Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League final score and result as Reds hold on for victory
Spurs 1-2 Liverpool: Mo Salah’s double was enough for the Reds despite Harry Kane pulling one back
Mohamed Salah cleverly fashioned one goal and was gifted another as Liverpool claimed a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
Salah opened the scoring after 11 minutes when he expertly controlled a pass from Darwin Nunez inside the area, turned and fired a low shot into the corner with his left foot. His second goal five minutes before half-time was a gift from Eric Dier who miscued a header from a kick downfield by Alisson and the Egyptian ran clear and dinked the ball past Hugo Lloris.
The hosts had their moments with Ivan Perisic hitting the woodwork in each half and they could have had a penalty when Ryan Sessegnon was bundled over by Trent Alexander-Arnold. After the break, Spurs raised their game, boosted by Dejan Kulusevski returning from injury off the bench. He had an almost instant impact as he fed Harry Kane who scored in the 70th minute
But Liverpool weathered the storm to claim the win and end a run of two Premier League defeats, leaving them eighth on 19 points after 13 games. Spurs slipped to fourth on 26 from 14.
Relive the action as Liverpool downed Spurs in the Premier League:
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
43 mins: Hugo Lloris is called into action once again for Spurs after Harvey Elliott takes a snapshot from just outside the box. It’s an awkward one for the goalkeeper as the ball bounces just before him but the Frenchman manages to turn it wide of goal.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool (Salah, 40’)⚽️
40 mins: Mistake from Eric Dier who attempts to head an aerial pass back to his own goalkeeper. Instead he gets it wrong and nods the ball to Mo Salah who carries it into the box before chipping the ball over Hugo Lloris and doubling Liverpool’s lead!
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
36 mins: Liverpool are just trying to take the sting out of Tottenham’s play by maintaining possession and slowly working their way up the pitch.
Ben Davies arrives late for a tackle on Harvey Elliott and leaves the midfielder sprawled on the floor awaiting some medical treatment.
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
33 mins: Fabinho sends a heavy pass back to Alexander-Arnold who has to contend with Perisic to get to the loose ball. The Liverpool right-back comes off worse then fouls Sessegnon as Spurs flood men up the pitch.
The Reds manage to deal with the resultant free kick though.
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
30 mins: Close! Liverpool work the ball over to the right side where Harvey Elliott brings it under control. He floats a cross into the box but puts it over the heads of his waiting team mates.
Spurs head the ball away but it drops to Thiago Alcantara who drills an effort from range and hits it straight at Eric Dier who blocks it.
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
27 mins: Konate’s having a decent game so far. Harry Kane looks to curl one into the middle as Perisic makes a splitting run in between Alexander-Arnold and Konate.
The Liverpool centre-back is aware of the danger though and just holds Perisic off long enough for the pass to skip past him and out into space.
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
24 mins: A long diagonal ball comes over the head of Alexander-Arnold and Sessegnon controls it with a nudge into the box. He sprints behind the Liverpool right-back and almost gets in on goal but Konate is covering and gets the ball clear.
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
21 mins: Tottenham have settled into the game now and are seeing more of the ball. They’re moving it well and pressing up the pitch to hurry the Liverpool defenders.
Emerson Royal swings in a cross from the right side but Alisson gets out and punches the ball away.
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
18 mins: There’s a very viable penalty appeal for Tottenham after Trent Alexander-Arnold loses the ball. Ryan Sessegnon makes an overlapping run into the box and is played in by Ivan Perisic.
Alexander-Arnold looks to rectify his mistake and nudges Sessegnon in the back as he collects the ball. The Tottenham defender hits the deck but a VAR check doesn’t overturn the referee’s initial decision of goal kick.
Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool
14 mins: Off the post!
It was almost an immediate response from Tottenham. A threaded pass comes up to Harry Kane who peels away from Ibrahima Konate and flicks a cross into the middle of the box.
Ivan Perisic is waiting and gets a slight touch on the ball. Alisson comes out to claim the ball but it hits him on the head and rebounds onto the nearest post before bouncing wide!
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