Liverpool welcomes Tottenham at home at Anfield, in round 36 of the 2023/24 Premier League.
With the determination to correct mistakes in recent rounds, both teams entered the game extremely quickly and continuously had eye-catching duels.
However, Liverpool was the team that took more chances in the first half, scoring an early goal in the 16th minute. Gakpo attacked from the left wing and then flashed accurately for Salah to head in at a tight angle to open the score for The Kop .
Continuing the excitement, the home team played a different game and scored another goal to increase the score to 2-0 in the 45th minute. Salah successfully connected with Vicario, forcing the ball out. Robertson quickly entered the kick into the empty net and doubled it in a special way.
Salah shines, Liverpool drowns Tottenham in a rain of 456,808 goals
Liverpool played overwhelmingly against Tottenham (Photo: Getty).
After the break, Spurs did not hide their intention to fight for the equalizer. However, they had to receive a “recovery” from the Red Brigade.
At minute 50, the score was 3-0 for the Merseyside Red Devils. Elliott Shell entered the right wing for Cody Gakpo to dangerously shake his head and hit Vicario’s net.
It seemed like the match was over when Elliott scored a great goal from far away in the 59th minute, increasing the score to 4-0 for Liverpool. However, Tottenham showed that they are not slow.
Times like the goals of Richarlison (73′) and Son Heung-min (77′) made the match extremely exciting in the final minutes.
The Roosters reached full strength to attack in the remaining time, but The Kop found their courage and maintained the score of 4-2 when recovering to end the match golden.
Salah shines, Liverpool drowns Tottenham in a rain of 456,809 goals
The victory over Tottenham helped Liverpool keep their hopes alive in the Premier League championship race (Photo: Getty).
The big victory over Spurs helped Liverpool gain 78 points after 36 matches, 5 points closer to top team Arsenal. While 4 points is the current gap with the 2nd ranked team – Man City, Pep Guardiola’s team has completed 1 round without playing.
Meanwhile, this defeat caused Tottenham to lose the opportunity to close the gap with the 4th team, Aston Villa. As Unai Emery’s army is now 7 points ahead of the Roosters.