{"id":18507,"date":"2020-12-16T17:20:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T21:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18507"},"modified":"2020-12-17T10:21:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:21:38","slug":"liverpool-back-on-top-after-defeating-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18507","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Back On Top After Defeating Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.57149455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.57149455.jpg 349w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2.57149455-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/>Roberto Firmino\u2019s 90th-minute header sparked wild scenes at Anfield as defending champions Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over previous incumbents Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>In a victory reminiscent of so many which carried them to their first title in 30 years last season, the hosts\u2019 relentlessness was rewarded when the Brazil international powered home a header from Andy Robertson\u2019s corner with the seconds ticking down.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs boss Jose Mourinho looked sickened, having assumed his side had done enough to earn the point which would have kept them at the summit.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool had comfortably out-shot their opponents during the 90 minutes, in which they enjoyed 76 per cent possession, but saw Mohamed Salah\u2019s goal cancelled out by Son Heung-Min in the first half.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-18507\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18507&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-18507\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18507&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-18507\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18507&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=18507\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roberto Firmino\u2019s 90th-minute header sparked wild scenes at Anfield as defending champions Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over previous incumbents Tottenham. 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