Jota rescues a point for Liverpool against Fulham
Ten-man Liverpool dropped Premier League points for only the third time this season as it was held in an entertaining 2-2 draw by Fulham.
Diogo Jota rescued a point for the Reds, who had Andrew Robertson sent off early on before having to come from behind twice at Anfield.
Marco Silva's side struck in the 11th minute with Andreas Pereira volleying home Antonee Robinson's cross, while Robertson was shown a straight red card for a professional foul on Harry Wilson soon after.
Cody Gakpo equalised early in the second half when he headed in Mohamed Salah's cross, and the Reds subsequently looked to complete the turnaround.
Yet, Rodrigo Muniz restored the Cottagers' advantage with a neat finish in the 76th minute, but the returning Jota popped up with a late equaliser to ensure the spoils were shared.
Arne Slot's side remains top and move five points clear of second-place Chelsea, which can close the gap to two with victory over Brentford on Monday (AEDT), while the visitors climb a place to ninth.
Slot conceded the draw constituted two points dropped but he was proud of his side's efforts.
"I don't think I could've asked for more from my players, especially after going down to 10 men," he said.
"I couldn't have asked for more in terms of performance. Of course, we could have had two points more.
"We ended up with a draw and I don't think we can blame the referee for that. There were a few moments when I could have been given a yellow card.
"It's marginal moments and when some go against you, you think some will go for you but I haven't felt that here.
"We have to accept what VAR sees. I think Robbo might have been a bit too injured to keep going because normally he's faster than that, but it results in a red card."
Fulham manager Silva was equally pleased with his side's commitment but rued a missed opportunity to claim victory.
The Cottagers have dropped 17 points from winning positions in the league this season, the most of any side, and Silva knows they should have been more clinical.
"The game is emotional here. The crowd plays a big part and with the quality of Liverpool, they can almost be unstoppable.," he said.
"I think the red card created more emotion in the game. We had to keep more of the ball and make them run more. We reacted well and had so many times three against four.
"We should have taken three points. With one player more and leading, we were too open. I have to give credit to our players for their attitude and commitment."
