Liverpool, who had two players sent off, missed the chance to move top of the Premier League after losing 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday evening.
Premier League
Result: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool
Date: 30 September 2023
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Jurgen Klopp named the same starting line-up from the Reds' win over West Ham United last weekend, while Spurs recalled Richarlison in place of the injured Brennan Johnson.
Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario was called into action early on as he produced a double save to keep out Cody Gakpo and Andrew Robertson in quick succession.
Things got tough for the away side in the 26th minute as they were reduce to ten men in the 26th minute when Curtis Jones' yellow was upgraded to a red after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review.
The Reds thought they had taken the lead on 34 minutes when Mohamed Salah picked out Luis Diaz to fire home, however celebrations were cut short due to the Colombian being in an offside position.
Two minutes later, the home side got the breakthrough when star midfielder James Maddison played in Richarlison who unselfishly teed up Son Heung-min to tap into an empty net.
Liverpool got their equaliser just before the halftime break when Virgil van Dijk knocked a cross into the path of Gakpo, who turned well and volleyed into the back of the net.
Spurs came out firing in the second half and could have retaken the lead but Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker produced a couple fine saves to deny Maddison and Son in the opening ten minutes.
The numerical advantage became even bigger for Spurs with 20 minutes to go when Diogo Jota, who replaced Gakpo at halftime, picked up two yellow cards in quick succession and was sent off.
With the game seemingly headed for a draw, Spurs got the winning goal in the sixth minute of time added on when Joel Matip deflected Pedro Porro's cross into his own net to hand the hosts the lead.
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