LONDON — Tottenham Hotspur left it late to down nine-man Liverpool 2-1 and had an own goal by Joel Matip to thank for their stoppage-time win as the defender turned the ball home to leave Spurs second in the Premier League behind Manchester City on Saturday.
JOEL MATIP OG IN STOPPAGE TIME!
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Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool side had gamely battled to try to take home a point after Cody Gakpo canceled out Son Heung-min's opener with the visitors having Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota sent off in a feisty clash that was played at an electric pace.
Cody Gakpo brings Liverpool level in first half stoppage time! #LFC
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Spurs took the lead in the 36th minute through Son, 10 minutes after Jones was sent off for a crunching tackle on midfielder Yves Bissouma, before Gakpo equalized just before halftime with a smart shot on the turn in the box.
Liverpool are down to 10 men after Curtis Jones received a red card for this challenge on Yves Bissouma. #TOTLIV pic.twitter.com/zhOilP6dNq
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Maddison ➡️ Richarlison ➡️ Son!
Just SMOOTH from Spurs.@USANetwork pic.twitter.com/Qpxjj9Xi9n
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The Dutch midfielder was injured in scoring though and did not come out for the second period, with Jota replacing him, but the Portuguese forward was dismissed in the 69th after a second yellow card and Liverpool held out until Matip's own goal.
Liverpool go down to NINE men after Diogo Jota is sent off following his second yellow card of the match. #LFC pic.twitter.com/LbJDGKXN59
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Tottenham's victory puts them in second spot on 17 points along with third-placed Arsenal and both teams are now a point behind Manchester City who lost at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The defeat leaves Liverpool in fourth position on 16 points.
It was Spurs' first win over Liverpool since 2017 and only their second in 21 league games against the Reds but they made hard work of it after Liverpool went down to nine men.
Tottenham are making a habit of winning games in the dying minutes under manager Ange Postecoglou though, having scored twice deep into stoppage time to beat Sheffield United 2-1 in their last home game, and Saturday's affair was no less dramatic.
¡POLÉMICA EN EL TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR!
Luis Díaz había marcado, pero fue anulado por fuera de lugar…¿Es o no es? ¡Juzga tú mismo! #Tottenham 0-0 #Liverpool
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(Reporting by Ken Ferris; Editing by Clare Fallon)
