Premier League Player Ratings: Fulham 3-1 Liverpool

FULHAM

Mark Schwarzer -7 - Could do little about Torres' superb leveller, and handled well.

John Paintsil - 6.5 - Some hurried clearances put his side under pressure, but covered pretty well.

Aaron Hughes - 7 - Covered the space which Torres craves well, and led by example.

Brede Hangeland - 7 - Aerially he was utterly dominant, as expected. May have done better for Torres' equaliser but had a good game.

Paul Konchesky - 6.5 - Found life tough when Degen and Kuyt linked up, and went to ground too much. Going forward was better, and his raid from left-back created Nevland's winner.

Clint Dempsey - 7.5 - The one man in the Fulham midfield who was given license to get forward regularly. Sealed the win with a cool late finish.

Chris Baird - 7 - Understated work in the midfield, did the dirty jobs with no fuss.

Jonathan Greening - 7 - Saw precious little of the ball, but put a shift in and showed the defensive side to his game.

Damien Duff - 6.5 - Caused problems roaming from flank to flank, creating Zamora's goal with a neat cross, a shame for Fulham that he was withdrawn at half-time.

Bobby Zamora - 8 - Scored a simple opening goal, and was very much Fulham's focal point, despite a wrist injury. May have added to his tally before the end.

Diomansy Kamara - 6 - Very quiet, unsurprisingly replaced at half-time.

SUBSTITUTES

Erik Nevland - 7.5 - A half-time replacement for Kamara, the Norwegian was far more of a threat, and picked up the winning goal with a close-range finish.

Zoltan Gera - 7.5 - Excellent after his introduction at the break. Set up Nevland's goal with a neat header.

Dickson Etuhu - N/A

LIVERPOOL

Pepe Reina - 6 - Was a spectator for much of the game, required only to field routine balls and distribute the ball. Beaten by both of Fulham's meaningful efforts on goal.

Philipp Degen - 4 - If Glen Johnson is an attacking full-back, Degen is even more so. Defensively very suspect, and his poor positional play was exploited with balls into the channels, but created chances with his forays forward. A late red card was perhaps harsh, but he should not have put himself in that position.

Jamie Carragher - 5 - Liverpool were able to play a high line, meaning the centre-backs saw lots of the ball, could maybe have used it better. Dismissed late on for a professional foul - karma for last week perhaps?

Sotiris Kyrgiakos - 7 - Competed well with Zamora, though looked a little square for his goal. Nevland offered another physical threat, but the Greek defender did well.

Emiliano Insua - 6 - Was slow to react as Zamora opened the scoring, but looked a lot more confident on the ball.

Dirk Kuyt - 6.5 - Put in some dangerous crosses from the right, amid his usual blood and guts display. Faded towards the end, though was unlucky to see his efforts to keep the ball present Konchesky with the chance to set up Fulham's second goal.

Lucas - 6.5 - A very good first half, demanding the ball and using it well. He looks confident at the moment, though at times could be a bit more adventurous.

Javier Mascherano - 7 - Covered the space in midfield well and spread the play to both flanks. A shame he offers little goal threat, as he takes up some useful positions.

Yossi Benayoun - 8 - Always lively, he drifted across the midfield and was involved in everything. Rattled the bar in the first half, and always looked the most likely to conjure up something special.

Andriy Voronin - 5.5 - Missed a presentable early chance. Got into some good positions but was wasteful, and his set-piece delivery was inconsistent.

Fernando Torres - 7.5 - You cannot keep him down, one chance in the first half, one clinically dispatched volley. Lasted less than 20 minutes of the second half before being replaced, and Liverpool's threat instantly diminished.

SUBSTITUTES

Ryan Babel - 6 - Introduced for Torres just after the hour, but had little or no impact.

Daniel Ayala - N/A

Nathan Eccleston - N/A

Neil Jones,Goal.com