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Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his first Premier League goal for Fulham at Craven Cottage since 29 January 2019, when he netted two headers in a 4-2 win against BrightonDarwin Nunez came off the bench to score one and create another as Liverpool twice came from behind to salvage a point in a gripping game at newly-promoted Fulham.
The Reds, who pushed champions Manchester City all the way in the title race last season, fell behind when Aleksandar Mitrovic got the better of Trent Alexander-Arnold to head Fulham ahead after meeting a superb cross by Kenny Tete.
Luis Diaz had a goal ruled out for offside at 0-0 before curling a shot against the post after Fulham had taken the lead.
In a thrilling match, substitute Nunez marked his Premier League debut by equalising with a close-range flick before Fulham restored the lead from the penalty spot after Mitrovic was fouled by Virgil van Dijk.
Mitrovic picked himself up to beat Alisson from the spot before Mohamed Salah equalised from close range after a pass by Nunez, a £64m signing from Benfica.
Jordan Henderson went close to winning it at the end when he hit the bar in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
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Fulham give Reds a real scare
Fulham's previous Premier League win was against Liverpool on 7 March 2021 but, on that occasion, it was not enough to save them from relegation.
On a gorgeous day in west London, they showed they are up for the challenge after giving Jurgen Klopp's side a real scare.
Their aim this season is to establish themselves in esteemed company and, while there is a long road ahead, this was a highly encouraging start.
Last season's champions of the Championship were certainly not intimidated as they took the game to the Reds, the lively Mitrovic signalling his intention by firing wide with 50 seconds on the clock after darting into the box.
Marco Silva's side were well organised and played with confidence as they continued to create chances.
They went close to going 2-0 ahead when Neeskens Kebano hit the post while new signings Joao Palhinha and Andreas Pereira added creativity to the side.
It took Fulham until the fifth game to register a point the last time they started a Premier League season in 2020-21.
They are up and running after one game this time thanks to a dynamic performance from Mitrovic.
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Fulham
Squad number1Player nameRodák
Squad number2Player nameTete
Squad number4Player nameTosin
Squad number13Player nameReam
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Squad number6Player nameReed
Squad number26Player nameJoão Palhinha
Squad number7Player nameKebano
Squad number18Player nameAndreas Pereira
Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
Squad number5Player nameDuffy
Squad number10Player nameCairney
Squad number11Player nameSolomon
Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number32Player nameMatip
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number14Player nameHenderson- Squad number3Player nameFabinho
- Squad number6Player nameThiago Alcántara
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino- Squad number23Player nameDíaz
Squad number7Player nameMilner- Squad number19Player nameElliott
- Squad number27Player nameNúñez
- Squad number28Player nameFábio Carvalho
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Rodák
- 2TeteBooked at 17mins
- 4Tosin
- 13Ream
- 33Robinson
- 6Reed
- 26Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
- 7KebanoSubstituted forSolomonat 66'minutes
- 18PereiraSubstituted forCairneyat 89'minutes
- 14De Cordova-ReidBooked at 90minsSubstituted forDuffyat 90+4'minutes
- 9Mitrovic
Substitutes
- 5Duffy
- 10Cairney
- 11Solomon
- 17Leno
- 19Muniz Carvalho
- 27Mbabu
- 35Francois
- 38Harris
- 65Stansfield
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-Arnold
- 32Matip
- 4van Dijk
- 26Robertson
- 14Henderson
- 3FabinhoSubstituted forMilnerat 59'minutes
- 6Thiago AlcántaraSubstituted forElliottat 51'minutes
- 11Salah
- 9FirminoSubstituted forNúñezat 51'minutes
- 23DíazSubstituted forFreitas Gouveia Carvalhoat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 7Milner
- 13Adrián
- 19Elliott
- 27Núñez
- 28Freitas Gouveia Carvalho
- 43Bajcetic
- 72van den Berg
- 88Chambers
Live Text
Match ends, Fulham 2, Liverpool 2.
Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Liverpool 2.
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
Substitution, Fulham. Shane Duffy replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool).
Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool).
Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Fulham 2, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
Attempt missed. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Harrison Reed.
Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Luis Díaz.
Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a through ball.
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