Tottenham Hotspur Bested by Liverpool in Premier League Showdown

2024-05-06

Sunday in the Premier League saw Liverpool celebrate a home turf triumph, clinching a convincing 4-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

Liverpool started the match best and took the lead when Mohamed Salah netted after 23 minutes, with an assist by Cody Gakpo, making it 1-0.

In the 42nd minute, Andrew Robertson increased the lead for Liverpool.

Cody Gakpo also increased the lead for Liverpool in the 55th minute, with an assist by Harvey Elliott.

With 59 minutes on the clock, Liverpool's Harvey Elliott found the net following a Mohamed Salah assist to increase their lead further.

Nine minutes left to play, Liverpool's Richarlison reduced the lead as he found the net, with an assist by Brennan Johnson.

Liverpool pulled one back again in the 85th minute of the game when Heung-min Son scored, with an assist by Richarlison.

Tottenham Hotspur's losing streak now tallies four in a row.

Liverpool have now won two, drawn one, and lost two of their last five games, having scored 9 and conceded eight.

Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur have one win with 7 goals for and 14 against.

Liverpool's next Premier League games are against Aston Villa (away) on 13 May and Wolverhampton Wanderers (home) on 19 May.

Tottenham Hotspur play Burnley (home) on 11 May, Manchester City (home) on 14 May, and Sheffield United (away) on 19 May.

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, Luton Town drew 1-1 against Everton, and Arsenal won 3-0 against AFC Bournemouth.

Brentford drew 0-0 against Fulham, Newcastle United won 4-1 against Burnley, Nottingham Forest won 3-1 against Sheffield United, and Manchester City won 5-1 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Brighton & Hove Albion picked up a narrow 1-0 victory against Aston Villa, and Chelsea won 5-0 against West Ham United.

Liverpool have scored 81 goals in total in the Premier League: 47 at home and 34 away.

Tottenham Hotspur have scored 69: 36 goals at home and 33 goals away.