A second round of refunds in the space of two weeks could have been in the pipeline for Tottenham fans amid yet another disastrous start on the road, as Liverpool surged into a three-goal lead through Curtis Jones, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah within the first 15 minutes of Sunday’s Anfield contest.
However, few fans, neutrals or pundits alike could have envisaged the spectacular comeback from those in white, as Harry Kane, Son Heung-minand Richarlison levelled the scores before Lucasq Moura cancelled out all of his side’s hard work – laying the ball on a plate for Diogo Jota to score a last-gasp winner for Liverpool.
More officiating controversy came to the fore too, as Jurgen Klopp’s personal rivalry with Paul Tierney kicked up a notch when the German accused the referee of having something “against” his side, who have jumped up to fifth in the Premier League table thanks to their fourth win on the bounce.
The Reds still have a seven-point gap to make up to Manchester United having played a game more, so Klopp was unsurprisingly still pessimistic about his side’s fleeting hopes of Champions League qualification, especially with his side now conceding at least once in each of their last five matches.
On the flip side, Liverpool have now found the back of the net at least twice in each of those contests – racking up 17 across their last 450 minutes of top-flight football – while their domestic unbeaten run at Anfield now stands at nine matches ahead of the visit of a dejected Fulham crop.
A goal from a former Tottenham Hotspur player was celebrated across the red half of North London on Sunday afternoon, as Carlos Vinicius fired home a half-volley to draw Fulham level against Man City, who had broken the deadlock through Erling Braut Haaland’s 50th goal of the season from the spot.
The Cottagers’ efforts were ultimately in vain, though, as Julian Alvarez – stepping in for the stricken Kevin De Bruyne – scored a wonderful second for City before the half-time whistle blew, and the champions escaped two penalty shouts en route to a nervy win.
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The Fulham faithful had every reason to feel proud of their side’s efforts on the day, but back-to-back defeats have dented the Cottagers’ European dreams as they occupy 10th place in the table, five points better off than Crystal Palace and five below Brentford, both of whom have played a game more.
Aside from a pair of wins over Everton and Leeds United, Silva’s men have now fallen to defeat in seven of their last nine contests across all tournaments and have failed to keep a single clean sheet since February – not a reassuring statistic before a taxing journey to Anfield.
However, Fulham have impressively managed to avoid defeat in each of their last three meetings with Liverpool across all tournaments – drawing 2-2 at Craven Cottage in August following a 1-0 Anfield success last term – but it has been 56 years since the Cottagers last went four games unbeaten versus their Merseyside counterparts.
