Late leveller 'hard to take' for Curtis

LIVERPOOL midfielder Curtis Jones admitted Fulham's last-gasp equaliser in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage was hard to take as the champions missed the chance to take charge in the race for the Premier League's top four.

- By ROBERT O'CONNOR

The Reds looked to have snatched a hard-earned three points when Cody Gakpo bundled the ball over the line in the fourth minute of stoppage time to put his side in front for the first time.

It came after Arne Slot's side had struggled badly to create chances in the absence of their three principal goal threats, with Hugo Ekitike left out as a precaution following an MRI scan and Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak also unavailable.

Earlier Florian Wirtz had wiped out the lead given to Fulham by Harry Wilson's first-half goal, but after Gakpo had seemingly won it, substitute Harrison Reed unleashed a rocket in the seventh added minute to cap a wild finale.