It was a little bit of a surprise to some Fulham fans when the team news was announced and Kenny Tete was back in the starting line-up against Liverpool.
The 28-year-old came in for Timothy Castagne at right-back after spending several weeks on the sidelines with an injury.
Pundit Don Hutchison, speaking on The Weekend Wrap, was very impressed with the Dutchman on his return to the side.
After a season of struggles in front of goal, Fulham finally found their shooting boots.
Harry Wilson finished off a brilliant move to equalise after an unfortunate own goal from Bernd Leno.
Liverpool thought they were going into the break 2-1 ahead after Alexis Mac Allister’s wonder strike, but Kenny Tete made sure Fulham were level at half-time.
He pounced on a loose ball after a corner and beat Caoimhin Kelleher in the Liverpool goal to score his first goal of the season.
Hutchison admitted he was really impressed with Tete against Liverpool as he slotted straight into the Fulham line-up.
The full-back has become a cult hero at the club and in one-on-one situations he’s one of the best players in the league.
In Castagne, he arguably has the toughest competition he’s faced so far to get into the team.
But the 14-time Netherlands international is unlikely to shy away from the challenge of staying in the team.
Tete stars for Fulham against Liverpool
Speaking about the defender, Hutchison said: “I really felt for the Fulham players because I thought Kenny Tete at right-back was really, really good. He nullified Luis Diaz.
“I thought Antonee Robinson at left-back nullified Mo Salah. [Darwin] Nunez had a couple of chances but the defenders defended well.
“They were really brave, they made substitutions to try and win the game and when it went to 3-2 I thought, Liverpool are going to lose their unbeaten at home record for just under a year.
“The ending to the game was off the charts, so much drama.”
Tete did fantastically well against the £37m Liverpool winger Luis Diaz yesterday who couldn’t penetrate Fulham’s defence.
Alongside Antonee Robinson – who also had a superb game – Liverpool were forced to try and break Fulham down from central areas.
In the end, they scored one of the best collections of goals the Premier League has seen to steal all three points in the dying moments.
Fulham can take plenty of confidence from their performance into Wednesday’s match against Nottingham Forest.
It’s much more important that Marco Silva’s side come away with a win against one of the rivals with matches coming quickly between now and Christmas.