EFL Cup semi-final: Liverpool reach Wembley with narrow win over Fulham - reaction

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"Come on Fulham" chant the home fans.

They definitely need a lift as it is now starting to feel like Liverpool are seeing this out.

Fulham needed the fresh legs but it feels like the substitutions, at the moment, have disrupted their momentum.

Into the final four minutes of normal time.

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What a fantastic game without VAR. Please, please, please can we go back to this in the Premier League?

Paul

SUBSTITUTION

There's changes for Liverpool too as Ibrahima Konaté and Bobby Clark come on for Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo.

Liverpool are trying to see this out.

SUBSTITUTION

Fulham make a triple change as Timothy Castagne, Andreas Pereira and Tom Cairney are replaced by Kenny Tete, Rodrigo Muniz and Harrison Reed.

Antonee Robinson ghosts through the Liverpool defence to try and get to a ball over the top but Caoimhin Kelleher makes a confident catch.

Suddenly Liverpool are looking really nervous defensively.

'Kelleher gets so lucky'

Chris Sutton

Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Harry Wilson has been the difference maker, Caoimhin Kelleher gets so lucky the ball somehow goes round the post.

What an impact Harry Wilson has had. He is right up for this and he charges forward as Liverpool players back off before his drive is pushed behind by Caoimhin Kelleher.

Fulham are flying.

Will Liverpool rue not capitalising on their dominant spells to put the game beyond Fulham? The hosts have plenty of time to get a second and the crowd are right behind them.

'Fulham are back in it'

Chris Sutton

Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

One moment and this stadium has come alive.

What a bit of play from Harry Wilson he chops inside and Issa Diop is there, what is he doing forward?

Diop bundles the ball in and Fulham are back in it.

GOAL - Fulham 1-1 Liverpool (agg 2-3)

It isn't over yet!

It is excellent work by Harry Wilson as the former Liverpool man skips past a challenge on the left, gets into the box and plays a great ball into the danger area and Issa Diop is there to knee in from close range.

Fulham are one goal away from taking it to extra time.

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Some nice play down the left by Fulham before Tom Cairney is fouled and the hosts have another opportunity from a set piece.

Ping pong on the edge of the Liverpool box as the ball bounces off a couple of players and then off Raul Jimenez's boot and toward goal, but Caoimhin Kelleher is on it, although it was likely going just wide anyway.

There's a few cross words exchanged between Diogo Jota and Issa Diop and the pair are twice warned by referee Simon Hooper to calm it down.

Chris Sutton

Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Cody Gakpo is playing as a centre forward and Diogo Jota is positioned as a striker.

Jota is a different striker than Darwin Nunez you will see him drop deeper at times.

Half a chance for Liverpool as Ryan Gravenberch fizzes a shot wide.

The task is getting harder for Fulham as they need at least two goals in these final 20 minutes.

Almost an immediate impact by Harry Wilson as he peels away from the defence to latch onto João Palhinha's ball over the top, but he's unable to bring the ball under control inside the box.

Just seen a stat that highlights just how effective Liverpool substitutes have been this season, with 31 goal involvements from players off the bench - that's 11 more than the next best side.

SUBSTITUTION

And now the Liverpool changes as Alexis Mac Allister and Darwin Nunez make way for Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota with just over 20 minutes remaining,

SUBSTITUTION

Here comes that Fulham change first as Bobby Decordova-Reid is replaced by Harry Wilson.