Liverpool’s weakness away from home continues in London
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Disappointed: Jürgen Klopp (right) and his goalscorer Mohamed Salah in Craven Cottage
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Liverpool FC missed a return to the top of the table at Fulham FC after Tottenham went wrong. In front of 2000 spectators in London it was only enough to draw. Ralph Hasenhüttl continues to surprise.
Dhe signs were pointing to a return. With a win at relegation candidate FC Fulham, Liverpool would have taken the lead in the Premier League again, but in the end Jürgen Klopp’s team could be happy to have taken a point from Craven Cottage.
The English football champions did not take advantage of the chance to lead the Premier League. With table-17. the Reds did not get beyond a 1: 1 (0: 1). Mohamed Salah (79th minute) gave the Reds a draw with a hand penalty after Bobby De Cordova-Reid (25th) had taken the lead for promoted Fulham in front of almost 2000 fans in the stadium.
With force and trust in God: Mohamed Salah chased his penalty unplaced into the net
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For Liverpool it is the fourth winless away game in a row after a 1-1 draw at Manchester City, a 1-1 draw in Brighton and a 1-1 draw in the Champions League at FC Midtjylland in Denmark. In the duel against Fulham, the Klopp-Elf gambled away the chance of a win, especially in the weak first half.
Hasenhüttl surprises with Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur remains the front runner, although Spurs also dropped points on Matchday 11. In the derby at Crystal Palace, the Londoners conceded a late equalizer from Jeffrey Schlupp (81st) after they were long in the front by Harry Kane (23rd). In the closing stages, Tottenham failed several times on the quick-reacting Palace keeper Vicente Guaita, who held the draw. Liverpool and Tottenham meet in a direct duel on Wednesday.
Southampton FC is the new third in the Premier League. The team of the former Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl overtook FC Chelsea with a 3-0 (1-0) win against bottom-bottom Sheffield United, who had lost 0-1 (0-1) in Everton.
It was the first defeat after nine unbeaten league games. The former Hoffenheim Gylfi Sigurdsson (22nd / foul penalty) scored the winning goal for Everton in front of 2000 spectators at Goodison Park.
Record champions Manchester United and local rivals Manchester City have nothing to do with the top group for the time being. The two teams, which are still lagging behind expectations this season, fought a goalless and uneventful derby on Saturday. United occupies eighth place in the table after 0-0, City is ninth. Starcoach Pep Guardiola’s team won just five of eleven games.
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