Salah, Robertson, Gakpo & Elliott score as Liverpool beat Tottenham in thriller
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Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Dion Dublin
Former Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Some amazing bits of football there, it is a bit of a basketball match. Some good defending from Van Dijk to stop Son. Spurs, when they lose the ball, there is no shape. When they lose the ball, their defence is all over the place.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Dion Dublin
Former Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
That is absolutely outstanding defending from Romero there.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
A big chance for Mohamed Salah inside the Tottenham box but Emerson Royal does enough to prevent the shot and the ball flies behind. Salah wants a corner but does not get one. Goal kick.
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Tottenham gets themselves into an almighty mess trying to play it out from the back. Cody Gakpo goes down inside the box but referee Paul Tierney waves play on.
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Around half an hour on the clock. Tottenham are yet to force Alisson into a serious save.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou out?
Not sure about that, mate.
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40 years watching Spurs, this manager's version is the worst I've ever seen. Son is not a number 9, Kulu is not a Premier League level footballer. One dimensional, no defence at all. Sorry but Ange has to go.
Steve in Basingstoke
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Liverpool are calling the tune.
There's a carnival atmosphere at Anfield with home fans singing songs in honour of Jurgen Klopp.
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Dion Dublin
Former Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
The difference is Spurs will play that short passing game. Liverpool are willing to miss that press. It is total football from Spurs and it can cost them.
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The old definition of madness 'doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result'. Sadly, that appears to be big Ange philosophy. Ange Out.
Anon
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
The pressure is off and Liverpool are playing with a sense of freedom.
The shackles are off - and Tottenham's defenders have their work cut out.
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By the way, that goal means Mohamed Salah (117) moves joint-fifth alongside Robbie Fowler (117) in Liverpool's leading goalscorers at Anfield in all competitions.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Gary Neville
Former Manchester United defender on Sky Sports
On Emerson Royal on the lead up to Mohamed Salah's goal: He looks once and if you don't look again you are dead. You are done. It's the classic full-back mistake.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Dion Dublin
Former Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
A bit of a mess there from Spurs, they got themselves all tied up in knots and it all got a bit scruffy.
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Almost a second!
Luis Diaz is desperate to score after having a legitimate goal chalked off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.
He wins a corner after forcing Guglielmo Vicario into a save.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Dion Dublin
Former Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
One of the problems Spurs have is that when they go forward, they look so good because they move it and all have one or two touches. But when they lost it, they've got no shape at all and Robertson is able to get in like he did there.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Tottenham need to respond. They're in danger of of losing four Premier League games in a row for the first time since 2004.
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Eight days ago Mohamed Salah said: "There will be fire if I speak."
Today, he's on fire in front of goal.
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Dion Dublin
Former Man Utd striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
That's a really good finish from Mo Salah. Gakpo does so well, goes into the corner of the box, drops his shoulder, crosses inside. Salah does really well, heads inside. Finally, he scores from open play. Vicario goes down too early. It's a good header but Vicario has got to stay big. Stay big!
Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
Mo Salah has been on it from the start.
| 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
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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)
