Liverpool produced another comeback after conceding first to take a 2-1 lead over Fulham into the second leg of their League Cup (EFL Cup/Carabao Cup) semi-final on Wednesday (Jan 10). Willian fired the visitors in front in their first ever League Cup semi-final at Anfield. But two goals in three second-half minutes from Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo gave the Reds a slender advantage ahead of the second leg at Craven Cottage on Jan 24. Jurgen Klopp's men have now fallen behind in 14 games this season, but have won seven of those matches and lost just three.
Liverpool staged a second-half turnaround to beat Fulham at Anfield in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie. The visitors had taken the lead in the first half when Willian showed great control inside the area to slot in.
It was no less than Fulham deserved after an impressive first half, but Liverpool stepped it up after the break and fought back with two goals in three minutes.
First, Curtis Jones equalised when his 68th-minute strike from distance took a big deflection off Tosin Adarabioyo to wrong-foot Bernd Leno in the Fulham goal. Substitute Cody Gakpo then drove in a Darwin Nunez pull-back to send the home crowd wild.
It was the second time in just over a month that Liverpool had denied Fulham success at Anfield. Marco Silva's side had led 3-2 in the final 10 minutes of their Premier League clash on Dec 3 but lost 4-3.
The two sides will meet again in the second leg at Craven Cottage on Jan 24, with Jurgen Klopp's men now in the driving seat as they look to keep alive their hopes of a record-extending 10th League Cup win.
But the Reds boss warned: "It's not over yet.
"I didn't expect a result where we could book the hotel. Hopefully we will be better from the start. We couldn't do more than win the game, I'm absolutely happy."
