Liverpool Move Top After Humbling Spurs
17 December, 2020
Premier League
Result: Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Date: 16 December 2020
Venue: Anfield
Liverpool moved top of the Premier Group desk after Roberto Firmino's later header secured a 2-1 make an impression on Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday nighttime.
The Reds had the first opportunity of the meet. Andy Robertson bent in a risky free-kick from deep that arced in to the way of Roberto Firmino who headed it across target and towards underneath corner where Hugo Lloris plunged to hold it out.
Soon after, Robertson broke recent Serge Aurier straight down the left flank just before cutting it back to Mohamed Salah who pushed a go straight in Lloris from 10 yards under little pressure.
But Salah built up for it occasions later. Curtis Jones enjoyed a clever one-two with Firmino before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg poked it away and into the way of Salah who fired a go from 18 yards that required a deflection and looped over Lloris in to the net.
Tottenham equalised 5 minutes later once they hit Liverpool with a good sharp counter-strike as Giovani Lo Celso drove into midfield before slipping Son Heung-Min tidy through on target and the attacker built zero mistake by sweeping it history Allison and in.
Two minutes following the interval, Steven Bergwijn burst former Trent Alexander-Arnold before stabbing a go from a good angle wide of the considerably post.
Harry Kane almost scored a good beautiful 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 acquired to acrobatically scoop over the bar.
Bergwijn had a massive chance in the 64th minute. Tottenham hit Liverpool with another counter-assault as a clever Son flick-on unleashed Bergwijn who undergoes one-on-one before curling it against the content.
Sadio Mane then reach the bar for Liverpool. Jones jinked history Hojbjerg before slipping Mane through on target and the attacker kept off Toby Alderweireld before rifling a vicious shot that beat Lloris but flicked off the bar and away.
And only when it looked as though the points will be shared, Firmino lost Alderweireld from a corner and headed residence for a dramatic champion in the 90th minute.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za