Fulham rescued a point against Liverpool with a stunning stoppage-time goal from Harrison Reed, resulting in a 2-2 Premier League draw at Craven Cottage. Harry Wilson opened the scoring for the hosts, equalized by Florian Wirtz for the visitors, before Cody Gakpo briefly put Liverpool ahead. VAR interventions played a key role in both of the first-half and equalizing goals.
The match on January 4, 2026, at Craven Cottage began with Fulham employing a defensive back-five strategy, effectively countering Liverpool's possession dominance. In the 17th minute, Raul Jimenez's flick released Harry Wilson, who finished past Alisson Becker. Initially flagged offside, VAR overturned the decision, confirming Virgil van Dijk had played Wilson onside.
Liverpool struggled to create chances in the first half, trailing 1-0 at the break. After halftime, they improved, with Cody Gakpo's early goal ruled out for offside and Alexis Mac Allister hitting the crossbar from a corner. In the 57th minute, Conor Bradley laid off for Florian Wirtz, whose finish was initially disallowed but reinstated by VAR after a review deemed him onside due to the semi-automated offside technology's tolerance level.
Wilson nearly restored Fulham's lead, chipping onto the crossbar with Alisson beaten. Deep into stoppage time, Jeremie Frimpong's deflected cross found Gakpo at the back post for a 2-1 lead in the 94th minute. However, in the 97th minute, substitute Harrison Reed struck from over 20 yards into the top corner, his first Premier League goal since April 2023.
Fulham manager Marco Silva praised his team's resilience: "Losing that game would have been completely unfair to us." Liverpool's Arne Slot expressed frustration: "You are 2-1 up in extra time and then you concede a goal... it is not for the first time this season that we have conceded in the final seconds."
The draw leaves Liverpool fourth with 34 points, three ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United, while Fulham rise to 11th with 28 points, extending their unbeaten run to five games. Liverpool remain unbeaten in eight league matches but have drawn four of their last seven.
