Premier League 2020-21: Liverpool edge past Tottenham Hotspur to claim top spot
First Published Dec 17, 2020, 2:15 PM IST
This was Liverpool’s eighth win of the season in 13 matches, including four draws and a loss, as they rise to the top. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur suffer their only second loss of the season in 13 games, including seven wins and four draws to drop to second.

In what turned out to be a competitive, nail-biting and thrilling encounter, defending champions Liverpool edged past Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in their English Premier League (EPL) clash at Anfield on Wednesday night. With this win, Liverpool rose to the top of the table, displacing Spurs to second.

The game was off to an attacking start from the hosts, who came up with three attacks in the opening 22 minutes. It was in the 26th minute when Mohamed Salah put the champions ahead with an 18-yard strike after Spurs’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg flicked the ball onto the path of the Egyptian.