BEVERLY HILLS, May 16, (THEWILL) – Depending on how their final two matches go, it appears Brazilian goalkeeper Allison Becker of former English Premier League champions Liverpool, has furthered their belated pursuit for a top-four finish after his performance in Sunday’s victory over relegated West Bromwich Albion.
The Reds fought to an incredible three points in the race for UEFA Champions League qualifying places after a last-gasp 2-1 victory at The Hawthorns.
It was Alisson who scored to keep Liverpool’s hopes alive in unbelievable fashion, with a glancing header in the dying minute of the encounter.
Liverpool’s defending frailties, which have plagued them all season in the absence of Dutchman Virgil van Dijk, were obvious again as Hal Robson-Kanu sneaked in behind their defence to put West Brom ahead on 15 minutes. But, Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah levelled the scores 18 minutes later with a well-placed finish.
A goal-mouth scramble saw the ball cross the line for West Brom through Kyle Bartley from a corner, but it was correctly ruled out for offside before Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago and Georginio Wijnaldum all attempted to provide the visitors with the lead without success.
As the clock ticked to an end of extra time, Allison decided to get involved, to do what the in-field players had failed to do. He came to the opposition goal for a corner and went for goal with his head and, in one of the most dramatic moments in EPL football history, buried the ball in the net to win three extremely vital points for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The points bring the side from Anfield one point behind Chelsea and three behind Kelechi Iheanacho’s Leicester City. To Liverpool’s advantage, these two clubs will clash against each other on Wednesday night where there is a guarantee that points will be dropped, providing Liverpool an opportunity to enter the esteemed top four places.
It is at the point in the season where all three sides have two matches remaining. And, Allison has done his entire team an incredible favour.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
