Diogo Jota rescued some extent for Premier League leaders Liverpool towards Fulham on Saturday as the house facet twice fought again with 10 males to salvage a 2-2 draw at Anfield.
However the dropped factors — for the second sport in a row — imply Chelsea can shut the hole on the high of the desk to simply two factors in the event that they beat Brentford at dwelling on Sunday.
Andreas Pereira put the guests forward within the eleventh minute and 6 minutes later Liverpool have been lowered to 10 males when defender Andy Robertson was despatched off.
However Arne Slot’s males got here out strongly after half-time and have been degree within the forty seventh minute when Cody Gakpo headed dwelling Mohamed Salah’s inswinging cross.
Rodrigo Muniz appeared to have gained the sport for Fulham within the 76th minute however the returning Jota, taking part in his first match since October, levelled 10 minutes later.
Former Manchester United midfielder Pereira scored the primary purpose of the sport on the Kop finish, assembly Antonee Robinson’s cross on the stretch to beat goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Robertson had been culpable for the opener and his try to get well from a poor contact succeeded solely in bringing down Harry Wilson, which referee Tony Harrington deemed to be a denial of a goalscoring alternative.
Liverpool did not get again on degree phrases within the first half regardless of their daring method however two minutes into the second interval they have been degree when Salah lower in from the appropriate and curled a cross to the far put up the place Gakpo scored his seventh purpose in 10 matches.
Salah drove huge in a four-on-two assault and that miss seemed pivotal when substitute Muniz deflected in Robinson’s cross 14 minutes from time.
However after Harvey Elliott and Darwin Nunez had each despatched efforts huge, Jota proved his lengthy damage lay-off had dulled none of his predatory instincts by sending Bernd Leno the unsuitable method from the center of the penalty space.
Becker’s save from Adama Traore protected the purpose and with Everton doing their neighbours a favour by drawing at Arsenal, Liverpool stretched their lead on the high over second-placed Chelsea to 5 factors.
However Enzo Maresca’s in-form group can lower that result in two factors in the event that they beat Brentford at Stamford Bridge.
