Premier League: Liverpool beat Tottenham to go top of table
Football | December 17, 2020 8:00 ISTRoberto Firmino's header in the 90th minute secured Liverpool a 2-1 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Roberto Firmino's header in the 90th minute secured Liverpool a 2-1 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Record 13-time champion Real Madrid face an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday’s Champions League, falling to third spot in the points table with a game to go.
That a team with such a makeshift back line ended up coasting to a 3-0 win over Leicester in the English Premier League on Sunday perhaps spoke volumes of the fifth member of that defense, who — suddenly — has assumed a pivotal role in Liverpool’s immediate future.
Salah was last week diagnosed with Covid-19 while on international duty with Egypt.
The announcement was made by the Egyptian soccer association on Twitter ahead of Saturday’s game against Togo.
Mohamed Salah had put the champions in front from the penalty spot in the 13th minute after Kyle Walker’s foul on Sadio Mane.
The English champions will face Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday, only a few months after the Italian club made a surprising run to the quarterfinals in last season’s competition.
Real Madrid made a stoppage-time comeback against Borussia Monchengladach to salvage a draw, preventing a fourth-straight defeat in the competition.
The Reds' No.4 requires surgery on the knee injury he sustained during last Saturday's Merseyside derby at Goodison Park and has stated in a post on social media that he is now focused fully on returning to fitness as soon as possible.
Liverpool did not give a timescale on Van Dijk's absence, but an injury of that nature will likely keep the Netherlands international out for a long period.
With a leap reminiscent of Cristiano Ronaldo, Calvert-Lewin rose high to power a header into the bottom corner from Lucas Digne’s left-wing cross and equalize in the 81st minute at an empty Goodison Park.
The plans were publicly announced and backed Sunday by the chairman of the English Football League, Rick Parry, who runs the competition featuring the 72 professional teams below the Premier League.
The 24-year-old completed a move to the reigning Portuguese champions on Tuesday evening, ahead of the Primeira Liga's transfer deadline.
Shaqiri was in isolation and soccer officials were consulting with health authorities in Switzerland about his case, the federation said.
Champions Liverpool fell apart to lose 7-2 to an Aston Villa side that only avoided relegation on the final day of last season and is now one of only two sides with 100% starts.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for COVID-19, the club confirmed on Friday.
Joe Willock scored Arsenal’s winning penalty to set up a home match against defending champion Manchester City in the next round.
Alcantara had joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich earlier in September and had made his debut against Chelsea eight days ago.
The champion's high-risk, high-reward strategy paid off in its come-from-behind 3-1 win over Arsenal on Monday in an open game featuring a late clinching goal by Diogo Jota in his first league start for Liverpool.
Liverpool advanced to a fourth-round meeting next Thursday with Arsenal, which also plays at Anfield in the Premier League on Monday.
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