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:
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
19 mins: Gabriel picks out Granit Xhaka in midfield and he finds Oleksandr Zinchenko high up on the left wing with a great through ball. Zinchenko has to wait for help to arrive though before giving the ball to Gabriel Jesus on the overlap. He crosses the ball but Mason Mount is back in time to nod the ball clear.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
16 mins: Gabriel Jesus looks to weave into the Chelsea box nips away from Thiago Silva before attempting to spin around Marc Cucurella who takes the Brazilian’s legs out from under him.
Arsenal win a free kick that Bukayo Saka swings over to the back post. William Saliba is hovering near to the ball but he can’t get a touch to turn it towards goal.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
13 mins: Close! Arsenal work the ball across the box from left to right and set up Ben White for another effort at goal. This one is slightly better but the right-back pulls a scuffed effort wide of the far post!
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
10 mins: It’s been a bright start from Arsenal. They’ve come to Stamford Bridge full of confidence and are trying to take the game to Chelsea. A free kick into the home side’s penalty area is cleared as far as Ben White who has an optimistic strike at goal but belts it well wide.
Raheem Sterling brings the ball down the right side and Chelsea and slides a fine pass into the area for Kai Havertz to collect. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang peels off his marker and moves into the centre of the box but Havertz crosses the ball to the back post instead of pulling it back. None of his team mates are around and Arsenal take over possession.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
7 mins: Chelsea play the free kick short then come up the pitch and lose the ball when it comes into the Arsenal box. The Gunners transition quickly into attack and win the first corner of the game.
Martinelli delivers the cross into the near post but Kai Havertz beats Gabriel Jesus in the air and heads the ball away for Chelsea.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
5 mins: Saka himself swings in the set piece but Chelsea deal with it well and nod the ball out to Cucurella who looks to burst forward on a counter. Martinelli gets across him though and leaves a bit too much on the defender as he tries to recover the ball.
Free kick Chelsea this time.
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
3 mins: Arsenal work the ball through midfield beautifully. Aaron Ramsdale sends cutting pass up to Oleksandr Zinchenko who works the ball through a fine gap across to Martin Odegaard.
He gives it to Bukayo Saka on the right side and Saka drives at Marc Cucurella who brings him down. Free kick to Arsenal.
Kick off: Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
Mason Mount gets the ball rolling at Stamford Bridge and sends it back to Thiago Silva. His diagonal pass over to the right wing is intercepted by the Gunners and Gabriel Jesus slides one down the wing to give Gabriel Martinelli a chase.
Martinelli does well to pressure the Chelsea defence and win Arsenal an early throw in inside the Blues’ final third.
Chelsea vs Arsenal
Here come the teams.
Chelsea start the day 10 points behind Arsenal in the Premier League table but there are questions over whether the Gunners can continue their winning momentum. Three points for the Blues would propel them up the table but a win for Arsenal sends them back into first place.
The players head out onto the pitch at Stamford Bridge. Which way will this one go?
Eddie Nketiah hoping to fulfil Arsenal ‘dream’ of playing in Champions League next year
Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is targeting next season to realise his “dream” of playing in the Champions League.
The Gunners sit top of the Premier League heading into the penultimate round of fixtures before the World Cup but face a tough trip to Chelsea on Sunday lunchtime.
Nketiah, 23, started out in Chelsea’s academy before being released and later picked up by Arsenal, where he signed a new contract last summer, reportedly earning him in the region of £100,000 a week.
His good goalscoring end to last season no doubt went a long way to securing those terms, as well as the number 14 shirt previously worn by Thierry Henry, as he hit five goals in his last seven Premier League games – including a brace in a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge.
Eddie Nketiah hoping to fulfil ‘dream’ of playing in Champions League next year
The 23-year-old Arsenal striker is an avid viewer of the competition
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