da gbg bet： The Reds survived a late scare to secure a 1-1 draw at Craven Cotage and set up a final date against Chelsea

da dobrowin： Liverpool booked their place in the Carabao Cup final despite drawing 1-1 with Fulham on Wednesday, finishing the semi-final tie with a 3-2 aggregate lead.

It took just 11 minutes for Luis Diaz to power his side into the lead. He won an aerial battle after a long pass from Jarell Quansah and drove towards the Fulham goal, unleashing a shot at the perfect time as the Fulham defenders came lunging in and managed to direct it beyond Bernd Leno.

While Liverpool were on top throughout, Fulham refused to give up and kept knocking at the door. Their persistence paid off thanks to some great work from Harry Wilson, who cut in past Conor Bradley and found Issa Diop diverted it in after 77 minutes.

That goal gave the home team a significant boost, and Caoimhin Kelleher was alert to keep out a dangerous shot from Wilson as the Reds were able to see the game out.

GOAL rates Liverpool's players from Craven Cottage…

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Caoimhin Kelleher (6/10):

Made a few comfortable saves but put his goal at risk when he failed to win an aerial battle in the second half.

Conor Bradley (6/10):

Looked at home on the right side of the defence once again, but was beaten by Wilson for the equaliser.

Virgil van Dijk (7/10):

Cleaned up well at the back and looked great in the air.

Jarell Quansah (7/10):

Sent a great long pass to Diaz for the opener and was strong defensively.

Joe Gomez (6/10):

Had a comfortable game at left-back while attempting two wild shots from distance.

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Alexis Mac Allister (7/10):

Fought hard to win the ball and took a few blows for his trouble.

Ryan Gravenerch (7/10):

A solid presence in midfield as he chipped in with tackles and tried to move the ball forward.

Harvey Elliott (5/10):

Not one of his better performances despite covering a lot of ground. Struggled to create anything and wasn't good off the ball.

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Cody Gakpo (6/10):

Combined well with team-mates but was not enough of a threat.

Darwin Nunez (7/10):

Some good movement to get into space and receive the ball. Saw a good shot go just wide after the hour mark and went off shortly afterwards.

Luis Diaz (8/10):

Did a great job to win the ball, drive forward and beat Leno for the opening goal. Was a great threat throughout the game.

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Curtis Jones (6/10):

Took Mac Allister's place in the midfield and did a decent job.

Diogo Jota (5/10):

Replaced Nunez with just over 20 minutes but could not influence his team's attack.

Ibrahima Konate (6/10):

On to shore up the defence for the closing stages.

Bobby Clark (5/10):

Came on for Gravenberch late on but didn't have time to make an impact.

Jurgen Klopp (7/10):

Set his team up well to get the job done in the second leg. They kept Fulham at bay for the most part until the equaliser and looked capable of adding to their lead after Diaz's goal. Made some late changes to help stabilise his team.