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 1-5 Liverpool
68 mins
Some changes for Liverpool, as Gakpo and Mac Allister come off for Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones.
Tottenham 1-5 Liverpool
67 mins
Even when Spurs are attacking, they look vulnerable to the Liverpool counter, with Udogie just about cutting out the latest one. Spurs come forward and Kulusevski flashes a half-cross, half-shot across goal, so Alexander-Arnold puts it behind.
Tottenham 1-5 Liverpool
64 mins
Alexander-Arnold sees the space open up and tries the speculative curled effort from distance, forcing a decent save from Forster. From the corner, Liverpool come close to a sixth as the cross is headed down but Forster just about gets there.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-5 Liverpool
61 mins
GOAL! It’s getting embarrassing. So simple too, as Gakpo just threads a diagonal pass to Szoboszlai, whose touch takes him into the box. He looks up and cuts it back for Salah, who simply slips past Forster for the fifth.
Tottenham 1-4 Liverpool
58 mins
Spurs make two changes, bringing on Lucas Bergvall and Brennan Johnson for Pape Sarr and James Maddison.
‘This could get embarassing for Spurs'
“This could get embarrassing for Spurs. Dominik Szoboszlai, who has been outstanding, almost added a fifth goal. Spurs are too open, too easy to unlock.
“Tottenham's defensive issues are all too apparent and only partly explained by the absence of Vicario, Romero and Van de Ven. They can't defend crosses or track midfield runners. Surely even a team as unpredictable as them can't come back from this.
“It was notable that the often restrained Slot really celebrated Liverpool's third goal - that, it seemed, made the game safe - but not the fourth, as he felt it was won by then.”
Tottenham 1-4 Liverpool
57 mins
Another great chance for the away side as Szoboszlai latches on to the through ball, pokes it past Forster and then can only find the side-netting at a tight angle.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-4 Liverpool
54 mins
GOAL! It’s four!
Mac Allister makes the challenge near his box and it sparks a counter. They pour numbers forward, with Gakpo and Diaz combining as the latter sends in the through ball with the one-two.
The Dutchman slides a pass across the goal and it isn’t converted at first ask, but it rebounds back to Salah and he fires in from a few yards out for the fourth.
Tottenham 1-3 Liverpool
49 mins
Solanke almost manages to get a shot away under pressure from van Dijk, but it bounces off to Alisson and the danger is averted.
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