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 1-2 Liverpool
85 mins: Kulusevski’s deep cross is kept alive by Perisic but his header back into the middle of the box is cleared by Konate. Liverpool are being asked a few questions here but so far they’ve been up to the task.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
82 mins: Thiago Alcantara threads a lovely ball into the penalty area and picks out Darwin Nunez. He shifts inside twice then lifts a left-footed effort at goal and clips the crossbar.
The offside flag then goes up so it wouldn’t have counted anyway.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
79 mins: There are a lot of Spurs players hitting the deck as Liverpool stick their legs into challenges. The most recent incident is Fabinho trying to win the ball on the edge of his own box an he clips Hojbjerg.
The referee waves away the appeal but it should have been a Tottenham free kick.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
76 mins: Harry Kane goes to ground right on the edge of the penalty are but the referee sees nothing wrong with the challenge from Ibrahima Konate and lets play go on.
A quick VAR check doesn’t find any reason to overturn that decision.
Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
73 mins: Jurgen Klopp’s response to that Tottenham goal is to bring on Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones for Liverpool. Roberto Firmino and Harvey Elliott are taken off.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool (Kane, 70’)⚽️
70 mins: Spurs are in business!
It’s the two substitutes who give Tottenham this goal. Doherty brings the ball down the right wing before sliding it inside to Kulusevski.
He passes the ball into the penalty area where Harry Kane bursts into space then rattles a first time shot into the far bottom corner!
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
69 mins: Antonio Conte now makes a double change with just over 20 minutes to play. Dejan Kulusevski and Matt Doherty come on to replace Ryan Sessegnon and Emerson Royal.
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
66 mins: Close! Ivan Perisic curls a free kick in from the left wing and picks out Harry Kane in the middle of the box. He whips his header over to the opposite side of the pitch but the effort sails clear of the far post.
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
63 mins: Emerson Royal gets forward on the right side again but decides to lay the ball off to Bentancur for the cross. The midfielder picks out Kane in the area but he’s being marked well by Alexander-Arnold and can’t turn his header towards goal.
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