Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Klopp’s Reds back on top after Firmino seals points in injury time
ROBERTO Firmino’s 90thminute header sparked wild scenes at Anfield last night as defending champions Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over previous incumbents Tottenham.
In a victory reminiscent of so many which carried them to their first title in 30 years last season, the hosts’ relentlessness was rewarded when the Brazil international powered home a header from Andy Robertson’s corner with the seconds ticking down.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho looked sickened, having assumed his side had done enough to earn the point which would have kept them at the summit.
Liverpool had comfortably out-shot their opponents during the 90 minutes, in which they enjoyed 76% possession, but saw Mohamed Salah’s goal cancelled out by Son Heung-Min in the first half.
Meanhile Everton sent a warning to their top-four rivals after an impressive 2-0 win at Leicester.
Richarlison’s first league goal for three months and Mason Holgate’s maiden top-flight strike earned the disciplined Toffees victory.
It was the Foxes’ fourth defeat in seven league games at the King Power Stadium as their home woes threaten to undermine their own legitimate top-four chances.
They dominated possession but could not break down a stubborn Toffees side who rose to fifth, a point and a place behind Leicester.
Stuart Dallas, Ezgjan Alioski and Jack Harrison struck in the final quarter of an hour as Leeds leapfrogged opponents Newcastle following an entertaining 5-2 victory.
The visitors went ahead against the run of play midway through the first half through Jeff Hendrick, but goals either side of the interval from Patrick Bamford and Rodrigo turned the game on its head.
Ciaran Clark levelled soon after Rodrigo’s goal, but Dallas restored Leeds’ advantage, while swift counter-attacks led to Alioski and Harrison getting on the scoresheet – the latter finding the top corner from 25 yards.
Leeds drew a line under back-to-back defeats – but their weaknesses at set-pieces were once again laid bare – while Newcastle were denied a third successive win for the first time since November 2018.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ended his five-match goal drought to help 10-man Arsenal avoid a record fifth consecutive home league loss in a 1-1 draw with high-flying Southampton.
Captain Aubameyang started the process of atoning for his own goal in Sunday’s miserable 1-0 home loss to Burnley, sweeping in a neat finish as Arsenal scrambled a point at the Emirates Stadium.
Former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott had put the again-impressive Southampton into an early lead with a high-quality effort.
The Gunners had Gabriel sent off for two bookings in four minutes – the first a pointless act of petulance in kicking away the ball.
Sebastien Haller’s spectacular strike rescued a point for West Ham in a 1-1 derby draw against Crystal Palace, who had gone ahead with a stunning overhead kick from Christian Benteke.
Fulham moved out of the bottom three on goal difference after a goalless draw with Brighton at Craven Cottage.