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Premier League Report: Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League Report: Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Result: Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Date: 16 December 2020

Venue: Anfield

Liverpool moved top of the Premier League table after Roberto Firmino's late header secured a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.

The Reds had the first opportunity of the match. Andy Robertson bent in a dangerous free-kick from deep that arced into the path of Roberto Firmino who headed it across goal and towards the bottom corner where Hugo Lloris plunged to keep it out.

Soon after, Robertson broke past Serge Aurier down the left flank before cutting it back to Mohamed Salah who pushed a shot straight at Lloris from 10 yards under little pressure.

But Salah made up for it moments later. Curtis Jones played a clever one-two with Firmino before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg poked it away and into the path of Salah who fired a shot from 18 yards that took a deflection and looped over Lloris into the net.

Tottenham equalised five minutes later after they hit Liverpool with a sharp counter-attack as Giovani Lo Celso drove into midfield before slipping Son Heung-Min clean through on goal and the attacker made no mistake by sweeping it past Allison and in.

Two minutes after the interval, Steven Bergwijn burst past Trent Alexander-Arnold before stabbing a shot from a tight angle wide of the far post.

12) Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – £200 000
12) Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – £200 000
11) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – £200 000
11) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – £200 000
2) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – £350 000
2) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – £350 000
9) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – £240 000
9) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – £240 000
7) Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – £300 000
7) Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – £300 000
6) Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – £300 000
6) Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – £300 000
5) Kai Havertz (Chelsea) – £310 000
5) Kai Havertz (Chelsea) – £310 000
4) Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – £350 000
4) Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – £350 000
3) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – £350 000
3) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – £350 000
1) David De Gea (Manchester United) – £375 000
1) David De Gea (Manchester United) – £375 000
8) Anthony Martial (Manchester United) – £250 000
8) Anthony Martial (Manchester United) – £250 000
10) Willian (Arsenal) – £220 000
10) Willian (Arsenal) – £220 000

Harry Kane almost scored a stunning goal in the 52nd minute. The Tottenham striker intercepted a loose pass from Alisson 30 yards out and he proceeded to attempt a speculative chip that Alisson had to acrobatically scoop over the bar.

Bergwijn had a massive chance in the 64th minute. Tottenham hit Liverpool with another counter-attack as a clever Son flick-on unleashed Bergwijn who goes through one-on-one before curling it against the post.

Sadio Mane then hit the bar for Liverpool. Jones jinked past Hojbjerg before slipping Mane through on goal and the attacker held off Toby Alderweireld before rifling a vicious shot that beat Lloris but flicked off the bar and away.

And just when it looked as if the points would be shared, Firmino lost Alderweireld from a corner and headed home for a dramatic winner in the 90th minute.

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