With twists at the end, Liverpool beat Tottenham in seven-goal game in the English

In this domain, Liverpool It is Tottenham faced each other for the 34th round of the English Championship, at Anfield, in Liverpool (ING). With an overwhelming start, the Reds scored three goals in 14 minutes, with Curtis Jones, Luis Díaz and Salah (from the penalty spot), but suffered goals from Harry Kane, Son and Richarlison. Already in the additions of the game, Diogo Jota gave the victory by 4 to 3 for the home team.

Thus, the hosts reach the fourth consecutive victory in the competition and reach 56 points – seven behind Manchester United, the team that opens the G4 – classification zone for the Champions League. In addition, it surpasses its rival this afternoon in the table, taking fifth place.

On the other hand, Spurs are in the fourth straight match without a Premier League triumph. With that, they remain with 54 goals, in sixth place. At the moment, therefore, the team is qualifying for the Europa League qualifying playoff.

Now, Liverpool is back on the field next Wednesday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), when they receive Fulham, again at Anfield, in a delayed match valid for the 28th round. Tottenham will face Crystal Palace, on Saturday, starting at 11 am, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London (ING), for the 35th round.

The game between Liverpool and Tottenham

To keep dreaming of the G4, Liverpool started the match with everything. Thus, just two minutes into the first half, Curtis Jones received a cross from Alexander-Arnold, in the back of the scoring, and hit it first to open the scoring.

Two minutes later, it was the turn of Colombian Luis Díaz to complete a cross from Gakpo to fill the net and extend the advantage of the hosts on the scoreboard.

At 13, Gakpo tried to play inside the area and was fouled by Cristian Romero. With the penalty awarded, Mohamed Salah went to the penalty spot and hit the middle of the goal to score the third.

With the score showing 3-0, many Tottenham fans began to leave the stadium in the first half. However, Spurs didn’t give up on chasing the result and were in danger in the 38th minute, when Van Dijk needed to block Son’s shot close to the goal line. In the next minute, Perisic received a deep pass on the left, left the Dutch defender on the ground and crossed for Harry Kane to hit first to reduce.

At 43 minutes, the visitors hit the post for the first time, in a placed shot by Son. Then, eight minutes into the second half, the Korean striker stamped the post again. In the next move, it was Cristian Romero’s turn to hit the goal post defended by Alisson.

Turnarounds at the end of the second half

At 31 minutes, Son finally managed to score. The number 7 received a low shot from Romero and came face to face with the Brazilian goalkeeper. The striker then tapped under to score Tottenham’s second of the clash. Then Hojbjerg, at 33, and Richarlison, at 39, complained about the penalty, but the referee and VAR ordered the game to continue in both bids.

When the duel seemed to end without further news, Tottenham sought the tie in the 47th minute. Son took a free-kick in the area and Richarlison appeared to head in, leaving everything the same and scoring his first goal of this season in the Premier League.

Finally, the team didn’t even have time to celebrate, since, at 49, Lucas Moura failed in the defensive field and ended up playing for Diogo Jota. The Portuguese striker then invaded the area and kicked cross to put Liverpool once again ahead on the scoreboard.