Liverpool held, fall three points behind Man City
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool raised the spirits with a rip-roaring 2-2 draw in a pre-christmas Premier League classic on Sunday after a weekend marred by Covid-19 related postponements.
A mistake by Liverpool keeper Alisson gifted Tottenham’s Son Heung-min a 74th-minute equaliser the hosts fully deserved although the visitors were fuming about some contentious decisions. Harry Kane ended his two-month league scoring drought to put Tottenham in front after 13 minutes and Antonio Conte’s side should have been further ahead before Diogo Jota equalised.
Andy Robertson put Liverpool ahead in the 69th minute as Liverpool looked set to record a ninth successive win in all competitions. But Son pounced to make it 2-2 and the visitors ended with 10 men after Robertson was red-carded for a wild tackle soon afterwards.
The draw left Liverpool three points behind Manchester City, who won earlier in the day, while Tottenham are in seventh spot with 26 points. Sevilla snatched a late victory over Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Three straight league defeats means Atletico, the defending champions, are now 14 points off the top while Barcelona, who beat Elche on Saturday, are seventh, 16 points adrift. underneath Jesus, as the Napoli defender attempted to clear while on his back. The decision to rule out Kessie’s strike sparked fury from Milan fans in the stands, whose team were also missing a number of first team players, among them starting centre-back Simon Kjaer who is out for the season.