Football
Liverpool’s defence implodes as Fulham bag inspired win over Premier League leaders

Who saw this coming? The 27,000 at Craven Cottage certainly didn’t, such was the state of utter stupefaction on a spring afternoon to remember in south-west London. Fulham were both dazzling and dogged and, indisputably, deserved winners. For Premier League champions-in-waiting Liverpool, though, it was simply a day to forget. One to write off. By extension for their defence, the opening period saw an utter implosion from all corners.