Fulham - Liverpool as it happened

Simon brunton concluded well.

Final thoughts: Liverpool will be mighty grumpy about that. I don't think that the referee made any terrible decisions, but he did make several that could have gone the other way. He might have sent off Dempsey at the start of the second half, for pushing his forehead into Bellamy's in a pretty aggressive manner. Suárez's "goal" might have been allowed to stand. He might have decided that Senderos's foul on Adam took place just inside the penalty area. Senderos could have been sent off, had he got a second yellow card for pulling back Carroll, as Gary Neville insists he should. Spearing could have been allowed to play on. Liverpool would have won 4-0, and everything in Dalglishland would have been extremely rosy.
That, clearly, is not how it happened. Nor would it have been what Fulham deserved. It was a very close game, and the home side had a few players, particularly Dembele, who played excellently throughout. but as ever it's a disappointment when the one participant whose performance ultimately proves decisive is a referee.


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