Tag: diogo josé teixeira da silva

Mohamed Salah Sends Liverpool Three Points Clear Atop Premier League | Football News
Sports

Mohamed Salah Sends Liverpool Three Points Clear Atop Premier League | Football News

[ad_1] Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool stretched Newcastle's miserable run with a 4-2 victory at Anfield to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Monday. Jurgen Klopp's team should have run out even more convincing winners as Martin Dubravka saved Salah's first-half penalty among 10 stops. But Salah made amends from the spot after he, Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo had netted in the second half to inflict a seventh defeat in eight games on Newcastle.Liverpool head into the Premier League's winter break five points clear of title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, with Aston Villa posing an unexpected challenge in second place."A special game, special night," said Klopp. "It was a sensational game from my team. We started extremely lively. Everyone saw Dubra...
Tottenham Hotspur Edge Out Liverpool As Refs Admit ‘Significant Human Error’ | Football News
Sports

Tottenham Hotspur Edge Out Liverpool As Refs Admit ‘Significant Human Error’ | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham snatched a controversial 2-1 win against nine-man Liverpool as Joel Matip's last-gasp own-goal ended the Reds' resistance and the visitors had a goal disallowed that the referees' body admitted should have stood. Liverpool had Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota sent off as Ange Postecoglou's side shattered Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League season and extended their own thanks to the gripping climax in north London. Jones was dismissed in the first half before Luis Diaz's goal for Liverpool was incorrectly disallowed for offside by VAR.Referees' body PGMOL later admitted "a significant human error".It said in a statement: "This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however, the VAR failed...
Premier League: Liverpool Hit Leeds For Six After Controversial Cody Gakpo Opener | Football News
Sports

Premier League: Liverpool Hit Leeds For Six After Controversial Cody Gakpo Opener | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 as Cody Gakpo's controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds' first win in five Premier League games on Monday. Jurgen Klopp's side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo's goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking Trent Alexander-Arnold's arm in the build-up. It was reported the VAR official did not check the incident because it happened too far back in the move, but Leeds were furious at the perceived injustice. Mohamed Salah rubbed salt into Leeds' wounds when he increased Liverpool's lead four minutes later before Luis Sinisterra got one back for the struggling hosts.Diogo Jota's double, another Salah strike and Darwin Nunez's late effort ensured Liverpool ended their five-game winless run in all competitions.After coming within a...