Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur: Reds edge Spurs in seven-goal thriller

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Anfield

Last updated connected 4 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Diogo JotaDiogo Jota's victor came little than 2 minutes aft Richarlison's equaliser

Diogo Jota's injury-time victor gave Liverpool a melodramatic triumph astatine Anfield aft Tottenham looked connected people to salvage a constituent contempt going 3 goals down wrong 15 minutes.

Spurs were 5-0 down aft 20 minutes astatine Newcastle United and swiftly recovered themselves 3 goals adrift astatine Anfield arsenic Liverpool delivered an opening salvo that near them chasing what looked similar a mislaid cause.

Instead, erstwhile erstwhile Everton striker Richarlison headed his archetypal Premier League extremity of the play successful stoppage time, Spurs were connected the brink of rescuing an improbable gully - until Jota capitalised connected Cristian Romero's mistake seconds aboriginal to triumph the crippled for Liverpool.

Curtis Jones opened the scoring successful the 3rd infinitesimal from Trent Alexander-Arnold's transverse earlier Luis Diaz, making his archetypal commencement since suffering a genu wounded successful October that required surgery, turned successful Mohamad Salah's transportation astatine the adjacent station 2 minutes later.

Salah made amends for missing penalties against Bournemouth and Arsenal by adding the 3rd from the spot pursuing Romero's reckless situation connected Cody Gakpo.

With Spurs fans, who were fixed a refund aft the 6-1 debacle connected Tyneside, demanding their wealth backmost erstwhile more, they staged a fightback and showed existent character, Harry Kane volleying location six minutes earlier the interval.

Spurs really had chances to springiness Liverpool adjacent much anxious moments but some Son Heung-min and Romero deed the station wrong seconds successful the 2nd half.

But Son past raced wide to bushed Alisson, giving Spurs renewed anticipation with 13 minutes left.

Richarlison sent the visiting fans chaotic with a header, earlier Jota had the past word.

Liverpool determination up to 5th to clasp slim hopes of Champions League shot but earlier victories for Manchester United and Newcastle United marque this an progressively agelong shot.

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Liverpool

  1. Squad number1Player nameAlisson

  2. Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold

  3. Squad number5Player nameKonaté

  4. Squad number4Player namevan Dijk

  5. Squad number26Player nameRobertson

  6. Squad number19Player nameElliott

  7. Squad number3Player nameFabinho

  8. Squad number17Player nameJones

  9. Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah

  10. Squad number18Player nameGakpo

  11. Squad number23Player nameDíaz

  1. Squad number7Player nameMilner

  2. Squad number14Player nameHenderson

  3. Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota

  4. Squad number27Player nameNúñez

Tottenham Hotspur

  1. Squad number20Player nameForster

  2. Squad number17Player nameRomero

  3. Squad number15Player nameDier

  4. Squad number33Player nameDavies

  5. Squad number23Player namePorro

  6. Squad number4Player nameSkipp

  7. Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg

  8. Squad number14Player namePerisic

  9. Squad number21Player nameKulusevski

  10. Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min

  11. Squad number10Player nameKane

  1. Squad number9Player nameRicharlison

  2. Squad number16Player nameDanjuma

  3. Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura

  4. Squad number29Player nameSarr

Line-ups

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Alisson
  • 66Alexander-Arnold
  • 5KonatéBooked astatine 70mins
  • 4van Dijk
  • 26Robertson
  • 19ElliottSubstituted forHendersonat 63'minutes
  • 3Fabinho
  • 17JonesSubstituted forMilnerat 86'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
  • 11Salah
  • 18GakpoSubstituted forNúñezat 73'minutes
  • 23DíazSubstituted forJotaat 63'minutesBooked astatine 81mins

Substitutes

  • 2Gomez
  • 7Milner
  • 14Henderson
  • 20Jota
  • 21Tsimikas
  • 27Núñez
  • 28Carvalho
  • 32Matip
  • 62Kelleher

Tottenham

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 20Forster
  • 17Romero
  • 15Dier
  • 33Davies
  • 23PorroSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 90'minutes
  • 4SkippSubstituted forRicharlisonat 84'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
  • 5Højbjerg
  • 14PerisicSubstituted forDanjumaat 90'minutes
  • 21KulusevskiSubstituted forSarrat 66'minutes
  • 7Son Heung-minBooked astatine 52mins
  • 10Kane

Substitutes

  • 6D Sánchez
  • 9Richarlison
  • 16Danjuma
  • 25Tanganga
  • 27Lucas Moura
  • 29Sarr
  • 34Lenglet
  • 40Austin
  • 45Devine

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

  2. Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

  3. Goal! Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container to the bottommost close corner.

  4. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellowish paper for excessive celebration.

  5. Goal! Liverpool 3, Tottenham Hotspur 3. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the container to the apical close corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a transverse pursuing a acceptable portion situation.

  6. James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  7. Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).

  8. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  9. Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).

  10. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  11. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Arnaut Danjuma replaces Ivan Perisic.

  12. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Pedro Porro.

  13. Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).

  14. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  15. Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Curtis Jones.

  16. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  17. Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Oliver Skipp due to the fact that of an injury.

  18. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  19. Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur).

  20. Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).

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