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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Anfield
Last updated connected 8 minutes ago.From nan conception Premier League
Harvey Elliot scored his 3rd Premier League extremity of nan play arsenic Liverpool hit TottenhamTottenham's melodramatic diminution continued arsenic their hopes of reaching nan Premier League's apical 4 faded moreover further aft they were good beaten by Liverpool astatine Anfield.
Aston Villa's conclusion astatine Brighton near nan doorway unfastened for Spurs to make a precocious push for adjacent season's Champions League but moreover a precocious comeback could not forestall a 4th successive conclusion arsenic Liverpool recovered shape erstwhile much aft their ain caller slump.
Mohamed Salah put his touchline bust-up pinch head Jurgen Klopp astatine West Ham down him to unfastened nan scoring pinch a far-post header from Cody Gakpo's transverse aft 16 minutes, Andy Robertson adding nan 2nd correct connected half-time erstwhile Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario could only push retired nan Egyptian's shot.
Spurs mislaid subject and Vicario had to abstracted team-mates Cristian Romero and Emerson Royal arsenic they went disconnected astatine half-time, pinch matters not improving for Ange Postecoglou's broadside arsenic they were over-run aft nan break by a rampant Liverpool.
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Gakpo headed nan 3rd from Harvey Elliott's transportation 5 minutes aft nan interval, nan second getting connected nan scoresheet himself successful nan 59th infinitesimal pinch a glorious curling decorativeness from 20 yards into nan apical corner.
Liverpool past inexplicably switched disconnected to let substitute Richarlison and Heung-Min Son to springiness Spurs improbable dream but it was excessively precocious and they stay 7 points down fourth-placed Aston Villa pinch a crippled successful hand.
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Liverpool
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold- Squad number78Player nameQuansah
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson- Squad number19Player nameElliott
- Squad number3Player nameEndo
- Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah- Squad number18Player nameGakpo
- Squad number7Player nameDíaz
Squad number2Player nameGomez- Squad number8Player nameSzoboszlai
- Squad number9Player nameNúñez
- Squad number38Player nameGravenberch
- Squad number43Player nameBajcetic
Tottenham Hotspur
- Squad number13Player nameVicario
- Squad number23Player namePorro
- Squad number17Player nameRomero
- Squad number37Player namevan de Ven
- Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
- Squad number8Player nameBissouma
- Squad number29Player nameSarr
- Squad number30Player nameBentancur
- Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min- Squad number22Player nameJohnson
- Squad number4Player nameSkipp
- Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
- Squad number10Player nameMaddison
- Squad number18Player nameLo Celso
Line-ups
Liverpool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldBooked astatine 90mins
- 78Quansah
- 4van Dijk
- 26RobertsonSubstituted forGomezat 64'minutes
- 19ElliottSubstituted forSzoboszlaiat 83'minutes
- 3EndoSubstituted forBajceticat 65'minutes
- 10Mac AllisterSubstituted forGravenberchat 75'minutes
- 11Salah
- 18Gakpo
- 7DíazSubstituted forNúñezat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 5Konaté
- 8Szoboszlai
- 9Núñez
- 17Jones
- 38Gravenberch
- 43Bajcetic
- 62Kelleher
- 84Bradley
Tottenham
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 17Romero
- 37van de VenBooked astatine 47mins
- 12Emerson RoyalBooked astatine 57minsSubstituted forSkippat 61'minutes
- 8BissoumaBooked astatine 63mins
- 29SarrBooked astatine 44minsSubstituted forLo Celsoat 75'minutes
- 30BentancurSubstituted forRicharlisonat 61'minutes
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forMaddisonat 61'minutes
- 7Son Heung-min
- 22Johnson
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 5Højbjerg
- 6Dragusin
- 9Richarlison
- 10Maddison
- 11Gil
- 18Lo Celso
- 40Austin
- 59Moore
Live Text
Match ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) correct footed changeable from extracurricular nan container is saved successful nan centre of nan goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free footwear successful nan protect half.
Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free footwear successful nan protect half.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Dominik Szoboszlai.
Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free footwear successful nan protect half.
Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
Hand shot by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from nan centre of nan container is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai pinch a cross.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown nan yellowish card.
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) correct footed changeable from nan near broadside of nan container is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from nan centre of nan container misses to nan right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold pinch a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
Delay over. They are fresh to continue.
