1-1: Liverpool eliminated Fulham and met Chelsea in the final

Liverpool proved once again that they are the kings of the English League Cup and will play in the final, the 14th in their history in the tournament, after ending Fulham’s dream of reaching it for the first time.

On February 25, the Reds, the most successful team in the competition, will compete at Wembley to lift this trophy for the tenth time. Their rival, as in 2022, was Chelsea, who lost on penalties (0-0 and 11-10).

Luis Díaz scored early

After coming back from the first leg at Anfield (2-1), Liverpool took a 1-1 draw from Craven Cottage which cost the final. An early goal from Luis Díaz in the 11th minute the result was marked as a tie, though Tie by Issa Diop He brought emotion in the final moments.

Fulham threatened a volley from Joao Pahlinha in a corner who went high despite being alone in the area, but Luis Díaz scored a lucky goal moments later. The Colombian takes a long ball by misjudging Timothy Castagne and, after a cut, his shot bounced off a defender, then hit him, Bernard Leno He deflected it off the post and ended up going into the goal. An incredible carambola.

A sober Liverpool despite the defeats

The goal left a mark on Fulhamconfused for several minutes, as Liverpool, sober, continued to strike with long movements and their characteristic direct play despite absences as important as Mohamed Salah.

Fulham reacted after overcoming the emotional blow but Caoimhin Kelleher came to Liverpool’s rescue to divert a tight shot by Raúl Jiménez, whom he could not contact until then (33′).

Andreas Pereira, in the post

The second half saw the midfield disappear at times as Fulham went ahead in search of a goal that would bring them back into the tie. Andreas Pereira got the goal with a shot, from a small angle, to the post after Tosin Adarabioyo beat Kelleher to a Willian cross (52′).

But Leno revived Fulham by refusing the shot of Harvey Elliott and another later Darwin Nunez, who also made it 0-2 with a shot on the turn that narrowly missed (63′).

Harry Wilson changed the game

That was then Marco Silva played the Harry Wilson card and the winger changed the game. With a quarter of an hour left he went to the young man’s left Conor Bradley and put in a perfect ball for Diop to deflect with his thigh (78′).

Craven Cottage roared, Wilson shot his soul from the balcony of the place but Kelleher made it 2-1. Fulham tried to force extra time but Liverpool fought back and booked their ticket to Wembley, where on February 25 Jürgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino will have an exciting battle.

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Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Adarabioyo, Issa Dip, Antonee Robinson; Palhinha, Cairney (Reed, 83′); Reid (Harry Wilson, 67′), Andreas Pereira (Rodrigo Muniz, 83′), Willian; Raul Jimenez
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Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez; Elliott, MacAllister (Curtis Jones, 67′), Gravenberch (Bobby Clark, 84′); Gakpo (Konaté, 84′), Darwin Núñez (Diogo Jota, 67′), Luis Díaz

Goals: 0-1, Luis Díaz (11′); 1-1, Diop (77′)

Referee: Simon Hooper. Yellow for Cairney (42′), Diop (78′), Kelleher (93′)

Attendance: 24,320 at Craven Cottage​
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