"Perhaps they underestimated Harrison Reed. Certainly there was little reaction when the ball came back to the Fulham substitute with 96 minutes gone at Craven Cottage. Liverpool simply stood off Reed, almost daring the midfielder to shoot, and were made to regret their lack of urgency when one of Fulham's more unfashionable players rescued a point for Marco Silva's stubborn side by ripping a stunning shot into Alisson Becker's top corner."
"Not that Liverpool had played well enough to merit a win. They lacked attacking inspiration with Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike missing and needed fine margins to help them restore parity after a poor first half. There was surprise when Florian Wirtz, who has two goals and an assist in his last four games, was deemed a shade onside when he cancelled out Harry Wilson's early goal. Ekitike's unexpected absence with a minor injury forced Liverpool to contend without 194m of forward talent."
Harrison Reed scored a stoppage-time equaliser, curling a stunning shot into Alisson Becker's top corner to level at Craven Cottage. Liverpool had taken a 2-1 lead through Cody Gakpo but showed complacency and lacked urgency to defend the advantage. Several forwards were absent or injured—Mohamed Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations, Alexander Isak sidelined with a broken leg, and Hugo Ekitike unavailable—leaving limited attacking firepower. Florian Wirtz's leveller was deemed marginally onside. Arne Slot used Gakpo as a central striker, supported by Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wirtz, but Liverpool were slow in possession and struggled without natural width.
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