Fulham defeat brutal Liverpool

Fulham today beat a pretty brutal Liverpool side 2-0 at Craven Cottage. The home fans paid an emotional tribute to midfield legend Johnny Haynes, who died on Tuesday. After a minute's silence, Fulham started quickest and should have taken the lead after five minutes. Malbranque's cross evaded Reina but Ahmad Elrich, making his first Premiership start, somehow blazed over from six yards. The rest of the first half, it has to be said was pretty dull until Claus Jensen's floated pass clipped off Sissoko and Alonso was slow to retreat, making Liverpool's offside appeals in vain as John collins finished. Fulham continued to press after the break, allowing Liverpool more space on the counter-attack.


Substitute Luis Garcia skipped past Alain Goma, but Warner dived to his right to tip away the Spaniard's supber curling effort and the keeper then kept out Sami Hyypia's fierce right-foot volley. Fulham wrapped up the win on 90 minutes when Malbranque jinked through the Liverpool defence and set up Boa Morte, who sent a glorious shot high into the roof of the net. The Reds were again left appealing for offside, but the referee ignored them once more and Benitez's side stay in the bottom half of the table. Final score Fulham 2-0 Liverpool.

Great result for Fulham following a pretty dull run of results. This defeat for Liverpool leaves still leaves them in search of their first away win in the Premiership since April. Liverpool were absouloutley miserable today and it's these types of games that they need to win if they want to be a top two side. The win for Fulham leaves them in fourteenth whilst the defeat for Liverpool leaves them just two places ahead of Fulham in twelfeth.