Liverpool roared back from a goal behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 and wrap up the Premier League title in style on a momentous day at Anfield on Sunday. Needing only a point to ensure a record-equalling 20th English title with four games remaining, Liverpool were rocked in the 12th minute as Dominic Solanke headed Tottenham in front.
But the title party was only temporarily silenced as Liverpool struck back with a Luis Diaz tap-in, an Alexis Mac Allister thunderbolt and a Cody Gakpo shot before halftime. A one-sided second half saw Mohamed Salah end a six-match scoring drought by firing a low shot past Guglielmo Vicario in the 63rd minute -- celebrating his 28th league goal of an outstanding season by snapping a selfie with a fan.
Tottenham's Destiny Udogie then bundled in an own goal to complete a miserable afternoon for the visitors who have lost 19 Premier League games this season. Liverpool, who have now matched Manchester United's English titles record, have 82 points from 34 games played with Arsenal a distant second on 67.
Liverpool vs Tottenham latest news
- GOAL! Salah gets in on the act
- GOAL! Gakpo gets the party started
- GOAL! Mac Allister rocket into top corner
- GOAL! Diaz levels it up after VAR review
Full-time!
18:24 , Alex Young95min: Liverpool are Premier League champions once again!
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham
18:23 , Alex Young91min: Four minutes added on.
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham
18:20 , Alex Young90min: Nunez has all the time on the world to put it on a plate for Salah to score, but he overhits the pass.
Miserable.
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham
18:16 , Alex Young86min: Udogie sends Salah’s low cross into the area out for a throw in.
Both teams going through the motions now.
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham
18:12 , Alex Young82min: Nunez is being readied.
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham
18:08 , Alex Young78min: Plenty of balloons on the pitch, which Spence takes pleasure out of popping.
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham
18:06 , Alex Young76min: Diaz and Alexander-Arnold come off, Endo and Elliott are on.
Liverpool 5-1 Tottenham
18:05 , Alex Young74min: This has been rotten from Spurs, even against a Liverpool team romping to the title.
GOAL!
18:00 , Alex Young70min: Udogie knocks into his own net under pressure from Salah.
Not what Spurs needed.
Liverpool 4-1 Tottenham
17:58 , Alex Young69min: Szoboszlai and Gakpo are also off, Jota and Jones coming on.
Liverpool 4-1 Tottenham
17:58 , Alex Young68min: Solanke and Tel are off, Richarlison and Odobert are off.
Liverpool 4-1 Tottenham
17:57 , Alex Young66min: Both teams preparing changes as Szoboszlai fires straight at Vicario.
Liverpool 4-1 Tottenham
17:55 , Alex Young65min: Sarr with a tame effort at Allison.
GOAL!
17:53 , Alex Young63min: There it is!
Salah gets his goal, cutting inside and firing low inside Vicario’s near post.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:49 , Alex Young58min: Three penalty appeals for Liverpool, none of them credible, as the ball hits two Spurs players from close range and then Salah throws himself to the floor.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:48 , Alex Young57min: Looks like every Liverpool player, and fan, wants Salah to score.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:45 , Alex Young55min: Liverpool corner sails into Vicario’s arms.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:43 , Alex Young51min: Gakpo has a tap in for a fourth but opts to pass to Salah, who cannot get the decisive touch.
Spurs were let off, then.
Dan Kilpatrick at Anfield
17:38It was a rough 45 minutes for Archie Gray on only his second start in midfield at this level. The teenager was caught napping for Liverpool's first goal and should have been stronger for their second.
Bergvall will now drop to No6, with Sarr and Kulusevski ahead of him.
Second half
17:35 , Alex Young46min: Back underway. Maddison and Gray are off, Kulusevski and Sarr are on.
The party is in full flow at Anfield, then, but for Spurs they could really do without a heavy loss here ahead of their biggest game of the season.
Half-time!
17:18 , Alex Young50min: There’s the whistle.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:16 , Alex Young46min: Four minutes added on.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:16 , Alex Young45min: Mac Allister has been incredible this half, and now tracks back and tackles a marauding Spence.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:14 , Alex Young43min: A great chance for Spurs as Johnson drills a low ball across goal, it evades Solanke and almost falls to Tel who takes a tumble under pressure from Konate.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:12 , Alex Young41min: It’s startling how quiet Anfield goes when Spurs get the ball.
Maddison whips in a fine cross towards Johnson, who is again offside. Solanke came close to getting a head on the ball too, but the flag is raised.
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
17:11 , Alex Young40min: It’s wave after wave. Alexander-Arnold fires at goal, but Davies heads clear.
Dan Kilpatrick at Anfield
17:07 , Alex YoungI could bang on about Spurs' inability to deal with set pieces but credit to Gakpo. He did really well to make a yard and find the corner.
Liverpool strolling to a 20th league title now. Just a question of avoiding injuries and embarrassment for Spurs from here.
GOAL!
17:04 , Alex Young34min: Gakpo puts the result beyond doubt with an hour to play.
Party fully underway at Anfield as Gakpo is given time and space to fire home inside the area.
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
17:02 , Alex Young31min: Alexander-Arnold fancies it... but his effort is high and wide.
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
17:00 , Alex Young30min: Maddison goes through the back of Szoboszlai. Sloppy, that.
Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
16:58 , Alex Young28min: Spurs win a corner from another Solanke header.
GOAL!
16:55 , Alex Young24min: Mac Allister sends Anfield into raptures! A thunderous strike from the edge of the area leaves Vicario with no chance.
This could be a long afternoon for Spurs, even if it is a dead rubber for them.
22min: Spurs cannot cope with the Liverpool midfield at the moment.
NO GOAL!
16:51 , Alex Young20min: Gakpo taps home from close range but this one is clearly offside.
Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham
16:50 , Alex Young19min: Anfield has woken up again. Plenty more goals in this one, you’d imagine.
GOAL!
16:49 , Alex Young16min: Scratch that, VAR take a look and it’s awarded!
Anfield erupts!
NO GOAL!
16:47 , Alex Young16min: Diaz has the ball in the back of the net, but it’s disallowed for offside.
Dan Kilpatrick at Anfield
16:46 , Alex YoungIt was a cracking header from Solanke against his former club and not entirely undeserved for a Spurs side who have started the game with surprising confidence.
If they can hold on to this lead for a while, the party atmosphere may turn to nerves at Anfield.
Liverpool 0-1 Tottenham
16:45 , Alex Young14min: Liverpool back on the attack as Salah tries to find Diaz in the box but his cross has way too much on it.
Liverpool 0-1 Tottenham
16:44 , Alex Young13min: Well then.
GOAL!
16:43 , Alex Young12min: This wasn’t in the script! Former Liverpool striker Solanke climbs highest to head home Maddison’s corner!
Kop is silenced.
Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham
16:41 , Alex Young10min: Mac Allister takes, Vicario punches clear but the ball is worked back to Gakpo to try an acrobatic volley which flies well wide.
Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham
16:40 , Alex Young9min: Liverpool win their first corner as Gakpo’s toe-poked volley is taken behind by Vicario.
Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham
16:38 , Alex Young7min: Tel does well to jink into the area and find Solanke, but the striker is quickly crowded out.
Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham
16:36 , Alex Young5min: Half a chance for Spurs as Solanke looks to flick the ball on to Johnson in the area, but the winger is offside.
Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham
16:34 , Alex Young3min: Nope, it’s played short and worked to Salah to bend a shot over the bar.
Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham
16:33 , Alex Young2min: Early free kick conceded by Danso. Mac Allister to float this in from 25 yards?
Kick-off!
16:31 , Alex Young1min: Here we go!
A belting version of that ol’ club anthem Liverpool have and we’re soon underway.
Here come the teams.
Anfield is absolutely rocking. Not long now.
Arne Slot to Sky Sports
16:20 , Alex Young“What is required is they have to work really hard.
"Tottenham is a team that runs a lot. If you're not intense and not ready for them they can hurt you a lot.
"Fans can play a big part in this. The louder they are the more energy the players will have."
Final prep for both teams.
Postecoglou explains Bentancur absence
15:57 , Alex Young“He's fine, a bit like Destiny [Udogie] last week. He's played a lot recently and we felt like he would benefit from a weekend off, similar to Destiny last week."
Those eight changes from Spurs is the most ever made by the club from one Premier League to another.
Incredible scenes as the Liverpool coach arrives.
It's two changes for Liverpool as Alexander-Arnold and Robertson come in, as Bradley and Tsimikas drop out.
Spurs make eight changes as the likes of Romero, Van de Ven and Kulusevski are put on ice ahead of Thursday, while Danso, Bergvall and Gray come in.
Confirmed team news in full
15:23 , Alex YoungLiverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
Subs: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Quansah, Endo, Jones, Elliott, Núñez, Chiesa, Jota
Tottenham XI: Vicario, Spence, Danso, Davies, Udogie, Bergvall, Gray, Maddison, Johnson, Solanke, Tel
Subs: Kinsky, Romero, Porro, van de Ven, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Sarr, Richarlison, Odobert
Tottenham XI
15:16 , Alex Young...and Spurs!
Your Spurs XI at Anfield 🫡
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Liverpool XI
15:15 , Alex YoungHere’s how the hosts look!
Team news is IN! 👊🔴 #LIVTOT
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Team news is imminent.
Boyhood Liverpool fan Ange Postecoglou is over his 'boyhood crushes'
15:00 , Alex YoungAnge Postecoglou was a Liverpool fan as a boy but says he wants Tottenham to give a good account of themselves on Sunday, even if their primary focus is elsewhere.
"I'm an almost 60-year-old adult, I've gone past my boyhood crushes, so it's got no, [that will have] no impact whatsoever," he said, when asked about his previous affection for Liverpool.
"I have great admiration for the football club, yes, I supported it when I was younger, but that was 50-odd years ago, so we've well and truly moved on since then.
"You want to go there and compete against, obviously, a very good side, and compete well and it’s not just about getting through unscathed, you want to get through having played well against the top team.
"And I think, irrespective of what's on the horizon, that's the primary importance. We are well aware our league form and league position is not good enough.
"But we also know there is an unbelievable opportunity on the horizon. I think irrespective of, this club has had many seasons and a lot of clubs have had seasons where they have done outstandingly well in the league but don’t have the opportunity we have right now of being in the final four of a major European competition.
"That is where the focus is and where the focus should be irrespective, especially of a club that hasn’t had a lot of success recently. We have got a wonderful opportunity.
"The players have and the club has and collectively if we give ourselves every opportunity to progress to a final then I think hopefully the momentum we gain from that will give us a chance to do something special."
Atmosphere outside Anfield is already rocking.
Arne Slot won't be celebrating just yet
14:48 , Alex YoungLiverpool won the league in the 2019/20 season but had their celebrations limited by Covid, and so this is set to be a very different experience.
Anything other than a defeat against Spurs would seal the title with four games to spare, but Arne Slot has insisted the celebrations cannot start just yet.
“It's a big responsibility because we are aware of the fact last time this club won the league it was Covid times,” Slot said.
“Everybody is looking forward to Sunday but there's still a job to be done which is one point, that's what we know and hopefully our fans know as well.”
Trent starts?
14:37 , Alex YoungEarly suggestions that Trent Alexander-Arnold starts this afternoon. Confirmed team news at 3.15pm.
Liverpool vs Tottenham prediction
14:28 , Alex YoungA party atmosphere is expected at Anfield now that the Premier League title is within reach. Roared on by their home supporters and facing a team with one eye on a European fixture next week, the conditions couldn’t be better for Liverpool.
Expect Tottenham to lose a third straight league game as the Reds are crowned champions of England for a 20th time.
Liverpool to win 4-1
Early Tottenham team news
14:20 , Alex YoungAnge Postecoglou faces some big decisions over his Tottenham today.
Spurs have the first leg of their Europa League semi-final first leg against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday and Postecoglou faces a difficult balancing act.
Postecoglou is likely to continue to rotate his squad but some first-team players will need minutes after sitting out against Nottingham Forest on Monday night.
Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson, all of whom are likely to start for Spurs against the Norwegian side, could feature at Anfield, with Liverpool needing a point to wrap up the league title.
Postecoglou could nonetheless make wholesale changes to his backline between the games, with key centre-backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven likely to be kept on ice.
Archie Gray could come in at right-back, giving Pedro Porro a rest, while there is little to choose between left-backs Djed Spence and Destiny Udogie.
Heung-min Son is sidelined with a foot injury but trained outdoors on Friday, and is touch-and-go to face Bodo.
If he is not fit, Mathys Tel could start in the South Korean's place again, while Wilson Odobert, Richarlison and Mikey Moore are among Postecoglou's options from the left against Liverpool.
Radu Dragusin (knee) remains sidelined long-term but Kevin Danso is pushing for his first start since suffering a hamstring injury in March.
Trent Alexander-Arnold could make his first start in more than six weeks today.
Alexander-Arnold scored the winner off the bench on his return from injury at Leicester last weekend and is pushing to replace Conor Bradley at right-back against Tottenham.
Elsewhere, the key decisions for Arne Slot come in attack, where Mohamed Salah will start on the right but the other two spots are up for grabs.
Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz are the favourites to keep their places in the team, but Diogo Jota is an option to lead the line if Slot does decide to tweak his forward line.
Darwin Nunez, Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones are likely to have to settle for places on the bench again.
Slot has close to a fully-fit squad to choose from, with Joe Gomez the only player unavailable.
How to watch Liverpool vs Tottenham
14:05 , Alex YoungTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage begins at 4pm BST, ahead of kick-off at 4.30pm.
Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.
Welcome
13:59 , Alex YoungGood afternoon and welcome to the London Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Tottenham.
Two teams with very different seasons and priorities. The Reds need just a point to win the Premier League title, while Spurs, languishing down in 16th, will have at least one eye on their Europa League semi-final in midweek.
Kick-off at Anfield is at 4.30pm. Stick with us.
