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An admirable team performance saw Liverpool move clearly to the top of the table with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham, with Roberto Firmino emerging with the winner.
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Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
Premier League (13), Anfield
December 16, 2020
Goals: Incorrect 26 ‘, Firmino 90’; Son 33 ′
He returned to Anfield and with the attendance of 2,000 fans when Jurgen Klopp’s team hosted Tottenham in a clash at the top of the table, in which Rhys Williams made his league debut in the absence of Joel Matip.
The Reds enjoyed most of the possession during the first half, and their intent on and off the ball was the perfect response to the demonstration last time out.
Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane had their chances but could only direct their efforts to Hugo Lloris, the same was initially for Mohamed Salah before he benefited from the direct run of Curtis Jones.
A deflected shot went deep into the net to give the Reds a well-deserved lead and seal Egypt’s 18th goal in the Anfield league in 18 appearances against London teams.
But less than 10 minutes later and the Spurs scored against the game’s streak through Heung-min Son with half an hour elapsed in what was his first significant attack of the half, a source of frustration from all Liverpool’s hard work.
An early scare from Spurs’ Steven Bergwijn set the tone for the early exchanges of the second half as José Mourinho’s team gained dominance.
He would later find the vertical after getting behind the Liverpool defense, with Fabinho, as always, available to clear as the Reds continued to find only Lloris’ hands with their chances.
Wave after wave of attacks came for Klopp’s men, but the lack of a vanguard made it look like they were going to settle for another draw, only for Firmino to appear in death.
A header from a corner landed in the top corner and he rolled away towards the Kop to celebrate what was his third goal of the season and the one that took his team three points clear at the top of the table.
Anfield’s unbeaten streak in the league is now an astonishing 66 games.
