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Summary

Liverpool faced Fulham in the second leg of the League Cup semifinal, holding a 2-1 advantage from the first match. Liverpool took the lead early through Luis Diaz but Fulham equalized late through Harry Wilson to make it 1-1 on the night. In the end, Liverpool did enough to advance 3-2 on aggregate, reaching their 14th League Cup final where they will face Chelsea. It was a close match, with Fulham pushing Liverpool until the end, but the Reds will be happy to advance to another final under manager Jurgen Klopp.

Takeaways

• 😀 Liverpool defeat Fulham 3-2 on aggregate to reach the League Cup final
• 😃 Luis Diaz scores the opener for Liverpool in the second leg
• 😞 Fulham miss a great early chance to equalize through Decordova-Reid
• 🤔 Leno arguably could have done better for Liverpool's goal
• 👏 Harry Wilson equalizes late on for Fulham against his former club
• 😥 Fulham hit the post after Liverpool nearly extend their lead
• ⚽️ Liverpool weather late Fulham pressure to hold on to their aggregate lead
• 🏆 Liverpool reach their 14th League Cup final, where they'll face Chelsea
• 😀 Fulham gave Liverpool a good test over two legs
• 🤝 Jurgen Klopp seemed relieved rather than jubilant at the final whistle

Q & A

What competition are Liverpool and Fulham playing in?

They are playing in the semifinal of the League Cup.

What was the aggregate score between Liverpool and Fulham over the two legs?

The aggregate score was Liverpool 3-2 Fulham.

Who scored Liverpool's first goal in the second leg?

Luis Diaz scored Liverpool's first goal in the second leg.

Who scored Fulham's equalizing goal late in the match?

Harry Wilson scored Fulham's late equalizer.

How many times have Liverpool reached the League Cup final?

This will be Liverpool's 14th appearance in the League Cup final.

Who will Liverpool face in the League Cup final?

Liverpool will face Chelsea in the League Cup final at Wembley.

Why was Jurgen Klopp not overly celebratory at full time?

Klopp only puffed his cheeks because he felt Liverpool made it harder than it should have been and Fulham were still in the game until the end.

How did Fulham manager Marco Silva react to his team missing an early chance?

Silva walked away angrily knowing it was a golden opportunity his team failed to convert.

What date will the League Cup final be played?

The League Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea will be played on February 25.

Why did Liverpool not kill off the tie with more goals?

Liverpool failed to take their opportunities and convert chances to put the game beyond Fulham's reach.

Outlines

00:00

⚽️ Liverpool take early lead but Fulham fight back

Paragraph 1 describes the opening minutes of the match. Liverpool take an early lead thanks to a goal by Luis Diaz, who beats Fulham's Castagne and slots the ball past goalkeeper Leno. Fulham have some good chances but can't convert. Liverpool look in control early on.

05:00

😮 Late Fulham equalizer sets up dramatic finish

Paragraph 2 details the later stages of the match. Fulham equalize late on through a Harry Wilson goal to make it 1-1. Andreas Pereira hits the post for Fulham, while Liverpool have chances through Darwin Nunez. It's an open game heading into the final minutes.

10:03

🏆 Liverpool hold on to reach League Cup final

Paragraph 3 wraps up the match. Liverpool ultimately hold on to their aggregate lead to win 3-2 and progress to the League Cup final, where they'll face Chelsea. Fulham put up a good fight over two legs but Liverpool were better over the tie.

Keywords

💡League Cup Final

The final match of the EFL Cup or League Cup competition. This competition is contested between professional football clubs in English football leagues. In the script, Liverpool is trying to reach the final, which is their 14th League Cup Final. It shows that reaching the final and winning the cup is an important achievement for the club.

💡aggregate

The combined scores over two legs or matches in a football tie or fixture. In the script, the aggregate score over the two leg semi-final tie is Fulham 2 Liverpool 3, meaning Liverpool win 3-2 over the two matches.

💡semifinal

The match before the final of a competition or tournament. In the script, Liverpool and Fulham are playing the second leg of the League Cup semi-final to determine who qualifies for the final.

💡over the top

A long, high pass played directly from behind the defence into the attacking positions. In the script, Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno says the opening goal by Luis Diaz is conceded through a ball over the top of the Fulham defence.

💡read the Flight

Refers to a defender judging the path of an airborne ball. In the script, Fulham defender Castana "doesn't read the Flight of the ball well enough" allowing Diaz to score.

💡post

The goal post. Hitting the post means the ball almost went in goal but struck the goal post instead. In the script, Pereira's shot hits the post for Fulham.

💡turn

When a player changes direction in control of the ball to create space or angles. Darwin Nunez executes a "good turn" in the Liverpool penalty area showing his close control.

💡improvise

Creating an opportunity through instinctive reactions, skill and unpredictability. Harry Wilson shows good improvisation to adjust his body and guide the ball in with his thigh for Fulham's equalising goal.

💡awareness

A player's ability to perceive and respond to events unfolding on the pitch through vision, positioning and intelligence. Harry Wilson scores due to his "awareness" and movement into space in the box.

💡tie

A pairing of two teams drawn to compete against each other in a cup competition over two legs or matches. Liverpool win the semi-final tie against Fulham 3-2 on aggregate to qualify for the League Cup final.

Highlights

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Transcripts

it'sing atmosphere in West London as the

sides emerge One Step from the

final Liverpool with a slender 2-1

Advantage from the first leg at Outfield

when they had to come from behind

something they've done a lot this season

can Liverpool reach a conf position

record 14th leag Cup Final or will this

be the night that FIP seal their place

in their first ever leag Cup

Final there he is Marco

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Silva won a domestic Cup in Portugal

with

sporting so he knows what it is to lead

the side to Silver in

competition

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over terrera that's a good first time

ball to Casta push behind it by K I

think was anticipating a cross in

towards the P spotle thereabouts and had

to

readjust de and toasted both forward

Herz obviously great in the air in comes

three chance off well that is a

wonderful opportunity that is put over

the top of the

crossb they have to go in Marco Silva

walks away knowing that that is a golden

opportunity there's an inquiry from

Liverpool's perspective far too easy for

palenia just to run off the side of Joe

Gomez but that should hit the

[Applause]

target Luis Diaz has got the better of

castania here it's a real chance for

Luis Diaz and it's

in Liverpool get the first goal of the

second

leg and Fulham will be bitterly

disappointed with how they've conceded

this long diagonal ball from Pon castan

got completely beaten by Diaz and I'm

not sure that Leno covered himself in

glory either just his body language the

way he laid on the floor after the ball

in the back of the net he knows he

should do better with this Casta doesn't

read the Flight of the ball well enough

really good play from Diaz is's a big

deflection but there's not enough Pace

on that to see it through into that near

post

area fully expect a player and a

goalkeeper of the quality of ber Leno to

get a solid hand on that and just tip

that round the post it's a poor goal for

Fulham to

concede it's a big deflection but he got

a he got a he got a right hand I could

say a strong right hand he got a right

hand to it it wasn't stronger

now what a Miss he's been tell you what

having play like him if he's got that

same energy coming into the second half

of the Season really does bring a lot of

energy to the team JZ here Pereira

trying to make room forz to get the shot

away which he

did

Bradley gapco for Liverpool it's not a

bad ball is it D nunz here that's a

crucial challenge

really well run by

Joseph it's a big moment in the game is

the strike from humz maybe that was

creeping in I think that might just

edged wide of the post but Kell couldn't

have known

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and to Anthony Robinson to will to K

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a this is passing this ball a late tle

comes in and just catches a little bit

of

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cany

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will coming and beaten to it and off the

post as Pereira hit it and the Ricochet

sees Liverpool charging forward with

five against Fulham three Darwin Nunes

hary Elliot here and save it's a very

tame effort by

OT how quickly red shirts running

forward off that ball hit the the post

it was

incredible you have to say they haven't

made the most of great

Liverpool hard of goalkeeping is

decision making kellc didn't get there

Pereira hits the

post and the

deflection sent Liverpool on their way

hasn't be too much wrong Pereira does he

on his left foot he's just trying to

side foot and guide it into the net was

difficult I think nun had two or three

opportunities to play the ball

earlier two foot I'd say Hera to get

that bang

on bit too close to that near post good

look to spell this though for fulam

castania forward cber to

Gomez cther for to Lis Diaz who hurdled

over the challenge got back to his feet

quickly and is's accelerating on here

Darwin

Nunes Darwin Nunes pushed away by B Len

that's a decent

save a really good play from Diaz this

is brilliant SS it underneath palenia

hops over him gets back up and he's

away sees his teammate to his left just

trying to guide that steer it into that

far POS it's a really good

effort good goalkeeping as well from

Leno uses almost the body of the

op

lied by

Robinson continue that run and it falls

into the back of Darwin Nunes of pin

it's a good turn and it's just

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wide it's always just curling away it's

great work from from Bradley on the

right that never gives up and just keeps

putting pressure

on return full 360 from Nunes and that

is always fading away from that post

Bobby de over Reed to be replaced by

Harry

Wilson who was at Liverpool a long time

and played only once for the first

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team Lis

Diaz Gap

to to Bradley and it's driven by Graber

wide of Leno's right hand

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help him help

him and

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behind the

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goal K he

delivery Willian onto it it's a shot

from the F not too much comp from the

full of

players Andreas

P Wilson nicely done Wilson

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for he the final touch and a Lev on the

night and backu in the

time

that is the goal that this C is needed

right from the

ey they get it from such an unlikely

Source such good play here Harry Wilson

lovely F he puts the ball in and the KNE

the

of arriving in the box but it's all

about the awareness of Harry Wilson

chops inside lovely piece of skill and

then doops on the Move he's running into

exactly the right area little deflection

of the Liverpool player good

improvisation isn't it what the use of

the thigh just to nudge that

[Applause]

ball will out

forward Wilson stri Oh and Cano in a

save it wasn't after the one

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and kellerer clears the ball away

downfield for

Liverpool everyone with one eye on Simon

Hooper who blows his whistle and

Liverpool are into the league Cup Final

where they will face Chelsea under

Wendy's Arch just as they did in

2022 it's a pop of the Cheeks from Yogen

clar rather than the trademark fist

pumps because for have given them a real

game here Luis Diaz with the early goal

which has ultimately secured their

passage Isa de scattered some

uncertainty into the tie with the late

equalizer but over the course of the two

matches man abson it's Liverpool into

their 14th League Cup Final I mean I'm

on the balance of play and control of

the game you have to say Liverpool were

the better team but that puff of the

Chiefs from Jurgen clock tells me that

it was closer than maybe how it played

out and he wasn't particularly happy

with his team in terms of taking the

opportunities that they had really

killing this game always kept in it they

in it right to the

end well an excellent semifinal Fulham

deserve a lot of credit for their

performance over the two legs but it is

Liverpool who have they will head to

Wembley and they will face Chelsea on

February the 25th under the Wembley AR

for the prize of the caraval cup it's

finished in the second leg on the N

Fulham one Liverpool One aggregate

Fulham two Liverpool

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