Harrison Reed scored a stunning 97th-minute equaliser to cancel out Cody Gakpo's 94th-minute goal in a thrilling conclusion as Fulham and Liverpool drew at Craven Cottage.
05 Jan 2026
Florian Wirtz's equaliser initially hauled Liverpool level after Harry Wilson's opener, before Gakpo converted Jeremie Frimpong's cross in stoppage time to seemingly clinch the three Premier League points for Liverpool.
But Reed had other ideas as he picked up the ball from 30 yards out and found the top corner with a superb strike.
The draw means Liverpool extend their unbeaten run to nine games, while Fulham are unbeaten in their past five.
Wilson scored against his former club to give Fulham the lead in a first half where Liverpool struggled to break down Marco Silva's side, despite dominating possession.
Arne Slot's team upped the ante after the break and were rewarded when Wirtz finished past goalkeeper Bernd Leno just before the hour mark, but the goal was initially ruled out for offside.
However, after a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) review, the technology established that the German was onside and the goal was given.
Kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes because of a medical emergency when a member of Fulham's matchday staff was taken ill and had to be taken to hospital.
Liverpool - who were without top scorer Hugo Ekitike with a slight hamstring issue - started well and Gakpo wasted a good chance when he scuffed his left-footed effort wide.
In the 18th minute they were punished by Fulham's first attempt on goal. Raul Jimenez did superbly to play in Wilson, who took a touch and drilled a left-footed strike past Alisson into the bottom corner.
The offside flag went up to curtail Wilson's celebrations, but a VAR check confirmed Virgil van Dijk played him onside for the Welshman's sixth goal of the season.
Liverpool continued to have the bulk of the ball but failed to test Leno in the first half.
The visitors started the second half strongly with Alexis Mac Allister's header from a corner striking the woodwork, and in the 57th minute they got their reward as Conor Bradley made a dazzling run before teeing up Wirtz, who finished with a left-footed strike past Leno.
The flag went up again, but after another lengthy VAR check Wirtz was adjudged to be onside and a goal was given, much to the fury of the home support.
Wilson hit the crossbar in the 77th minute as both sides pushed for a winner, and Liverpool looked to have sealed it when Gakpo bundled home in front of an ecstatic away end - before Reed smashed in his first goal since 2023 to send Craven Cottage wild.
Returning captain Achraf Hakimi set up Brahim Diaz's winner as host nation Morocco reached the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarter-finals by seeing off a stubborn Tanzania side in Rabat.
05 Jan 2026
Starting his first match for more than two months following an ankle injury, Paris St-Germain right-back Hakimi fed Diaz to fire past Hussein Masalanga at the goalkeeper's near post midway through the second half, sending the Atlas Lions through to a last-eight meeting with South Africa or Cameroon on Friday (19:00 GMT).
The Real Madrid playmaker became the first Morocco player to score in four successive matches at the Afcon finals, having been the top scorer in qualifying with seven goals.
Hakimi hammered a free-kick against the crossbar as part of a succession of attacks by his side after the break, with Masalanga also saving impressively from Abde Ezzalzouli's close-range header and Ayoub El Kaabi glancing Hakimi's cross wide.
Feisal Salum had Tanzania's best chance shortly before Diaz struck, lifting the rebound over the bar after Atlas Lions goalkeeper Yassine Bounou had been unable to hold Mohamed Hussein's curling shot from distance.
Tanzania appealed unsuccessfully for a penalty during second-half stoppage time when Iddy Nado reached the ball in front of Adam Masina, who had a hand on the substitute's arm and put his elbow into the Taifa Stars man's back as he went down inside the box.
Barcelona moved seven points clear at the top of La Liga after Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski struck late against Espanyol.
04 Jan 2026
Hansi Flick's side were frustrated until four minutes from time when Fermin Lopez set up his fellow substitutes to score the crucial goals.
First he played in Olmo to curl a superb strike into the top corner, before more good work by Lopez on the right teed up Lewandowski for a delightful close-range finish in the 90th minute.
Barcelona have scored 12 goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half, more than any other team in La Liga this season.
In a lively Catalan derby, the hosts made a fast start with former Blackburn Rovers forward Tyrhys Dolan having a shot blocked after four minutes.
And it was visiting keeper Joan Garcia who returned to haunt his former club, with the 24-year-old - who left Espanyol last summer after nine years - making a string of vital saves.
His replacement Marko Dmitrovic made a crucial stop in the 72nd minute to deny Eric Garcia from close range and a draw looked likely until Barca's late pressure paid off.
Second-placed Real Madrid could reduce the gap at the top to four points if they beat Real Betis at home on Sunday (15:15 GMT).
Espanyol, whose last win over their neighbours in the league was back in 2009, remain in fifth place.
Ten-man Mali rode their luck to beat Tunisia 3-2 on penalties and reach the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
04 Jan 2026
El Bilal Toure netted the decisive spot-kick after Ali Abdi blazed over the bar and Eagles goalkeeper Djigui Diarra saved Tunisia's fourth and fifth strikes from Elias Achouri and Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane.
After a match containing little action until late on, the shootout was full of drama as Mali captain Yves Bissouma fired over and team-mate Nene Dorgeles hit the post with his effort.
The West Africans were a man down for more than 90 minutes after Woyo Coulibaly was shown a straight red card for catching Hannibal Mejbri on the Achilles with his studs.
Tunisia went ahead with two minutes of regulation time remaining when Firas Chaouat's header crept inside the right-hand upright, but Mali were awarded a stoppage-time penalty after Yassine Meriah was penalised for handball.
Lassine Sinayoko's low spot-kick had just enough on it to get past Carthage Eagles goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen, who got his hand to the ball, and send the game to extra time.
Chaouat thought he had made it 2-1 early in the second period of extra time but the effort was ruled out for offside against team-mate Abdi and the game eventually drifted towards a shootout.
Mali will travel north to Tangier to face 2021 champions Senegal in the last eight on Friday (16:00 GMT).
Manchester United's poor run of form continued at Elland Road but head coach Ruben Amorim had Matheus Cunha to thank for his side not suffering even more damage against Leeds.
04 Jan 2026
Dominic Calvert-Lewin headed a first-half effort against the post for the in-form hosts before Brenden Aaronson finished superbly with a low, 62nd-minute effort.
At that stage, Amorim was in the firing line after his side had failed to beat bottom-of-the-table Wolves at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
However, against opponents who had two days less to prepare, Cunha levelled three minutes later when he ran on to a pass from substitute Joshua Zirkzee and slid a shot underneath advancing Leeds goalkeeper Lucas Perri.
It was only the Brazilian's fourth goal since his £62.5m summer move from Wolves and came at a time when Amorim is without four key attacking players because of a combination of injury and international duty.
Not that Leeds will care about that given their lack of preparation time.
Noah Okafor forced a full length save out of Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens with a spectacular overhead kick and visiting heads were in hands when Benjamin Sesko, who is struggling to make an impact, turned Zirkzee's cut-back wide from six yards.
Cunha, who had a goal ruled out for offside much earlier in the contest, also fired against a post late on.
The point extends Leeds' unbeaten run to seven games, their longest since 2001, and takes them eight points clear of the relegation zone.
For the visitors though, it was yet another opportunity to move into fourth spot, albeit only for a matter of hours, wasted.