LIVERPOOL, England — Diogo Jota‘s 94th minute winner sealed a crucial 4-3 win for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur — seconds after it looked as though Jurgen Klopp’s side had thrown away a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3.
Richarlison‘s 90th minute equaliser had completed a Spurs fightback after goals from Harry Kane and Heung-min Son had responded to Liverpool goals from Curtis Jones, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah. But Jota pounced on a Lucas Moura mistake to snatch victory and deny Tottenham a deserved point at Anfield.
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Rapid reaction
1. Spurs are awful, then brilliant — and beaten
Who would be a Tottenham Hotspur supporter right now? No team puts their fans through the wringer quite like the club that are now onto their second caretaker-manager of a crazy season.
Having been hammered 6-1 at Newcastle last week, Spurs seemed on course for another humiliation at Liverpool after falling 3-0 behind inside 15 minutes at Anfield. The fans were starting to walk out and turn on their players and chairman Daniel Levy yet again. But this was a day when Spurs showed fight and spirit with goals from Kane and Son giving them hope of salvaging something from the game.
Son hit the post, then Cristian Romero sent a volley against the upright as interim manager Ryan Mason’s side chased an equaliser. And when it came, through substitute Richarlison on 90 minutes, the script seemed to have had its perfect ending.
The former Everton forward hadn’t scored a single Premier League goal for Spurs since completing his £60 million transfer last summer, yet here he was, coming off the bench to break his duck at Anfield, where he was booed on by the home fans because of his connection to their city rivals.
But just as Spurs thought Richarlison had rescued them and capped a memorable fightback, Spurs became Spurs again with defender Romero gifting Jota the ball in the penalty area in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Jota didn’t waste his chance, scoring past the isolated keeper Fraser Forster to snatch a 4-3 win for Liverpool.
It was so harsh on Spurs, but that’s how it is breaking for them right now. An incredible fightback and they still lose.
