Anfield was the scene of a classic Premier League encounter as Liverpool and Tottenham served up a seven-goal thriller, with the home side ultimately emerging victorious thanks to a dramatic late winner. In a game that had everything – stunning goals, defensive errors, controversial VAR decisions – it was Liverpool’s Diogo Jota who proved to be the hero, scoring in the dying moments of injury time to secure a 4-3 win. The result keeps Liverpool’s hopes of a top-four finish alive, while Tottenham’s slim chances of qualifying for Europe suffered a blow.
As it happened
Liverpool welcomed Tottenham Hotspur last night at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp set up Liverpool’s formation with 4-3-3, where Mo Salah led the attack with Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz. With this match, Luis Diaz returned to the team after being injured last October. However, Tottenham’s acting manager Ryan Mason played his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Liverpool.
However, the match started with Liverpool’s full dominance. They got the lead at the start of the game as Curtis Jones scored in just three minutes with the help of Alexender Arnold. In addition, Liverpool doubled their lead within two minutes. This time, Luis Diaz scored in the 5th minute to make the scoreline 2-0. It was his first goal since October.
Conceding two goals in five minutes, Tottenham Hotspur became unstable. Liverpool took that advantage and earned a penalty kick in the 15th minute from where Mohammad Salah scored. As a result, Liverpool took a three-goal lead in 15 minutes.
After that, the Spurs tried hard to fight back against Liverpool. Captain Harry Kane stepped up to lead the Spurs. He scored in the 39th minute from Son’s cross. However, Tottenham could have scored two more goals, but Son’s shots hit the bar twice.
Tottenham Hotspur created many crucial chances after 70 minutes. They highly pressed the home team, and guess what? Son Heung-min scored a fantastic goal in the 77th minute to make the game more exciting. Moreover, Richarlison found the net in the injury time (93rd minute) to level the scoreline. It seemed the match would end in a 3-3 tie. But the scoreline changed within 99 seconds. Diogo Jota’s late strike beat the Spurs goalkeeper in the 94th minute and earned a dramatic victory for Liverpool by a 4-3 margin. As a result, Liverpool are now just seven points behind the top four.
