November 06, (THEWILL) – Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2-1 to end their season-long wait for their first away English Premier League victory, thanks to two goals from Mohamed Salah in the first half.
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, Salah handed the Reds a deserved early lead and took advantage of a horrible error by Eric Dier, to increase their advantage, bringing his season total of goals scored to 14.
Spurs came alive in the second half, and Harry Kane’s 13th goal of the season cut the visitors’ lead in half, but Antonio Conte’s side dropped to fourth following two consecutive home losses in the EPL, falling eight points behind league leaders and city rivals, Arsenal.
Liverpool had lost their previous two Premier League games, to Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. Therefore, their victory, their first in three games, moved them up to eighth place.
Although still seven points behind the top four, Jurgen Klopp will feel slightly less pressured than if they had lost another three points. Spurs are still in fourth place and will face Forest in midweek in the EFL Cup, while Liverpool are home to Derby.
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.
