Jurgen Klopp’s, Red’s moved back top of the Premier League in a theartrical fashion as Toby Alderweireld’s last-minute own goal beat Tottenham 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday.
Klopp’s side moves two points clear of Manchester City once more at the top of the table, but City has a game in hand.
Liverpool’s hopes of ending a 29-year wait to win the title looked set to be dealt a massive blow as Lucas Moura’s strike 20 minutes from time
Those SCENES at full-time 😍
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 31, 2019
Yes, the Reds 💪🔴 pic.twitter.com/OLinnfdMXO
However, Hugo Lloris could only palm Mohamed Salah’s header into the path of the unfortunate Alderweireld to condemn Tottenham to a fourth defeat in five Premier League games.
Tottenham’s Last 5 PL Games
— Premier League Stat Man ⚽️ (@EPLStatman) March 31, 2019
❌ Lost 1-2 vs Burnley (A)
❌ Lost 0-2 vs Chelsea (A)
🤝 Drew 1-1 vs Arsenal (H)
❌ Lost 1-2 vs Southampton (A)
❌ Lost 1-2 vs Liverpool (A)
1 point from a possible 15 pic.twitter.com/Rr9nlfU1Nu
Spurs are now in serious danger of crashing out of the top four as they remain level on points with Manchester United and could be usurped by north London rivals Arsenal into third should the Gunners beat Newcastle on Monday.
FULL-TIME Liverpool 2-1 Spurs
The Reds are back top. The title race is truly alive. A last-minute own goal from Toby Alderweireld sees Jurgen Klopp’s men earn a remarkable victory #LIVTOT pic.twitter.com/CNCFVNsKL8— Premier League (@premierleague) March 31, 2019
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino was serving the last of a two-game touchline ban and without the guiding hand of the Argentine, they lacked inspiration in the final third.
However, Liverpool were often causing their own problems by gifting away possession inside their own half and Dele Alli pounced on a slack pass by his England teammate Jordan Henderson to power a volley that dipped just over the bar with Spurs’ best effort of the first-half.
Virgil van Dijk had a great chance to double the hosts’ lead at the start of the second period, but the Dutch defender headed over after a well-worked short corner between Trent Alexander-Arnold and James Milner.
However, Liverpool
FT Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 31, 2019
Alderweireld own goal settles a thrilling game at Anfield
More: https://t.co/RaPXUiGtT6 pic.twitter.com/zO0tx5j7BD
As Liverpool surged forward in search of a winner, Spurs could have picked them off as Sissoko blazed over with just Alisson to beat before Alli clipped a shot inches wide.
Only three teams in Premier League history have gone 37 consecutive home games unbeaten:
— Coral (@Coral) March 31, 2019
🔵 Chelsea (86)
🔵 Man City (37)
🔴 Liverpool (37) *NEW*
Just 49 more games to go… pic.twitter.com/zbRYLRGVmj
Instead, there was delirium in front of the Kop end as Lloris should have handled Salah’s header, but instead parried the ball into Alderweireld and the ball ricocheted over the line to breathe fresh life into Liverpool’s title challenge.
This is all I want to watch for the rest of the evening. Liverpool’s 2nd goal could ONLY be made better with the Titanic music pic.twitter.com/s5yWldXJWu
— Cosmo Khan (@CosmoKh4n) March 31, 2019