Salah, Robertson, Gakpo & Elliott score as Liverpool beat Tottenham in thriller
Spurs rally late on through Richarlison & Son but top-four hopes suffer big blow
FT: Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa - Pedro winner stalls Villa's charge for top four
FT: Chelsea 5-0 West Ham - Palmer scores 21st league goal of season as Blues run riot
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Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Stephen Warnock
Former England and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Lovely play from Adingra, he's just on the edge of the box. He plays a lovely reverse ball in. I think it is just offside, Pascal Gross has just gone early. VAR will look at it, but it's the first bit of quality we've seen.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
It's ruled out! Pascal Gross' knee is offside.
It remains goalless.
Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa
I think this will be offside.
Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa
Still we wait for VAR at the Amex.
Liverpool v Tottenham (16:30 BST)
Mohamed Salah returns to Liverpool's stating XI eight days after his touchline spat with manager Jurgen Klopp. Captain Virgil van Dijk, who was an injury doubt, also starts while Ryan Gravenberch drops to the bench. Conor Bradley is back on the bench after injury.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, van Dijk, Robertson, Elliott, Endo, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
Substitutes: Gomez, Konate, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Jones, Gravenberch, Bajcetic, Kelleher, Bradley.
Image source, .Just the one change for Tottenham too as Ange Postecoglou responds to his side's 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Thursday by dropping Richarlison and recalling Rodrigo Bentancur.
Tottenham XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Emerson, Bissouma, Sarr, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Son, Johnson.
Substitutes: Skipp, Hojbjerg, Dragusin, Richarlison, Maddison, Gil Salvatierra, Lo Celso, Austin, Moore.
Image source, .Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa
Hang on. The VAR lines are being drawn...
Pascal Gross (70 mins)
We finally have a goal as Brighton ship the ball out to the left, with Simon Adingra sending in a low cross to Pascal Gross, and the midfielder flicks the ball in at the near post.
It had been coming.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Brighton are finishing the stronger. Julio Enciso has a go from the edge of the box but his shot is wild and always rising.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
Danny Ings comes on for West Ham. Replacing Michail Antonio.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Blooper reel football.
Aston Villa give the ball away, allowing Simon Adingra to run down the left, but he trips over the ball and the attack ends immediately.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Stephen Warnock
Former England and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
High fives all round. Lovely play from Adingra into Joao Pedro. Credit to Pau Torres, he keeps grappling Joao Pedro's shoulder but he needs his goalkeeper. It's a great save from Olsen with his left hand out, another good save.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Brighton's Simon Adingra goes into the book for a push on Ezri Konsa.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Robin Olsen is keeping Aston Villa in this!
It's a fine, sweeping move from Brighton involving Danny Welbeck and Simon Adingra.
The latter eventually plays in Joao Pedro who holds off Pau Torres but can't beat an onrushing Olsen in the Villa net.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Well, Julio Enciso comes on now. Replacing Facundo Buonanotte with 30 minutes to go.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Stephen Warnock
Former England and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Enciso, please bring something to this party because there has been nothing to talk about so far. He is a player who can make something happen.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
I honestly think West Ham would take a 4-0 loss at this stage. Everybody is back to face a Conor Gallagher corner which is just about headed away.
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea 4-0 West Ham
Great counter-attacking play from Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson who holds the ball up well before feeding in Noni Madueke.
Madueke's shot though is blocked.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Stephen Warnock
Former England and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Cash just picked his head up, though that there was not many other options on. He's cut across it with his right foot and it's just faded towards Verbruggen.
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
Not too far away! Aston Villa's Matty Cash has a go from way out and his dipping shot has Bart Verbruggen scrambling to his left, eventually dropping just wide.
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When they aren’t fighting over a penalty, Palmer, Madueke and Jackson can play well.
Jack, Stirling.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 28 | 60 | 83 |
| |
| 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 87 | 33 | 54 | 82 |
| |
| 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 38 | 43 | 78 |
| |
| 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 20 | 67 |
| |
| 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 58 | 11 | 60 |
| |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 78 | 56 | 22 | 56 |
| |
| 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 54 |
| |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 54 |
| |
| 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 49 |
| |
| 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 48 |
| |
| 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 47 |
| |
| 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 46 |
| |
| 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 44 |
| |
| 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 40 |
| |
| 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 37 |
| |
| 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 36 |
| |
| 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 29 |
| |
| 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 78 | -29 | 26 |
| |
| 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 24 |
| |
| 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 100 | -65 | 16 |
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Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Premier League
All competitions
All competitions
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 29 home Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur (W19 D9), a 2-0 defeat in May 2011.
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to complete their first league double over Liverpool since the 2010-11 season, beating two different Reds managers that season (Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish). Their last league double over the Reds beating the same manager twice was in Dalglish’s first spell in 1986-87.
Liverpool (3) v Tottenham (3) has provided six 90th-minute winners in the Premier League, the most of any fixture in the competition’s history. Indeed, both of the last two league meetings between the two sides have been won courtesy of a 90th-minute winner for the home team.
Liverpool have conceded the opening goal in 16 Premier League games this season; not since 2004-05 under Rafael Benítez (20) have they done so more in a single campaign. Indeed, the Reds have conceded the opener in four of their last five matches at Anfield in the competition – as many as their previous 22 beforehand.
This will be Liverpool’s 18th Sunday Premier League game this season, only playing more in a single campaign in 2012-13 (20). They’ve won nine of their 17 so far this term (D6 L2), only winning more in 2013-14 (11/15) and 2018-19 (10/13).
Liverpool have lost their last two home games in all competitions, as many as in their previous 57 combined. They’ve failed to score in both defeats, last losing three in a row without reply at Anfield in March 2021.
Tottenham haven’t lost any of their last six away Premier League games on a Sunday (W2 D4), with their last such defeat coming at Anfield against Liverpool in April 2023. Four of their five such games this term have been draws, but they did win their last such match at Aston Villa in March (4-0).
Liverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 Premier League matches, including none in their last eight since beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 in March. The Reds last went longer without a shutout within a single season in the league from October to December 2004 (9).
Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp lost his first Premier League meeting with Spurs’ Ange Postecoglou earlier this season. The only manager to win consecutive Premier League games against Klopp is Brendan Rodgers with Leicester in 2021, while the last manager to beat him in his first two top-flight meetings was Louis van Gaal in 2009-10 with Bayern Munich when he was Borussia Dortmund manager.
Tottenham’s Son Heung-min has scored in each of his last four Premier League appearances against Liverpool, putting Spurs 1-0 up in the reverse fixture in September. The only player to score in five consecutive Premier League games against the Reds is Jamie Vardy (between 2016 and 2017)
