Source: Eurosport
Reds crumble at the Cottage
Rafael Benitez grimaced on the touchline as nine-man Liverpool were given a mauling by Fulham in a humiliating 3-1 Barclays Premier League defeat at Craven Cottage.[LNB]Fulham had not had a single shot on Jose Reina's goal when, shortly after Yossi Benayoun had produced an acrobatic volley which fairly rattled the Fulham crossbar, the home side broke away.[LNB]The ball came to Damien Duff on the left and he curled in a raking cross which allowed Bobby Zamora to tap home from close range. Fernando Torres then swivelled and hit a fabulous volley from the edge of the box fairly scorched past Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.[LNB]Fulham went back ahead after 74 minutes, when Reina could only parry Paul Konchesky's cross. The ball was headed back across goal by Zoltan Gera and there was Erik Nevland to slide the ball into the net.[LNB]It got worse for Liverpool four minutes later when Swiss defender Philipp Degen was sent off for a reckless lunge on Clint Dempsey.[LNB]Three minutes later Liverpool were down to nine men when Jamie Carragher brought down Zamora and also received a red card. And to wrap up an afternoon to forget for Benitez, Clint Dempsey rolled in the third for Fulham.
