Liverpool’s Conor Bradley jumps for a header with Fulham’s Kevin throughout the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Liverpool in London, on January 4, 2026.
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Liverpool stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to eight video games after a frenetic 2-2 draw at Fulham and Manchester United’s hopes of pressurising their north-west rivals for a top-four spot have been hit in a 1-1 draw at Leeds United on Sunday (January 4, 2026).
With their hopes of retaining the title all however over, Liverpool’s precedence is making certain a top-four end however two dropped factors at Craven Cottage hardly helped their trigger.
Liverpool trailed to Harry Wilson’s Seventeenth-minute effort however Florian Wirtz’s second purpose in three video games after a barren begin to his Liverpool profession levelled it up earlier than the hour mark. Cody Gakpo thought he had received it for the guests within the fourth minute of stoppage time however Harrison Reed’s 30-metre rocket within the 97th-minute earned Fulham a deserved share of the spoils.
“Not happy in any respect. We want factors and we needed three factors right this moment,” Wirtz mentioned.
Of Reed’s equaliser, he added: “The strike, there’s nothing to say. It was unbelievable. You can’t save that ball.”
Liverpool stay in fourth place on 34 factors from 20 video games, 14 behind leaders Arsenal and three forward of fifth-placed Manchester United who as soon as once more fell quick.
Ruben Amorim’s United facet have misplaced solely two of their final 14 league video games, however too lots of them have been attracts in opposition to groups they might be anticipated to beat.
After Tuesday’s residence draw with backside membership Wolverhampton Wanderers, they wasted one other alternative at Leeds and it may have been worse as they trailed to a purpose by Brenden Aaronson.
Matheus Cunha’s equaliser ensured United took one thing from the historically feisty fixture but it surely didn’t enhance the temper of Amorim whose future stays a topic for debate.
“I simply need to say that I got here right here to be the supervisor of Manchester United, to not be the coach,” the Portuguese mentioned in his post-match press convention.
“And each division — the scouting division, the sports activities director — must do their job. I’ll do mine for 18 months after which we transfer on.”
Thiago hat-trick
Brentford’s Brazilian striker Igor Thiago has seen his purpose tally dry up after an excellent begin to the season, not scoring since November, however he returned to kind with a hat-trick in his facet’s 4-2 win at Everton.
Thiago opened the scoring within the eleventh minute and struck once more after Nathan Collins made it 2-0 quickly after halftime.
Beto replied for Everton earlier than Thiago grabbed his third purpose to seal the factors as Brentford moved into seventh place with 30 factors after a five-game unbeaten league run.
“Strikers dwell and breathe (targets) and get a number of confidence from it,” Brentford supervisor Keith Andrews mentioned of Thiago, who now has 14 Premier League targets this season.
“His efficiency right this moment was sensational.”
Tottenham Hotspur’s woeful residence kind continued in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland that will increase the stress on supervisor Thomas Frank. Ben Davies’s close-range effort regarded as if it would give Spurs their third residence league win of the season however Brian Brobbey powered residence an Eightieth-minute equaliser.
Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes paved the best way for a 2-0 residence win in opposition to Crystal Palace that took Eddie Howe’s stuttering facet into the highest half of the desk.
He broke the impasse with a 71st-minute header and Malick Thiaw wrapped it up for the hosts from shut vary.
Printed – January 05, 2026 01:32 am IST
