Liverpool player ratings vs Fulham: From delight to despair! Cody Gakpo's late show not enough as Harrison Reed's stoppage-time rocket stuns Reds in dramatic draw | Goal.com Malaysia

Liverpool player ratings vs Fulham: From delight to despair! Cody Gakpo's late show not enough as Harrison Reed's stoppage-time rocket stuns Reds in dramatic draw | Goal.com Malaysia

Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones
Published: Jan 05, 2026

Liverpool scored in the 94th minute before conceding one of the goals of the season moments later in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Fulham on Sunday. The Reds went behind to an early goal but did well to claw their way back into the contest and even appeared to have found a winner, but they head back to Merseyside with only a point to show for their efforts.

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Goalkeeper & Defence

Alisson (6/10):

Had little to do between the sticks, with Fulham's superb goals at either end of the match their only shots on target.

Conor Bradley (7/10):

Galloped forward down the right whenever afforded the opportunity, with this sense of adventure leading to Wirtz's equaliser.

Ibrahima Konate (6/10):

The pantomime villain for the home crowd after an early altercation with Jimenez. For the most part had the Mexico striker's number, however.

Virgil van Dijk (6/10):

Kept Wilson onside for the opening goal but you could hardly blame the Liverpool captain for losing concentration. Like Konate, was strong at the back and wasn't the reason his side failed to win.

Milos Kerkez (6/10):

Managed to contain his chaotic energy enough to put in a decent performance at both ends.

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Midfield

Ryan Gravenberch (6/10):

Swept up and kept play ticking in a relatively routine midfield performance.

Alexis Mac Allister (5/10):

Hit the bar with a header from a corner but otherwise didn't contribute too much else to the game.

Florian Wirtz (7/10):

Bodied on several occasions by seasoned Premier League players in comparison, though still managed to come up with an all-important goal with some quick-thinking off of Bradley's dribble. Subbed for Frimpong.

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Attack

Dominik Szoboszlai (6/10):

One of Liverpool's brightest sparks with his blend of direct running and trickery, though needed to have more say in the final third if his side were to win.

Cody Gakpo (7/10):

Started as the No.9 in Ekitike's absence but naturally found himself drifting out towards the left channel for most of the afternoon, which sometimes made it hard to tell what formation Liverpool were playing. Thought he had bagged the winner with a goal on 90-plus-four, only for Reed to have the last laugh.

Curtis Jones (6/10):

Did a lot of the dirty work tracking back to allow Wirtz to float about midfield. A selfless display without much spark, and came off late on for Chiesa.

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Subs & Manager

Jeremie Frimpong (7/10):

On for Wirtz. Gave Liverpool some needed width, putting in the cross for Gakpo's goal.

Federico Chiesa (6/10):

Subbed on for Jones but couldn't impact proceedings much.

Joe Gomez (N/A):

Came on for Gakpo to see out the win, only for Reed's strike to fly into the top corner seconds later.

Arne Slot (6/10):

Liverpool looked disjointed in the first half, but were much improved after the break and were unlucky not to take all three points.