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Diaz the difference as Liverpool advance to final

Liverpool booked their place in the Carabao Cup final as they capitalised on their first-leg advantage and held a spirited Fulham to a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage.

Soccer • 24 Jan 24

Fulham 1-1 (2-3) Liverpool - Carabao Cup semis recap

Follow all the action from Craven Cottage as Liverpool take a 2-1 lead into the second leg against Fulham with a place in the Carabao Cup final at stake.

Soccer • 24 Jan 24

Cole Palmer scores from the penalty spot past Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno

Chelsea overcome Fulham to continue climb up table

Chelsea made it three Premier League wins in a row for the first time since October 2022 as Cole Palmer's penalty guided them to a 1-0 victory over Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

Soccer • 13 Jan 24

Jurgen Klopp celebrates Liverpool's 2-1 win over Fulham

Klopp has 'endless belief' in his strikeforce

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists his belief is endless in his forwards whether they score or not after Darwin Nunez had an impactful but not ultimately decisive role in the 2-1 Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg win over Fulham.

Soccer • 11 Jan 24

Cody Gakpo (r) found the net after Curtis Jones (l) had equalised at Anfield

Liverpool overhaul Fulham to grab narrow first-leg edge

Substitutes Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez came off the bench to help turn around Liverpool's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at home to Fulham and ensured they will take a 2-1 lead to Craven Cottage.

Soccer • 10 Jan 24

Raul Jimenez celebrates his equaliser in an eventual 2-1 win for Fulham over Arsenal

Arsenal beaten again as Fulham come from behind to win

Fulham dug deep to stun Arsenal 2-1 at Craven Cottage to inflict a second successive Premier League defeat on Mikel Arteta's men.

Soccer • 31 Dec 23

Bernd Leno was accused of pushing a ballboy during Fulham's 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth

Silva denies Leno pushed ballboy in Fulham defeat

Fulham boss Marco Silva insisted his goalkeeper Bernd Leno "touched" but "didn't push" a ball boy during the Cottagers' 3-0 defeat at Bournemouth.

Soccer • 26 Dec 23

Andros Townsend holds up Tom Lockyer's number four jersey after scoring against Newcastle

Premier League wrap: Luton beat out-of-form Newcastle

Andros Townsend's first-half goal saw Luton beat Newcastle 1-0 at Kenilworth Road to boost their Premier League survival hopes.

Soccer • 23 Dec 23

Fulham booked their spot in the Carabao Cup semis

Fulham overcome Everton in shootout to reach last-four

Fulham captain Tosin Adarabioyo scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out against Everton which put the club into their first Carabao Cup semi-final.

Soccer • 19 Dec 23

Tosin Adarabioyo headed home Fulham's third

Fulham on the goal rush again as they rout West Ham

Fulham hit five goals for the second time in a week as they thrashed West Ham 5-0 at Craven Cottage to move into the top half of the Premier League.

Soccer • 10 Dec 23

Alex Iwobi and Raul Jimenez (above) scored two each for Fulham

Premier League round-up: Five-star Fulham fell Forest

Alex Iwobi and Raul Jimenez scored doubles as Fulham heaped the pressure on Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper with a 5-0 Premier League victory at Craven Cottage, while Brighton came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 and Bournemouth won 2-0 at Crystal Palace.

Soccer • 06 Dec 23

Mac Allister: First Liverpool goal is 'best of my life'

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister admits it was nice to be momentarily freed from the restrictions of his defensive role to score the "best goal of my life".

Soccer • 04 Dec 23

Liverpool players celebrate Trent Alexander-Arnold's dramatic winner against Fulham

Liverpool edge Fulham in Anfield thriller

Liverpool staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Fulham 4-3 after some hapless defending left them staring at a rare Anfield defeat.

Soccer • 03 Dec 23

Willian slams home the winning spot-kick

Willian's last-gasp penalty earns Fulham victory

Willian's 94th-minute penalty, his second of the game, earned Fulham a dramatic 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Monday.

Soccer • 27 Nov 23

Ollie Watkins scores Aston Villa's third goal against Fulham

Premier League round-up: Wins for Villa and West Ham

Aston Villa registered their 13th Premier League home win on the bounce as Unai Emery's men beat Fulham 3-1, while West Ham edged out Nottingham Forest, and 10-man Brighton and Sheffield United played out a draw.

Soccer • 12 Nov 23

Bruno Fernandes came up with a big goal for Erik ten Hag's side

Fernandes strikes late to ease pressure on Ten Hag

Bruno Fernandes fired home an injury-time winner to secure a much-needed victory for Manchester United at Fulham.

Soccer • 04 Nov 23

Fulham 0-1 Manchester United - recap

A late goal from Bruno Fernandes was enough for Manchester United to take all three points from Craven Cottage. Here's how it happened.

Soccer • 04 Nov 23

Burnley old boys Dwight McNeil and James Tarkowski enjoyed a night to remember against their former club

Carabao Cup: Wins for Everton, Chelsea and Fulham

Everton gave their late chairman Bill Kenwright the send-off he would have wanted as ex-Burnley duo James Tarkowski and Dwight McNeil played a major part in their 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over their former club, while Chelsea and Fulham progresse past Blackburn and Ipswich.

Soccer • 01 Nov 23

Evan Ferguson scored his 11th Premier League goal in the 1-1 draw with Fulham

Classy Ferguson nets again but Brighton held by Fulham

Evan Ferguson nets again for Brighton but the Seagulls were frustrated by Fulham at the Amex Stadium

Soccer • 29 Oct 23

Son Heung-Min opens the scoring against Fulham

Son stars as Spurs return to Premier League summit

Goals from key duo Son Heung-min and James Maddison sent Tottenham back to the Premier League summit with a professional 2-0 win over Fulham.

Soccer • 23 Oct 23

Premier League wrap: Big wins for Chelsea and Everton

Raheem Sterling scored twice as he sparked a Chelsea comeback in a 4-1 win at Burnley, who slumped to a fifth consecutive home defeat to start the Premier League season.

Soccer • 07 Oct 23

Mykhaylo Mudryk celebrates his goal against Fulham

Mudryk off the mark as Chelsea end scoring drought

Chelsea finally found the net as they won 2-0 at neighbours Fulham in the Premier League with Mykhailo Mudryk scoring his first goal for the Blues and Armando Broja also on target as he celebrated his full return from injury.

Soccer • 02 Oct 23

Chiedozie Ogbene battles for possession with Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa

Premier League wrap: Ogbene starts as Luton earn point

Republic of Ireland international Chiedozie Ogbene made his first start of the season as Luton picked up a first point in the Premier League after fighting back to earn a 1-1 draw against ten-man Wolves.

Soccer • 23 Sep 23

Dejan Kulusevski looks to the heavens after securing the three points for the hosts

Premier League wrap: Spurs strike late to blunt Blades

High-flying Tottenham staged an astonishing turnaround with two goals in added time to beat promoted Sheffield United 2-1 and maintain their unbeaten record in the Premier League.

Soccer • 16 Sep 23

Fulham players protest to referee Michael Oliver after Nathan Ake's controversial goal

Referee chief admits Man City goal shouldn't have stood

Referees' chief Howard Webb admitted Nathan Ake's goal against Fulham should have been disallowed for offside in their 5-1 victory on Saturday.

Soccer • 05 Sep 23