Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Result and reaction as teams play out nine-goal thriller in London
Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool: Arne Slot’s men extend lead over Chelsea and top the table at Christmas
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool earned a thrilling 6-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to ensure they head into Christmas top of the Premier League table.
Arne Slot’s side dominated from the start of a frantic encounter in the capital, with Luis Diaz opening the scoring from a brilliant Trent Alexander-Arnold cross, and they doubled the lead before long as Alexis Mac Allister headed home.
James Maddison grabbed one back to give Spurs brief hope, but Dominik Szoboszlai quickly poked home to put the visitors 3-1 up at the break.
And the second half started in much the same way, with Mo Salah netting twice in quick succession to put the game out of reach of the hosts. Despite late goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke, it was the Reds who had the last laugh too, with Diaz getting his second late on to put the gloss on a fantastic performance for the league leaders.
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Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
15 mins
Another Liverpool chance as Diaz wins the long ball off Porro before slipping it to Gakpo, who fires a shot well wide as he was off balance.
At the other end, Kulusevski leads the counter and drives at the Liverpool defence, skipping past a few challenges before laying it off to Sarr, who fizzes an effort wide of the far post.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
13 mins
Slightly better from Spurs, as they seem to have settled now, though they can’t string together any combinations in attack.
The visitors come forward and Gakpo’s cross can’t find Salah.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
11 mins
CLOSE! Liverpool get forward and Alexander-Arnold sweeps a lovely clipped ball over the top to Salah, who sees his volley saved by Forster before Szoboszlai’s rebound is blocked.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
9 mins
Kulusevski digs out a decent cross from the right but Spurs can’t make anything of it as Maddison goes down under the challenge from Alexander-Arnold.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
7 mins
Alexander-Arnold’s corner looks a dangerous one, but Spurs just about hook it clear. The Reds have certainly started in the ascendancy.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
5 mins
Liverpool are just about on top in the early stages, as Diaz fizzes a shot wide of the far post from distance.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
3 mins
Both sides just feeling each other out early on, with Salah stopped from a marauding run in the box.
Moments later, Forster clips a pass straight to Salah in the box, and the Egyptian slams a half-volley against the side-netting.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
1 min
Spurs get forward early on and Son flashes a cross across the box, but he was offside anyway.
KICK-OFF! Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
The home side get us underway in north London!
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