Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League final score and result as Reds hold on for victory

Today’s encounter is a crucial one for Jurgen Klopp and Antonio Conte. Both managers are under pressure to deliver for their respective clubs but for vastly different reasons. Conte is trying to prove that Tottenham can be a major player in the Premier League title race whilst Klopp wants to get Liverpool back to winning ways and into the top four race.

With the margins for error so slim at the top of the table Conte’s Spurs cannot afford to slip up against Liverpool this afternoon. They’ve had three poor weeks in the league with consecutive defeats to Manchester United and Newcastle before Rodrigo Bentancur rescued them with a 92nd minute winner against Bournemouth last time out. Three points today is a must if Spurs want to keep the pressure on Manchester City and Arsenal.

Liverpool, meanwhile, come into the game 9th in the table and eight points away from the top four having been beaten by Nottingham Forest and Leeds in their last two league outings. However, Klopp’s men tend to step up in big games – they’re the only ones to beat City this season – and with the pressure on they could prove to be too much to handle for Spurs especially with Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez hitting form.

Follow the action as Tottenham clash with Liverpool in the Premier League:

Tottenham vs Liverpool

• Victory puts Spurs back in third place

• Tottenham XI: Lloris; Royal, Dier, Lenglet, Davies, Sessegnon; Bissouma, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Kane

• Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott; Salah, Firmino, Nunez

Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 - 2 Liverpool FC

Full-time: Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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90+4 mins: Liverpool hold on! They run down the clock and record their first away win in the Premier League this season. The damage was done in the first half thanks to Mo Salah.

Spurs bounced back in the second as they have done for most of the season and Harry Kane gave them hope of a comeback. In the end though the Reds take all three points.

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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90+2 mins: Mo Salah heads off the pitch to be replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Kulusevski curls a cross into the penalty area but Virgil van Dijk gets his head to the ball first and nods it back out of the box.

Two minutes left to play.

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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90 mins: Four minutes of added time to play as Spurs win a corner. The set piece gets swung into the middle but Joe Gomez is there to win the initial header before Mo Salah scoops the ball clear.

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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88 mins: Joe Gomez comes on to Darwin Nunez for Liverpool and shore up the defensive line. Jurgen Klopp is trying to defend this slender lead.

Two minutes of the 90 plus stoppage time to play. Are we in for some late drama?

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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85 mins: Kulusevski’s deep cross is kept alive by Perisic but his header back into the middle of the box is cleared by Konate. Liverpool are being asked a few questions here but so far they’ve been up to the task.

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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82 mins: Thiago Alcantara threads a lovely ball into the penalty area and picks out Darwin Nunez. He shifts inside twice then lifts a left-footed effort at goal and clips the crossbar.

The offside flag then goes up so it wouldn’t have counted anyway.

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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79 mins: There are a lot of Spurs players hitting the deck as Liverpool stick their legs into challenges. The most recent incident is Fabinho trying to win the ball on the edge of his own box an he clips Hojbjerg.

The referee waves away the appeal but it should have been a Tottenham free kick.

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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76 mins: Harry Kane goes to ground right on the edge of the penalty are but the referee sees nothing wrong with the challenge from Ibrahima Konate and lets play go on.

A quick VAR check doesn’t find any reason to overturn that decision.

Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

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73 mins: Jurgen Klopp’s response to that Tottenham goal is to bring on Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones for Liverpool. Roberto Firmino and Harvey Elliott are taken off.

GOAL! Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool (Kane, 70’)⚽️

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70 mins: Spurs are in business!

It’s the two substitutes who give Tottenham this goal. Doherty brings the ball down the right wing before sliding it inside to Kulusevski.

He passes the ball into the penalty area where Harry Kane bursts into space then rattles a first time shot into the far bottom corner!

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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69 mins: Antonio Conte now makes a double change with just over 20 minutes to play. Dejan Kulusevski and Matt Doherty come on to replace Ryan Sessegnon and Emerson Royal.

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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66 mins: Close! Ivan Perisic curls a free kick in from the left wing and picks out Harry Kane in the middle of the box. He whips his header over to the opposite side of the pitch but the effort sails clear of the far post.

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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63 mins: Emerson Royal gets forward on the right side again but decides to lay the ball off to Bentancur for the cross. The midfielder picks out Kane in the area but he’s being marked well by Alexander-Arnold and can’t turn his header towards goal.

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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60 mins: Bentancur and Kane attempt a bit of intricate play down the inside right channel but Fabinho nicks the ball off the centre-forward and sends Roberto Firmino flying up the pitch for Liverpool.

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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57 mins: Yves Bissouma receives the ball on the edge of the box and is encouraged to shoot. Instead he sends it to Royal who leaps over the ball allowing it to roll through to Bentancur on the right.

Bentancur spots Sessegnon arriving on the opposite side of the area near the back post but overhits his cross and the attack breaks down.

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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54 mins: Chance! Liverpool’s first proper chance of the half comes from a run off the ball from Darwin Nunez who splits the Spurs defence and meets Harvey Elliott’s forward pass.

Nunez carries the ball into the box then squares it to Mo Salah whose first time effort is plucked out of the air by Hugo Lloris.

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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51 mins: Off the woodwork!

Spurs’ corner gets delivered onto the head of Eric Dier who turns it into the waiting arms of Alisson. Liverpool then restart play but Tottenham recover the ball and Dier curls a teasing pass into the box.

It bobbles through to Sessegnon on the left side of the penalty area. He pulls it back to Perisic who then smokes a shot onto the crossbar!

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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48 mins: It’s a bright start from Spurs who fly down the left this time. Perisic floats his cross over to the back post but Darwin Nunez is back to help out and he nods the ball behind after scrambling over Emerson Royal.

Second half: Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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Kick off: Spurs get the ball rolling once more at the Tottenham Hotpsur stadium. No changes from either manager at the break.

The home side drive down the right where Emerson Royal swings a cross into the box. Konate deals with the initial ball but it bounces out to Sessegnon whose follow up deflects behind for a corner.

Newcastle thrash Southampton to seal fourth straight win and move into top three

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Miguel Almiron scored his seventh goal in as many games as Newcastle United beat Southampton 4-1 at St Mary’s.

The Paraguay international continued his hot streak in front of goal, breaking the deadlock in the 35th minute.

Substitute Chris Wood, who replaced Callum Wilson at half-time, doubled the visitors’ advantage in the 58th minute before Joe Willock quickly made it 3-0.

Romain Perraud pulled one back for the hosts late but the celebrations were short-lived as Bruno Guimaraes fired in the Magpies’ fourth a minute later.

With England boss Gareth Southgate looking on, Saints lost possession early with a sloppy turnover in midfield as the Magpies worked the ball to Jacob Murphy on the far left, but his cross-cum-shot was easily caught by Gavin Bazunu.

Newcastle thrash Southampton to seal fourth straight win and move into top three

Michael Olise hits late winner as Crystal Palace come from behind to defeat West Ham

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Michael Olise curled home a stoppage-time winner as Crystal Palace finally broke their duck on the road with a dramatic 2-1 victory at West Ham United.

Said Benrahma had fired West Ham into the lead with a sizzling strike before Wilfried Zaha hauled Palace level before the interval.

There was VAR controversy 10 minutes from the end when Michail Antonio went down after being tugged by Marc Guehi and referee Paul Tierney gave a penalty, only to overturn his decision after consulting the pitchside monitor.

Instead, with the clock running down, Antonio wastefully chipped a cross into the arms of Palace keeper Vicente Guaita and within seconds, the visitors had broken up the other end and scored.

It meant West Ham’s six-match winning streak at home came to an end, while Palace secured their first away win in the Premier League this season.

Michael Olise hits late winner as Crystal Palace come from behind to defeat West Ham

Aston Villa start Unai Emery era with convincing win over Man United

17:23 , Michael Jones

A new era for Aston Villa began with a reminder for their opponents that rebuilding under a new manager is rarely a straightforward process. Unai Emery’s first game in charge brought a famous and fully deserved win that ended Manchester United’s nine-game unbeaten run, punctured the sense of progress that Erik ten Hag has built of late and inflicted United’s first Premier League defeat at Villa Park since 1995.

It was after that game – which also finished 3-1 – that Alan Hansen claimed Alex Ferguson’s side would “win nothing with kids”. That infamously proved to be an overly pessimistic assessment but, 27 years later, it would be hard to be too critical of this United performance. Even their goal was scored by a Villa player, with Luke Shaw’s effort deflecting in off Jacob Ramsey to offer brief hope of a fightback that never arrived.

From Villa, this was the type of disciplined, organised and highly effective display that Emery has built a career upon and may be exactly what is needed to resurrect their season and stave off the threat of relegation. Leon Bailey’s crisp strike and Lucas Digne’s wonderful free kick established an early two-goal lead that was momentarily halved on the cusp of half time, only to be restored by Ramsey after the break and then comfortably defended.

Aston Villa start Unai Emery era with convincing win over Man United

HT Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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Two goals already for Mo Salah. Will he manage to complete his hat-trick after the break?

Half-time: Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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45+1 mins: Tottenham have tended to grow into games this season performing their best football in the second half of matches. They’ll need to do so again here as they head into the break two goals behind Liverpool.

Mo Salah has a brace and seems to have rediscovered his best form. Will the Reds go on to win from here?

Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool

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43 mins: Hugo Lloris is called into action once again for Spurs after Harvey Elliott takes a snapshot from just outside the box. It’s an awkward one for the goalkeeper as the ball bounces just before him but the Frenchman manages to turn it wide of goal.

GOAL! Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool (Salah, 40’)⚽️

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40 mins: Mistake from Eric Dier who attempts to head an aerial pass back to his own goalkeeper. Instead he gets it wrong and nods the ball to Mo Salah who carries it into the box before chipping the ball over Hugo Lloris and doubling Liverpool’s lead!

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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36 mins: Liverpool are just trying to take the sting out of Tottenham’s play by maintaining possession and slowly working their way up the pitch.

Ben Davies arrives late for a tackle on Harvey Elliott and leaves the midfielder sprawled on the floor awaiting some medical treatment.

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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33 mins: Fabinho sends a heavy pass back to Alexander-Arnold who has to contend with Perisic to get to the loose ball. The Liverpool right-back comes off worse then fouls Sessegnon as Spurs flood men up the pitch.

The Reds manage to deal with the resultant free kick though.

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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30 mins: Close! Liverpool work the ball over to the right side where Harvey Elliott brings it under control. He floats a cross into the box but puts it over the heads of his waiting team mates.

Spurs head the ball away but it drops to Thiago Alcantara who drills an effort from range and hits it straight at Eric Dier who blocks it.

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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27 mins: Konate’s having a decent game so far. Harry Kane looks to curl one into the middle as Perisic makes a splitting run in between Alexander-Arnold and Konate.

The Liverpool centre-back is aware of the danger though and just holds Perisic off long enough for the pass to skip past him and out into space.

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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24 mins: A long diagonal ball comes over the head of Alexander-Arnold and Sessegnon controls it with a nudge into the box. He sprints behind the Liverpool right-back and almost gets in on goal but Konate is covering and gets the ball clear.

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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21 mins: Tottenham have settled into the game now and are seeing more of the ball. They’re moving it well and pressing up the pitch to hurry the Liverpool defenders.

Emerson Royal swings in a cross from the right side but Alisson gets out and punches the ball away.

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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18 mins: There’s a very viable penalty appeal for Tottenham after Trent Alexander-Arnold loses the ball. Ryan Sessegnon makes an overlapping run into the box and is played in by Ivan Perisic.

Alexander-Arnold looks to rectify his mistake and nudges Sessegnon in the back as he collects the ball. The Tottenham defender hits the deck but a VAR check doesn’t overturn the referee’s initial decision of goal kick.

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool

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14 mins: Off the post!

It was almost an immediate response from Tottenham. A threaded pass comes up to Harry Kane who peels away from Ibrahima Konate and flicks a cross into the middle of the box.

Ivan Perisic is waiting and gets a slight touch on the ball. Alisson comes out to claim the ball but it hits him on the head and rebounds onto the nearest post before bouncing wide!

GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool (Salah, 11’)⚽️

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11 mins: Liverpool’s dominance pays off! Mo Salah gives them the lead.

Salah actually starts the move with a run into midfield before sending the ball out to the left side. Robertson again is left bags of space and he chips a pass into the box.

Darwin Nunez controls it with his back to goal then sends it across to Salah who takes a touch and slams it into the back of the net.

Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool

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8 mins: Chance! What a pass!

Trent Alexander-Arnold sees the ball rolling towards him and laces a first time diagonal cross over the pitch to play Darwin Nunez in behind the lines.

The striker cuts inside and curls a low effort towards the far bottom corner but just sends it wide of the goal. Liverpool have bossed these opening stages so far.

Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool

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6 mins: Liverpool recover the ball deep in their own half and work it across to Robertson who seems to have loads of space to operate in already.

Nunez drifts wide on the left side and Robertson flicks the ball over to him once again. This time the Liverpool forward carries the ball into the penalty area, ignores Mo Salah’s calls for the pass but then runs it over the byline.

Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool

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3 mins: Chance! Andy Robertson delivers an aerial pass down the left wing and watches as the ball bounces into the penalty area. Darwin Nunez splits Spurs’ back three and latches onto the dropping ball with a left-shooted shot.

He catches it on the volley and smokes an effort at goal only for Hugo Lloris to leap in front of the ball and palm it wide of the target.

Kick off: Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool

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Liverpool get the match started at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. This will be a test for both sides with the Reds the team more in need of points.

They started this game 10th in the table but three points will shoot them up the league.

Tottenham vs Liverpool

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On paper it looks as though Liverpool are the favourites to win this one. Tottenham have a bunch of key players missing meaning Ivan Perisic is subbing in up top near Harry Kane but they are playing at home.

Liverpool have a terrible away record this season but they also have as close to their best team on the field as possible today. Will they defeat Spurs today?

Firmino eyeing up more goals

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Roberto Firmino has scored in five of his last six league starts versus Tottenham. Will he get on the scoresheet again today?

Kane vs Liverpool.

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Harry Kane has scored six league goals versus Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool - a figure matched only by Jamie Vardy, who has eight goals against the Reds since the German has been manager.

Reds yet to win on the road

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Liverpool have yet to win a top-flight away match this season and are in danger of losing three consecutive away league fixtures for the first time since a run of four from February to April 2012.

Lloris to join Anelka and Distin

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Hugo Lloris is one short of becoming the third Frenchman to play 350 Premier League matches, emulating Sylvain Distin and Nicolas Anelka.

He should reach that landmark this afternoon.

Conte vs Klopp

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Four of the six managerial meetings between Antonio Conte and Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League have ended in draws, with one victory apiece.

Jurgen Klopp knows importance of Liverpool’s ‘massive game’ at Tottenham

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits Sunday’s trip to Tottenham Hotspur represents a “massive” game for his frustratingly inconsistent side.

The Reds have accrued almost as many points from six Champions League matches (15) as they have from a dozen games in the Premier League (16).

In midweek they enjoyed a morale-boosting 2-0 win over previously-unbeaten Napoli, arguably Europe’s form side, to add to two victories they have enjoyed over Manchester City in the league and FA Community Shield this season.

But, domestically, they have lost their last two games to Nottingham Forest and Leeds, who were both in the bottom two at the time, and points-wise Liverpool are closer to the relegation zone than the top four.

Jurgen Klopp knows importance of Liverpool’s ‘massive game’ at Tottenham

A shocking start for Liverpool

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Liverpool have dropped 20 points in 12 league matches this season with four wins, four draws and four defeats. That’s just two shy of their final total last season.

The Reds have also recorded more victories in this season’s Champions League - five - than they have in the Premier League.

Comeback kings?

15:48 , Michael Jones

Tottenham have failed to score in the first half of any of their last six matches in all competitions, and have trailed after 45 minutes in each of their previous four games.

But, Spurs have won 10 points from losing positions this term, more than any other top-flight side prior to the latest round of fixtures.

Jurgen Klopp laments ‘disaster’ of injuries in final club games before World Cup

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Jurgen Klopp believes it is a “disaster” for the players who will miss the World Cup because they get injured in club games in the weeks immediately before a winter tournament is crowbarred into the schedule.

A host of leading footballers have been ruled out of the competition in Qatar or are doubts for it after being hurt in recent fixtures, including Ben Chilwell, Timo Werner, Heung-Min Son and Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Normally players would have had a longer time to recover between their final club matches and the World Cup, and Klopp believes the current spate of injuries were predictable because of the “crazy” way the calendar has been organised.

Jurgen Klopp laments ‘disaster’ of injuries in final club games before World Cup

Tottenham vs Liverpool team changes

15:38 , Michael Jones

Antonio Conte makes just two changes to the Tottenham team that lined-up against Marseille during the week. Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura are both injured so they’re replaced in the starting XI by Yves Bissouma and Emerson Royal.

Jurgen Klopp meanwhile makes three changes to the Liverpool team that defeated Napoli in the Champions League. Andy Robertson, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott all return with Kostas Tsimikas, Curtis Jones and James Milner dropping out.

Tottenham vs Liverpool line-ups

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Tottenham XI: Lloris; Royal, Dier, Lenglet, Davies, Sessegnon; Bissouma, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Kane

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott; Salah, Firmino, Nunez

Klopp on Nunez

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Darwin Nunez has slowly been growing into his role at the top of Liverpool’s forward line and has scored in two of the Reds last three outings across all competitions.

Jurgen Klopp was asked about Nunez’s uptick in form and he replied: “Big steps and still space for improvement because the boy is an incredible package.

“You could see immediately he is a real threat in the finishing area, involved in a lot of things. That’s why you then realise, the few big chances he missed, imagine he would have scored from them as well.

“He is involved in pretty much everything. He is always an option to pass to, to cross the ball to, these kind of things. He came on [against Napoli] and didn’t play extremely long but was involved in both goals, which is good. So, big steps, absolutely.”

Conte on his year at Spurs

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Antonio Conte was appointed Tottenham Hotspur manager just over a year ago and was asked to reflect on his first 12 months in charge of the north London side at a recent press conference.

“There have been lots of positives.” he said, “We’ve improved a lot, in many things. Now, there is a clear vision, a path to follow.

“In one year, with the club all together, I think we made not so many mistakes, maybe it’s better to say it this way, not be presumptuous.

“We still need time and patience, it’s not easy to win in England. I’m really proud of the work we did together. I feel to stay in a family, and I’m starting to feel the people who work here, their sense of belonging for the Club, and this is very important.”

Tottenham vs Liverpool

15:15 , Michael Jones

Tottenham’s 4-1 win against Liverpool at Wembley on 22nd October 2017 is their only victory in the last 21 meetings in all competitions.

Liverpool have won five of their past nine league away fixtures versus Spurs, losing just once and matches between these sides have produced 10 Premier League own goals, more than any other fixture.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang toils to another Chelsea blank amid uncertain tactical plan

15:10 , Michael Jones

Vindication and victory almost came cloaked in perfection for Mikel Arteta. Almost, because as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang trotted off after an utterly ineffectual display in a reunion with the club who rejected him, Gabriel had just put Arsenal ahead. It was Gabriel Magalhaes, admittedly, and not Gabriel Jesus, the anti-Aubameyang, the belated replacement for the man Arsenal exiled to Barcelona only to see him reappear in London.

But it was, as their fans sang, one-nil to the Arsenal. There was another scoreline, less significant but nonetheless revealing of Arteta’s ethos: 37-8. Jesus had mustered 37 touches by the time the other No. 9 departed, Aubameyang just eight. It was the fewest on the pitch and if that is unsurprising – he comes from the breed of forward who lingers on the fringes of games, whereas the hyperactive Jesus prefers a greater level of involvement – he took anonymity to new levels.

Or, arguably, familiar levels for Chelsea, given Romelu Lukaku infamously played the full 90 minutes in last season’s game against Crystal Palace and mustered a mere seven. The highly-paid spectators at Stamford Bridge are not all found in the executive boxes.

Aubameyang toils to another Chelsea blank amid uncertain tactical plan

European club bosses stand firm in fight against Super League plans

15:05 , Michael Jones

European club chiefs have insisted they remain opposed to a breakaway Super League amid efforts to revive the project.

The proposal to establish a lucrative competition, in which 15 of the continent’s biggest names would be permanent members, was shot down in April last year amid an angry response from fans of the Premier League teams who had signed up as the British Government, UEFA and FIFA came out against it.

A22, the company behind the scheme, last month sought to reposition the plan, but the European Club Association’s view remains unchanged.

European club bosses stand firm in fight against Super League plans

Tottenham vs Liverpool early team news and predicted line-ups

15:00 , Michael Jones

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte confirmed he will be without several players for Sunday’s visit of Liverpool. The Italian said: “Richarlison is not available. It is the same for (Cristian) Romero but (Rodrigo) Bentancur is much better. Today he was part of the training session. It was the same for (Dejan) Kulusevski, today he had half training session with us.

“The problem is Lucas Moura is having some difference phases for his pain. Today he was really bad and he said to me he was worried but I asked him to try to be available because we need (him). Also Sonny (Son Heung-min) is having surgery (eye injury).”

Jordan Henderson is fit and available but James Milner is not after suffering concussion. Naby Keita, Joel Matip, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and Arthur Melo all remain out.

Predicted line-ups

Tottenham: Lloris; Dier, Lenglet, Davies; Emerson Royal, Bissouma, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon; Kane, Lucas Moura.

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Thiago, Fabinho, Henderson; Firmino, Salah, Darwin Nunez.

Tottenham vs Liverpool

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The 2pm kick offs have all reached half-time with some surprising scores.

Aston Villa are leading 2-1 against Manchester United with Newcastle 1-0 up versus Southampton. Miguel Almiron gets himself on the scoresheet once again for his fourth Premier League goal in four matches.

Elsewhere West Ham level with Crystal Palace after Wilfred Zaha cancelled out Said Benrahma’s opener.

Following the conclusion of these matches there’s another huge game in London as Tottenham host Liverpool in the 4.30pm kick off. Build up for that one starts around 3pm with team news expected not too long after that.

Arsenal return to top of Premier League with narrow derby win over Chelsea

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Arsenal stay up there, and show Chelsea the level required. This commanding 1-0 win was undeniably Mikel Arteta’s most significant win of the season so far, as well as another step forward, while a notable step back for Graham Potter.

Among a few key elements was the fact this was the first time there has been an away win in a meeting of the old “big six” this season, something that not even Manchester City have managed. It means Arsenal stay ahead of the champions ahead of the last week before the World Cup, and have given themselves the best possible chance of staying there for the month-long break.

While there remains this expectation that City will eventually streak and bring all their quality to bear, such a position also gives Arsenal the best possible chance of doing something special this season.

Arsenal return to top of Premier League with narrow derby win over Chelsea

Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings: William Saliba shines as Aubameyang flops against former club

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Arsenal produced a strong performance to beat a listless Chelsea 1-0 on Sunday, moving back to the top of the Premier League in the process.

The Gunners dominated the early exchanges without really testing Edouard Mendy - Gabriel Jesus missing a good chance from close range in the biggest opportunity of the half.

It was fairly dismal throughout from the hosts, who lacked any conviction in build-up play or threat on goal all game, and Graham Potter will know he faces a big task to find the right formula after the World Cup if the Blues’ season isn’t to fizzle out quickly.

The winning goal came from Gabriel Magalhaes just past the hour mark, prodding in from close range after a corner was missed by everybody - and there was simply no response from Chelsea in search of an equalier.

Here are the player ratings from Stamford Bridge on Sunday:

Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings - Saliba shines again, Aubameyang flops

FT Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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Very positive signs for Arsenal.

FT Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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Gabriel has scored nine goals from corner situations in the Premier League, the most of any player in the competition since he joined prior to the 2020/21 campaign.

He’s one above Tottenham’s Harry Kane who has eight.

FT Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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FT Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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Gabriel’s tap in from a Bukayo Saka corner was the difference between the sides today. It gives Arsenal a significant win to put them back ahead of Manchester City in the Premier League table.

Full-time: Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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90+5 mins: There goes the full time whistle! Arsenal are the Premier League leaders once again. The Gunners win at Stamford Bridge for the third time in a row.

Chelsea were poor today. They need to rethink and rejig for their next outing. Mikel Arteta and his side celebrate on the pitch.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

13:50 , Michael Jones

90+2 mins: Oh hello. Granit Xhaka and Trevoh Chalobah collide with each other near the byline and Mateo Kovacic comes over to kick off with the Arsenal midfielder.

That creates a barney with most of the players involved trying to break it up. More time ekes away for Chelsea.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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90 mins: There’s five minutes of added time to play at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal are still the dominant side and look sure to hold on to this lead.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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87 mins: Arsenal substitute Kieran Tierney breezes past Conor Gallagher and is dragged down but the Chelsea midfielder. The Gunners are given a free kick on the left wing that Odegaard swings into the middle.

Azpilicueta gets up first and nods the ball away. Arsenal recycle it but Mendy is quickly off his line to pluck the ball out of the air.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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84 mins: Gallagher swings a corner into the box for Chelsea who have finally found the focus to put Arsenal under pressure in their own final third. The corner comes out to Cucurella who scuttles a shot back into the box and sees his effort belted clear.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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81 mins: There was a VAR check for a potential penalty against Chelsea but Marc Cucurella seemingly handled the ball outside the box so Arsenal are denied a spot kick.

Chelsea then attack down the left and a pacey cross comes into the middle but misses everyone and skips out of play.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

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78 mins: Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic are introduced by Graham Potter with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount taken off.

There’s just over 10 minutes to play. Can Chelsea’s subs have an impact on this game?

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

13:33 , Michael Jones

75 mins: Close! A well worked counter-attack from Arsenal almost pays dividends for the visitors. Gabriel Jesus drives forward and cuts inside of Thiago Silva before giving the ball to Martin Odegaard.

Odegaard rolls the ball onto his left foot then lifts his shot over the crossbar from just inside the penalty area.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

13:31 , Michael Jones

72 mins: As it stands Arsenal are heading back to the top of the Premier League table. Coming into the weekend the Gunners had the second best defence in the league which will make things even more difficult for Chelsea.

The Arsenal fans are singing loud and proud right now. They’re the dominant force inside Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

13:27 , Michael Jones

69 mins: Thiago Silva tries to get something going for Chelsea and sends a diagonal pass up the pitch towards Raheem Sterling who has made a decent run into the Arsenal box.

Zinchenko shuffles across and leaps ahead of the forward before winning the ball in the air and heading it clear.

Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal

13:24 , Michael Jones

66 mins: Graham Potter makes a double substitution in response to that opening goal. Conor Gallagher and Armando Broja come on to replace Kai Havertz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal (Gabriel, 63’)⚽️

13:21 , Michael Jones

63 mins: Arsenal lead! Bukayo Saka curls a sharp, low corner into the six-yard box and Chelsea fail to deal with it. The ball passes two defenders and the goalkeeper before sitting up for Gabriel.

He leaves his marker and gets a toe on the ball to lift it into the roof of the net. Arsenal have broken the deadlock, can Chelsea respond?

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

13:20 , Michael Jones

60 mins: An hour played at Stamford Bridge and the match hasn’t burst into life as many would have hoped during half-time. Thiago Silva loses possession and Arsenal attack from the right.

Saka brings the ball forward and slides a pass into the box for Jesus. He has a narrow angle to play with and fizzes an effort at goal but Mendy is aware enough to turn the ball wide.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

13:16 , Michael Jones

57 mins: There was a break in play as one of the fans behind Aaron Ramsdale’s goal needed some medical attention but that seems to have been dealt with swiftly.

The pause allowed both managers to issue some updated instructions from the sidelines though and play has now resumed.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

13:13 , Michael Jones

54 mins: Chance! Oh Arsenal. Are they going to rue these missed chances?

The Gunners play a corner short to Martin Odegaard who carries the ball into the box and lifts it into the middle. Gabriel Martinelli is wide open but Thomas Partey arrives in front of him and glances the ball wide of the back post!

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

13:08 , Michael Jones

51 mins: A long ball up the pitch leads to a couple of errors from Arsenal. Zinchenko’s attempted headed clearance only sends the ball across to William Saliba who scuffs his kick as he tries to boot the ball away.

Instead it rolls to Aubameyang who shoots and wins a corner after Saliba recovers to get the block in. The Gunners then defend the resultant corner easily enough.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

13:05 , Michael Jones

48 mins: Saka is the designated corner taker for Arsenal. He tries to pick out Martinelli but Aubameyang gets there first and nods the ball away.

It comes to Kai Havertz who gets the better of Ben White but handles the ball just as he was about to launch a counter attack.

Second half: Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

13:03 , Michael Jones

Kick off: Arsenal get the match back underway at Stamford Bridge. There have been no changes for either manager at the break. The Gunners work the ball over to Saka on the right and once more he comes up against Cucurella and gets knocked to the floor.

Martin Odegaard’s free kick is whipped into the box but Thiago Silva nods it behind for an Arsenal corner.

HT Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

13:00 , Michael Jones

Still to come in the Premier League today. There are three 2pm kick offs before Tottenham vs Liverpool gets underway in the late kick off.

Here are the games still to come:

Aston Villa vs Man Utd

Southampton vs Newcastle

West Ham vs Crystal Palace

Tottenham vs Liverpool (4.30pm)

Ivan Toney ‘assisting Football Association with enquiries’ over betting claims

12:56 , Michael Jones

England World Cup hopeful Ivan Toney has said he is helping the Football Association with an investigation after it was reported he is being probed over allegations of historic match betting.

A report in the Sun said the 26-year-old Brentford striker is the subject of an inquiry over historical allegations which relate to a period before he joined his current club.

The FA has declined to comment on the report, but Toney used social media to say he was co-operating with an investigation, indicating he hoped it would not impact his chances of being named in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad on Thursday.

“I’m aware of a story about me in a national newspaper today,” Toney said on Twitter. “I have been assisting the Football Association with their enquiries and will not be making any comment until such investigation has reached its conclusion.”

Ivan Toney ‘assisting Football Association with enquiries’ over betting claims

HT Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:52 , Michael Jones

Goalless at half-time between Chelsea and Arsenal. Which side is going to score first in this one?

Half-time: Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:48 , Michael Jones

45+1 mins: A lack of quality in the final third was the defining characteristic of that first half. Arsenal created the better chances and should have scored through Gabriel Jesus but Chelsea seem comfortable enough out of possession.

The first goal could be a crucial one at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. Nothing to separate the teams at the break.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:44 , Michael Jones

42 mins: Bukayo Saka skips by Marc Cucurella but clips him and takes out the Arsenal winger. The referee lets play go on much to Mikel Arteta’s displeasure but Saka is back on his feet quickly.

Cucurella looks to bring the ball back down Chelsea’s left side but a frustrated Saka closes him down and knocks him over. Yellow card for the Arsenal winger.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:42 , Michael Jones

39 mins: Arsenal are struggling in the final third. They’re playing through the lines brilliantly but lack a bit of creativity in and around the penalty area.

Odegaard has a through ball blocked off but it rebounds out to Xhaka who flicks a pass over to Jesus on the left. Jesus crosses one into the middle but a deflection loops the ball kindly up to Edouard Mendy in goal.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:36 , Michael Jones

36 mins: Chance! Encouraging signs for Chelsea as Jorginho fizzes the ball out to Sterling on the right wing. He drives down the pitch before sliding a lovely pass behind the defence into the penalty area.

Kai Havertz recovers the ball and is torn between a square pass and a shot. In the end he does neither and softly knocks the ball at Aaron Ramsdale who makes no mistakes in keeping it out.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:33 , Michael Jones

33 mins: Thiago Silva comes through the back of Martin Odegaard to win the ball but he take out the man instead. There are a few groans around the stadium as Arsenal win yet another free kick.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:31 , Michael Jones

31 mins: Close! This is the best chance of the half. Arsenal burst forward down the left wing with Xhaka and Martinelli combining. Martinelli is given the ball and cuts inside before flicking a cross to the back post.

Gabriel Jesus runs through the lines and gets a head to the ball but he misses the target and sends his effort wide of the nearest post.

That was close but Jesus should have done better. He has to hit the target there at the very least.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:29 , Michael Jones

28 mins: Yellow card! Ben White works the ball down the right side and gets hit by a late lunging tackle from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who goes in the book.

Mikel Arteta is fuming on the sidelines over that challenge. Ben White is okay though.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:27 , Michael Jones

25 mins: Chelsea are awarded a free kick on the inside left part of Arsenal’s final third. Cucurella floats the ball into the penalty area where it gets brought down by Trevoh Chalobah.

Chalobah flicks one back into the middle but Granit Xhaka rises above everyone else and heads it clear.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:23 , Michael Jones

22 mins: Chance! Arsenal come at Chelsea again and it’s Jesus causing the problems with a tricky run inside from the left. He weaves around two defenders whilst looking for space to shoot.

He gets in front of goal and unleashes a striker only for Thiago Silva to leap in front of the ball and make a great block before the Blues clear their lines.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:21 , Michael Jones

19 mins: Gabriel picks out Granit Xhaka in midfield and he finds Oleksandr Zinchenko high up on the left wing with a great through ball. Zinchenko has to wait for help to arrive though before giving the ball to Gabriel Jesus on the overlap. He crosses the ball but Mason Mount is back in time to nod the ball clear.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:18 , Michael Jones

16 mins: Gabriel Jesus looks to weave into the Chelsea box nips away from Thiago Silva before attempting to spin around Marc Cucurella who takes the Brazilian’s legs out from under him.

Arsenal win a free kick that Bukayo Saka swings over to the back post. William Saliba is hovering near to the ball but he can’t get a touch to turn it towards goal.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:13 , Michael Jones

13 mins: Close! Arsenal work the ball across the box from left to right and set up Ben White for another effort at goal. This one is slightly better but the right-back pulls a scuffed effort wide of the far post!

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:11 , Michael Jones

10 mins: It’s been a bright start from Arsenal. They’ve come to Stamford Bridge full of confidence and are trying to take the game to Chelsea. A free kick into the home side’s penalty area is cleared as far as Ben White who has an optimistic strike at goal but belts it well wide.

Raheem Sterling brings the ball down the right side and Chelsea and slides a fine pass into the area for Kai Havertz to collect. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang peels off his marker and moves into the centre of the box but Havertz crosses the ball to the back post instead of pulling it back. None of his team mates are around and Arsenal take over possession.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:08 , Michael Jones

7 mins: Chelsea play the free kick short then come up the pitch and lose the ball when it comes into the Arsenal box. The Gunners transition quickly into attack and win the first corner of the game.

Martinelli delivers the cross into the near post but Kai Havertz beats Gabriel Jesus in the air and heads the ball away for Chelsea.

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal

12:06 , Michael Jones

5 mins: Saka himself swings in the set piece but Chelsea deal with it well and nod the ball out to Cucurella who looks to burst forward on a counter. Martinelli gets across him though and leaves a bit too much on the defender as he tries to recover the ball.

Free kick Chelsea this time.

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