Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham: Firminho left it late as the Reds see off Spurs; Other Matchday 13 results

Roberto Firmino recouped all three points for Liverpool via a 90th-minute winner as the Premier League holders edged out title challengers Tottenham with a 2-1 victory at Anfield.

Firmino managed to break free from Toby Alderweireld in the final minute of normal time to convert Andy Robertson’s pin-point corner into the top corner leaving Hugo Lloris stranded.

The dramatic finale came just as Spurs looked to have secured a rare point at Anfield, with Heung-Min Son’s clinical strike on the counter cancelling out Mohamed Salah’s deflected opener in the first half.

Spurs had a couple of opportunities to strengthen their growing title credentials this season but could not end Liverpool’s formidable home league record (now 66 games unbeaten at Anfield) as Steven Bergwijn hit the post and Harry Kane squandered a gilt-edged heading opportunity in the second half as their Anfield woes continued.

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Managers Reactions

Jurgen Klopp said: “To play a game like this tonight is absolutely exceptional. It was a top game and we deserved three points against a top side who, organisation-wise were very difficult to play against with the counter-attacking threat they have. I liked the game a lot. I’ve got no problem scoring late if it is needed. We really deserved the three points.

“Of course Tottenham had chances, they scored a goal with an unbelievably tight offside decision – we are really not lucky with these decisions at the moment. They had other chances – you cannot defend Kane, Son, Bergwijn for 90 minutes, the speed they have is incredible.

“But around those moments we were completely in charge of the game, stayed concentrated and protected our attacks sensationally well, counter press was good, passing was good. Not all of our efforts led to a goal or a proper chance because they were deep in the box and defended all of the high balls.

“We needed to be creative and the boys were creative, stayed creative and then forced it. The first goal we forced a little bit and the second with the set piece is really nice because we don’t have a lot of time to work on things and that worked out again.”

Jose Mourinho said: “I think even a draw would have left us not with the best taste because we had them there to win it. It was not just about the big chances, it was the moment of the big chances. The moment was when they were in trouble, in their worst moment, and we had it there to kill it and we missed it.

“Normally, in matches of this level, you pay [for] it. I thought we were going to pay [for] it by just taking a point, but in the end, we did not even take a point so it is very disappointing.

“Looking to the performance, I am happy with the team. I am happy with our proposal, the proposal of going to every match to win it. Sometimes you cannot do it. Sometimes you cannot play better than you did because of the opponent. Today, I really think, in such a difficult game against such a good team, the boys were very good and we are punished.”

Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)

  • Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 66 home games in the Premier League (W55 D11), with their last defeat coming against Sam Allardyce’s Crystal Palace back in April 2017.
  • Tottenham have won just one of their last 27 Premier League away games against Liverpool (D8 L18), last winning there in May 2011 under Harry Redknapp.
  • Only versus Chelsea (102) have Tottenham conceded more Premier League goals than they have against Liverpool (97).
  • This was Tottenham’s first Premier League defeat in 12 Premier League games (W7 D4), since a 0-1 loss to Everton in September.
  • 20 of Tottenham’s 25 Premier League goals this season have been scored by either Son Heung-min (11) or Harry Kane (9)

Other Wednesday results

  • Arsenal 1-1 Southampton
  • Leeds 5-2 Newcastle
  • Leicester 0-2 Everton
  • Fulham 0-0 Brighton
  • Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
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