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
Liverpool FC 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 2-5 Liverpool
75 mins
CLOSE! More great play from Liverpool, as they move it to Jota on halfway and he spots Diaz, playing him clean through with a lovely chipped ball. Diaz has caught Forster off his line, and he loops a decent attempt goalwards, but it lands on top of the goal.
‘Another seven-goal thriller'
“Another seven-goal thriller at the Lane. Spurs scored four of them on Thursday. They have conceded five on Sunday.
“At least Dejan Kulusevski has scored their second, and the Swede had threatened it. He certainly hasn't given up. And as attack is clearly Spurs' best form of defence now, that seems just as well.”
GOAL! Tottenham 2-5 Liverpool
72 mins
GOAL! Spurs reduce the deficit.
It’s superb goal too, with Son shipping it to Kulusevski in a central area, before the Swede gives it to Solanke. The striker cuts back into the space and chips a lovely through ball just past van Dijk, and Kulusevski smashes the volley past Alisson.
5-2.
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.”
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