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Kolo Toure’s ninth-minute own goal gifted Fulham the lead at Craven Cottage.

Rene Meulensteen’s side, bottom of the Premier League but buoyed by Sunday’s draw at Manchester United, had Liverpool on the back foot straightaway and Simon Mignolet saved Ryan Tunnicliffe’s low shot in the opening minute.

The Whites kept up the early pressure and Toure had to react quickly to prevent Darren Bent getting to Kieran Richardson’s left-wing cross.

But the next time Richardson crossed from the left Toure contrived to slice the ball into his own net from close range.

And on-loan Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby almost doubled the lead with a 20-yard effort that fizzed just wide.

Two mis-cued attempts by Luis Suarez is all Liverpool have managed to muster so far.

The striker chipped straight into the arms of keeper Maarten Stekelenburg and then sliced high and wide from an acute angle

Fulham: Stekelenburg; Riether, Heitinga, Burn, Riise; Tunnicliffe, Sidwell, Kvist, Richardson; Holtby; Bent.
Subs: Stockdale, Hangeland, Kasami, Kačaniklić, Duff, Cole, Parker.

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