Liverpool secure spot in Carabao Cup final with Fulham draw

Liverpool and Fulham played out a 1-1 draw in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Craven Cottage on Wednesday evening. Liverpool secured a place in the Carabao Cup final following a 3-2 aggregate win over Fulham.

a comprehensive report of the match:

Liverpool secure spot in Carabao Cup final with Fulham draw

Liverpool secured a place in the Carabao Cup final on Wednesday evening following a 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. The Reds held a slender advantage heading into the second leg in the capital and earned a 3-2 aggregate win to book their place at Wembley for next month’s showpiece.

Match Summary

An 11th minute effort from Luis Diaz in the opening period gave Liverpool the lead at half-time, ahead of Issa Diop’s levelling effort 13 minutes from the end, which restored parity on the night. It was Jürgen Klopp’s men, however, who booked their spot at the national stadium to set up a meeting with Chelsea and a repeat of the 2022 final.

Team News

Liverpool made four changes for the trip to Fulham with Caoimhin Kelleher starting in goal. Jarell Quansah also returned in defence, while there were also starts for Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch. Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Ibrahima Konate were all named on the bench as they made way, with the returning Andy Robertson included among the substitutes.

Participating Players

Liverpool

- Caoimhin Kelleher

- Joe Gomez

- Virgil van Dijk

- Luis Diaz

- Brahim Nunez (substituted by Diogo Jota at 67')

- Alexis Mac Allister (substituted by Curtis Jones at 67')

- Cody Gakpo (substituted by Harvey Elliott at 83')

- Harvey Elliott

- Ryan Gravenberch (substituted by Ibrahima Konate at 83')

- Jarell Quansah

- Bradley

Substitutes:

Liverpool

- Alisson Becker

- Andy Robertson

- McConnell

- Beck

- Nyoni

Fulham

- Bernd Leno

- Timothy Castagne

- Antonee Robinson

- Joao Palhinha

- Andreas Pereira

- Raul Jimenez

Suspended and Injured Players

For Fulham, Adama Traore remained sidelined due to injury.

Three players – Fode Ballo-Toure, Calvin Bassey, and Alex Iwobi – were away at AFCON. On Liverpool’s side, Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was excellent in their FA Cup third-round win against Arsenal, is facing a few weeks out with injury.

Additionally, Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo were away on international duty.

---

---

Fulham 1	EFL Cup Semi-final Leg 2 of 2 Aggregate: 2 - 3	Liverpool 1
11	Shots	14
5	Shots on target	5
48%	Possession	52%
468	Passes	499
76%	Pass accuracy	81%
8	Fouls	13
3	Yello Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
4	Corners	2

---

Lineup

17 Bernd Leno GK	93’ Caoimhín Kelleher GK 62
33 Antonee Robinson	Joe Gomez 2
31 Issa Diop 76’ 78’	Virgil van Dijk 4
4 Tosin Adarabioyo	Jarell Quansah 78
21 Timothy Castagne 83’ Kenny Tete	Conor Bradley 84
10 Tom Cairney 42’ 83’ Harrison Reed	84’ Bobby Clark Ryan Gravenberch 38
26 João Palhinha	67’ Curtis Jones Alexis Mac Allister 10
20 Willian	Harvey Elliott 19
18 Andreas Pereira 83’ Rodrigo Muniz	11’ Luis Díaz 7
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid 67’ Harry Wilson 95’	67’ Diogo Jota Darwin Núñez 9
7 Raúl Jiménez	83’ Ibrahima Konaté Cody Gakpo 18

---