It wasn't to be for Fulham on Wednesday night as a respectable draw against in-form Liverpool wasn't enough to book a ticket to Wembley for the Carabao Cup final.
The Cottagers needed to overturn a 1-0 deficit against the Reds and an early Luis Diaz goal made that task doubly hard as the Colombian pounced on a slow Timothy Castagne. Marco Silva's side slowly worked themselves back into the fixture and piled on the pressure after a second-half goal from the unlikely source of Issa Diop.
Defeat in the semi-final will hurt, but a draw against rampant Liverpool on any other night would be a praiseworthy result for Fulham. Here's how the players got on.
13. SUB - Kenny Tete - 6
Made some good runs and found himself in a dangerous position later on but perhaps should have spotted Harrison Reed in space on the edge of the box. | Getty Images
14. SUB - Rodrigo Muniz - 5
Very small cameo with little chance to impact the match. | Getty Images
15. SUB - Harrison Reed - 6
Added fresh legs in midfield and tried to busy himself to find another goal for his side. | Getty Images
16. Marek Rodak - N/A
Unused sub. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images