winning goal below.
The thrilling victory extended Liverpool’s 100 percent winning home record this season and moved them to within two points of leaders Arsenal.
