Liverpool rally to beat Fulham

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo celebrates his goal against Fulham

Liverpool staged a second-half fightback and scored twice in a three-minute span to beat Fulham 2-1 in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.

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Fulham took the lead at Anfield through Willian in the 19th minute after Virgil van Dijk failed to make a clearing header. A double-substitution in the 55th minute saw Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo turn things around. After Núñez's layoff, Curtis Jones equalised (68th min). Three minutes later, Nunez crossed for Gakpo to sweep home for 2-1.

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