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Moments later, Leeds defender Liam Cooper was dismissed for a foul on Gabriel Jesus.

City equalised in the 76th minute when Bernardo Silva flicked the ball into the path of Ferran Torres and the Spaniard clipped his shot past Illan Meslier. But in the first minute of stoppage time, City were caught by brilliant Leeds counter.

Dallas raced onto a fine through ball from Ezgjan Alioski and guided a cool finish past Ederson. It was Leeds' first victory against one of the English Premier League's 'big six' clubs since their promotion last season.

Liverpool are desperatel­y trying to salvage their troubled campaign by qualifying for next season's Champions League via a top-four finish. Beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfin­al first-leg on Tuesday, Jurgen Klopp's side knocked West Ham out of fourth place in the most dramatic fashion at Anfield.

Liverpool had lost their previous six home league matches, but Alexander-Arnold clinched their first success in front of the Kop since December as the Reds avenged their humiliatin­g 7-2 defeat at Villa in October.

Villa striker Ollie Watkins scored a hat-trick in that rout and he was back on the scoresheet after 43 minutes. Taking a touch from John McGinn's pass into the Liverpool area, Watkins hit a low shot that squirmed under Alisson Becker's attempted save.

Liverpool were denied an equaliser moments later when Roberto Firmino's close-range finish was chalked off by VAR for an extremely tight offside call against Diogo Jota in the buildup. But Mohamed Salah levelled in the 57th minute with a closerange header after Andrew Robertson's shot was parried into his path by Emiliano Martinez. Villa winger Trezeguet hit the post in the second half, but

Saturday: Spezia 3 Crotone 2

Saturday: Celtic 6 Livingston 0, Hamilton Academical 0 Dundee United 1, Kilmarnock 2 Ross County 2, Motherwell 1

St Mirren 0, St Johnston 0 Aberdeen 1.

 ?? (AFP) ?? Leeds's Stuart Dallas (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Manchester City on Saturday
(AFP) Leeds's Stuart Dallas (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Manchester City on Saturday

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