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WEST HAM take on champions Liverpool this afternoon as they chase a fifth-straight Premier League victory.
Kick-off time: 4.30pm GMT
TV/Live stream: Sky Sports Main Event/NOW TV
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Thiago, Shaqiri, Salah, Origi.
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PRE-MATCH CHAT
Jurgen Klopp and David Moyes exchange a word or two before kick off.

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WARMING UP
The warm-ups are underway at the London Stadium ahead of this afternoon’s clash between fourth and fifth in the league.
Kick off is less than half an hour away!

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MANE’S IMPACT
Since Mane joined Liverpool, their Premier League win percentage without him is 58 percent, compared to 69 percent with him.
The only Premier League game he has missed this season was the 7-2 defeat to Villa.

MORE GOALS FOR MO?
Since the 2017/18 season, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored in six of his seven Premier League games against West Ham, netting seven goals.
Will he end his six game goal drought in the league today in East London?

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SUPER SOUCEK
Tomas Soucek’s seven Premier League goals have been worth 10 points to West Ham so far this season.
The last player whose goals earned the Hammers more points in a single Premier League campaign was Dean Ashton in 2007-08 (11).
Soucek netted twice for the Hammers in Tuesday’s win over Crystal Palace, and will be hoping to get on the scoresheet again tonight.

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NO JESSE
Jesse Lingard completed a loan move to West Ham from Manchester United on Friday.
Today’s game comes too early for Lingard to feature though, with Wednesday’s game against Aston Villa likely to be Lingard’s first involvement for the Hammers.
Speaking on his move to East London, Lingard said:
“I’m excited. It’s another new chapter in my life. Nothing is guaranteed but I’ve come here to work hard and help the team and bring my experience. That’s the main aim.
“I just want to enjoy my football and get back playing again and get my feet back on the pitch.”

ONE GOAL KINGS
West Ham’s first two Premier League wins this season were 4-0 against Wolves and 3-0 against Leicester.
Since then, the Hammers have won eight more league games, with each of these victories being by a one-goal margin.

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
It’s a milestone day for Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson.
He becomes the fourth highest capped Premier League player in Liverpool’s history.

MISSING MANE
A minor muscle strain is the reason for Sadio Mane’s absence today.
Divock Origi leads the line for the Reds with Roberto Firmino also dropping to the bench.
Xherdan Shaqiri and Mohamed Salah make up the rest of Liverpool’s front three.

LIVERPOOL BENCH
13 Adrian, 62 Kelleher, 9 Firmino, 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain, 17 Jones, 18 Minamino, 21 Tsimikas, 46 R. Williams, 76 N. Williams

WEST HAM BENCH
25 Martin, 24 Fredericks, 23 Diop, 41 Johnson, 4 Balbuena, 16 Noble, 10 Lanzini, 7 Yarmolenko, 45 Odubeko

LIVERPOOL STARTING XI
Sadio Mane misses out for the Reds after picking up a knock meaning Divock Origi starts.
Nat Phillips partners Jordan Henderson at the back.
1 Alisson, 66 Alexander-Arnold, 47 Phillips, 14 Henderson, 26 Robertson, 5 Wijnaldum, 7 Milner, 6 Thiago, 23 Shaqiri, 10 Salah, 27 Origi

⭐️ #WHULIV Team News ⭐️Sadio misses out with a minor muscle injury.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 31, 2021

WEST HAM STARTING XI
Here’s how the Hammers line-up this afternoon:
1 Fabianski, 5 Coufal, 15 Dawson, 21 Ogbonna, 3 Cresswell, 41 Rice, 28 Soucek, 18 Fornals, 20 Bowen, 9 Benrahma, 30 Antonio

GOLDEN BOOT RACE
Mohamed Salah has not found the net in the Premier League since the 7-0 rout of Crystal Palace on December 19.
He still leads the race for the golden boot, but will want to get back among the goals this afternoon.

LAST TIME OUT
It’s just over a year to the day since these sides last met at the London Stadium.
Mohamed Salah and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were on the scoresheet for the Reds that day.

IN FORM HAMMERS
West Ham have won each of their last six games in all competitions.
Only twice in their history have they won seven in a row, doing so between November/December 1985 and January/February 2006.
David Moyes will be hoping his West Ham side can be the third to achieve such a feat this afternoon.

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OUTSIDE THE GROUND
Some local residents getting in their daily exercise outside the London Stadium.

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IN THE BUILDING
The home side arriving at the London Stadium ahead of this afternoon’s clash with Liverpool.
David Moyes’ Hammers are looking to pick a fifth league win on the bounce.

AS IT STANDS
The Hammers can go above Liverpool and into the top four with a win this afternoon, while Liverpool can close the gap on leaders Manchester City to four points with a victory.
It should be an absolute belter.
Team news is coming up in twenty-five minutes.

BOGEY TEAM
West Ham United are winless in nine Premier League matches against Liverpool (D2 L7).
It’s their worst run against them since going ten games without a win between September 2000 and January 2007.
Can David Moyes’ side end that winless run this afternoon?

BACK IN TOWN
The Reds are back in the capital after Thursday night’s win at Tottenham.
That was only the second win in nine league games for Jurgen Klopp’s side, who today face the highest placed team in London.

GOOD AFTERNOON 
Welcome to our live coverage of West Ham United against Liverpool. 
It’s fourth against fifth in the Premier League, with the Hammers two points behind last year’s champions at the start of play.
David Moyes’ side have won three games on the bounce and will be looking to capitalise on an injury ravaged Liverpool side. 
Fabinho and Joel Matip have picked up recent knocks to add to Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez being long term absentees. 
Nat Phillips or Rhys Williams are set to partner Jordan Henderson in a hastily assembled back line. 
Having ended a run of 482 minutes in the league without a goal in Thursday night’s 3-1 win over Tottenham, Jurgen Klopp’s side are looking to pick up back-to-back league wins for the first time since October. 
West Ham though will be full of confidence coming into the game, having won all six games so far in 2021. 
The Hammers have never won six successive games at the start of a calendar year in their entire history. 
Jesse Lingard could make his debut for the Hammers after signing on loan from Manchester United earlier this week, while Arthur Masuaku and Darren Randolph remain out for David Moyes.
Kick off is at 4.30pm and team news will follow shortly. 

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THOMAS TUCHEL has claimed his first win as Chelsea boss after a dominant win over toothless Burnley.
The Blues took the lead through Cesar Azpilicueta just before half time, then forgotten man Marcos Alonso bagged a brilliant second.

Elsewhere Callum Hudson-Odoi was brilliant at wing back and hit the post, creating the opening goal as well.
Stay up to date with every kick from Stamford Bridge in our live blog…

THAT’S ALL FOLKS
Thomas Tuchel may possibly have just had the easiest game of his Chelsea managerial career this afternoon.
The Blues were dominant from start to finish and that’s no exaggeration because Burnley’s ONLY shot of the game came in additional time right at the end.
After a mixed bag of missed opportunities and tamed efforts, it took an overlapping Azplicueta to fire a rocket of an effort past Nick Pope after the Spaniard was expertly picked out by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
I may have mentioned this once or twice, but Hudson-Odoi was unreal today.
The home side picked up from where they left off in the second half, not allowing the Clarets to have a moments rest.
More shots were fired at Burnley’s goalkeeper but pure luck was keeping Chelsea at bay.
Until a forgotten man named Marcos Alonso popped up with an absolute blinder of a goal – potentially goal of the season to put the Blues two up.
Tarkwoski did manage to conjure up a last minute header for Dyche’s men but nothing really to trouble Mendy.
That’s four points out of a possible six for the new boss Tuchel but his first real test will come on Thursday against Spurs.
Thank you for sticking with me family and please go check out Alonso’s goal (see in blog) because it was amazing.
Have a good Sunday!

UPDATED LEAGUE TABLE
Those 3 points move Chelsea up to 7th spot closing the gap on the top four to 4 points before Liverpool play West Ham later on this afternoon.
As for Burnley, they drop to 16th because of the two goals they shipped in today’s match.

UPCOMING FIXTURES
It doesn’t get any easier for the Blues and Thomas Tuchel because their next Premier League encounter is a London derby against the mighty Spurs.
I’m looking forward to that one.

MATCH REPORT
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SHARING IS CARING
Azpilicueta and Alonso become Chelsea’s 14th and 15th goal scorers this season.

⚽️ With Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta both scoring their 1st goals of the season today, Chelsea’s 35 PL goals have been shared between 15 different scorers pic.twitter.com/8fnsjcp2tm
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) January 31, 2021

MORE FROM THOMAS TUCHEL
“I was very pleased again with the performance, it’s very important to have a win because it gives us a boost and it gives us the most confidence possible.
“It was a very, very good performance. We controlled the match completely, we never lost intensity and we never lost the focus or awareness.
“It should be a signal to our guys up-front that we needed two defensive players to score. We lack in the moment, precision in the last pass, precision in the last touch and the finishing, we will work on this.

TUCHEL’S QUOTES ON WERNER
The Chelsea boss had a few words to say about Timo Werner currently being out of form.

No talks, no hugs, no warm words can make up for this feeling.

“Maybe we need as stupid goal, a deflection or whatever for him.
“As long as the guys work as long as the guys are reliable in their positions and in their work rate for the team, we will push them, there’s no doubt about it.”

FULL TIME STATS
The Blues continued their dominance for the remainder of the game.
An all round brilliant performance for Thomas Tuchel’s side.

ALONSOOOOOO!
No he’s not a striker, he just has a striker’s finish. Take a look at Marcos Alonso’s goal which put the result beyond doubt.

Marcos Alonso that is special 🤩Chelsea’s right-back opened the scoring, but it was the left-back who sealed the deal!Any striker would be proud of that finish 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vKnPo4ScLA
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 31, 2021

PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND THAT’S THAT!
TUCHEL PICKS UP HIS FIRST 3 POINTS IN CHARGE!
FT: CHELSEA 2-0 BURNLEY

CHELSEA 2-0 BURNLEY
90+4. OOOOF NEARLY!
James Tarkowski just over the bar, unlucky.
At least they managed to get one shot right at the end of the game.

CHELSEA 2-0 BURNLEY
90+3. Finally a good free-kick which caused trouble but Silva got it away for a corner.
Can Burnley leave Stamford Bridge with a goal?

CHELSEA 2-0 BURNLEY
90+2. Burnley have the chance to get a shot on target with a set-piece about 30 yards out.

CHELSEA 2-0 BURNLEY
90. With four minutes of additional time to go, Chelsea are still hungry for the third.
Pulisic put in a brilliant cross with the outside of the boot but neither Werner or Havertz busted a gut to get on the end of it.

ACROBATIC ALONSO!
Fantastic finish from the forgotten man.

 
Pulisic from the left hand side flicked the ball into Alonso who found himself in the box with his back to goal.
The left-back controlled it on his chest, brought it down onto his knee, swiveled and volleyed the ball past Nick Pope with power.
Great way to mark his return to the team and it was well deserved.
CHELSEA 2-0 BURNELY

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL
WOW WHAT A GOAL ALONSOOOO!
DIDN’T EXPECT THAT FINISH AT ALL!

CHELSEA 1-0 BURNLEY
78. Havertz is on for Mason Mount and he nearly slid in Werner with literally his first involvement.
What a start to the game that would of been for him.

CHELSEA 1-0 BURNLEY
77. Chelsea just popping the ball around comfortably with no pressure what so ever.
How they haven’t got the second amuses me.
But the longer this game goes on, the more you wonder if the Clarets steal a point.

DISAPPOINTED DYCHE
The Burnley boss looks on in worry as his team are yet to lay a glove on Chelsea this whole game.

CHELSEA 1-0 BURNLEY
72. That was Hudson-Odoi’s last action as he comes off for Reece James in what seems like a tactical substitution.
He has been my man of the match by far.

CHELSEA 1-0 BURNLEY
70. Hudson-Odoi has had Pieters in his back pocket this game.
I must sound like a broken record player at this point but he fizzed in another fantastic cross but Pulisic didn’t connect with it good enough resulting in the ball going just wide.
The winger could of had a half a dozen of assists today.

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67. HOW DID THAT NOT GO IN?!
That same dangerous right hand side for Chelsea called into action again.
Mount with a delightful through ball to Hudson-Odoi who flashed in the ball across the box which hit the outstretched leg of Ben Mee.
And if it wasn’t for the fingertips of Pope, that would of been the second.

CHELSEA 1-0 BURNLEY
64. The Clarets still yet to warm up Mendy’s gloves.
This is the easiest game the Chelsea goalkeeper has had in a long while but all it takes is one chance to change the whole complex of the game.

CHELSEA 1-0 BURNLEY
62. To make matters worse, Chris Wood has picked up an injury and has to be replaced by Gudmundsson.
No record breaking header for him today unfortunately.

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PALMEIRAS beat Santos 1-0 in the 98th minute thanks to a brilliant Breno Lopes header after the latter side’s manager Cuca was sent off.
RESULT: Palmeiras 1-0 Santos
Palmeiras XI: Weverton, Luan, Gomez, Vina, Rocha, Ze Rafael, Danilo, Veiga, Menino, Rony, Adriano.
Santos XI: John, Para, Verissimo, Peres, Jonatan, Alison, Pituca, Sandry, Marinho, Kaio Jorge, Soteldo
Follow ALL the action and build-up with our live blog below…

THAT’S ALL FROM RIO
Palmeiras defeated Santos 1-0 to win their second Copa Libertadores title at the Maracana Stadium.
The Sao Paulo rivals clashed in a rather hapless encounter that saw them enduring a dull first half, which didn’t include any notable goalscoring chances.
Santos came close to scoring an opener twice in the second half as Weverton made a brilliant save to deny a shot by Diego Pituca and then saw the ball brushing past his top left corner following a strike by Felipe Jonatan.
Kaio Jorge then tried to score perhaps the greatest goal in Copa Libertadores history but his overhead kick sent the ball straight to the Palmeiras keeper’s hands.
Santos suffered a significant blow during stoppage time as manager Cuca was sent off following an altercation with Marcos Rocha.
The Brazilian manager picked up the ball in the touchline and the Palmeiras ace thought he was trying to sabotage him and so the two men clashed.
Cuca was shown a red card but Rocha only got booked with a yellow.
It was soon after in the ninth minute of extra time when substitute Breno Lopes scored the winner as he picked up a cross from Rony and headed the ball to the back of John’s net

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MORE THAN CAP-ABEL
A great chunk of Palmeiras’ triumph comes down to Abel Ferreira’s coaching.
When Ferreira took over at the Verdao he led them to 15 wins in 26 matches across all competitions.
The Portuguese manager’s tactics proved to be a perfect fit for the Sao Paulo giants who then won their first Copa Libertadores title since 1999 – their second in total.
Funny to think that all the stars aligned when Ferreira’s previous club PAOK started to lose faith in him…

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LO-ST FOR WORDS
Palmeiras ace Breno Lopes was lost for words after scoring his team’s winner in the Copa Libertadores Final.
Lopes gave his club its second title thanks to his marvellous header in the ninth minute of stoppage time.
The winger’s goal has surely cemented himself as a Palmeiras hero.
Lopes said: “It is an unforgettable day in my life. The fan deserves it. I don’t even know how to explain this emotion.”

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TROPHY CELEBRATION
Palmeiras are officially two-time Copa Libertadores winners!
And it all became real when Breno Lopes’ header beat Santos goalkeeper John to give his team a 1-0 win in the final.
A great part of the team’s success goes down to Abel Ferreira, who turned the team around ever since taking over in October.
The history books will definitely remember this night…

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TIME TO CELEBRATE
The 2020 Copa Libertadores Final seemed destined to go to penalties following a dull encounter between Santos and Palmeiras.
But the Verdao dug deep and scored the winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time thanks to Breno Lopes’ header.
There is no doubt that Abel Ferreira’s men will be celebrating until the morning.
Here are some pictures that will give you a taste of what’s going on at the Maracana right now

GOAL OF THE CENTURY
And, yes that’s how important that goal was for Palmeiras as it led to the team’s first Copa Libertadores of the 21st century!
Ronny delivered a stunning cross from the right wing and found Breno Lopes inside Santos’ box.
Lopes jumped higher than anyone and his header beat John, who could do nothing but watch the ball go to the back of his net.
What a finish to an otherwise dull encounter!

LOST IN TRANSLATION
Palmeiras’s social media team went absolutely berserk judging from their reaction to Breno Lopes’ winner.
This is what came out of their official Twitter page when Lopes’ header went to the back of John’s net.
But we can’t really blame them as they got to see their favourite team win the Copa Libertadores for the second time.
Therefore, what they said…

FKOPSKVFMKVDFJAKFKBKNVFKKLDSBLK1SDKLSDMKLMFVDFJL9DVSLKEJRVKVDFJJCKGKGJHXHSBFJFKSLSLDCMKOF9VOGGFJNJNKMXSMKCDMKGBGCFKMC9DMKFJJDJUSJIWSKSKDCAMPEAOKCKVKMBGDKVKEJRVSNAQIEUGBKOBGLPGVPLCDPLSXOSIKSXJJUF2VJUCDJUDXHFJGBJFV0JCDJFVJBGJVFJCJVGJ2KEBHJVFFCJDJEDJJITGIJFJUS0WHSHDJFVJIGJBGJRJJQYSH
— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) January 30, 2021

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FT: PALMEIRAS 1-0 SANTOS
Palmeiras won their second Copa Libertadores in dramatic fashion thanks to a late goal by Breno Lopes.
The Verdao endured a hapless encounter against runners-up Santos as both teams struggled to build momentum throughout the entire match mainly due to the high temperature at the Maracana Stadium.
After a poor first half, which lacked any significant goalscoring chance, Santos got back on the pitch with more grit than their Sao Paulo rivals.
The Peixe came close to an opener when Weverton saved a shot from Pituca with his chest and saw the ball narrowly missing his top left corner from Jonatan’s shot.
Kaio Jorge almost stole it in the closing moments with an impressive overhead kick, which went straight to the Palmeiras keeper’s arms.
But Palmeiras endured and picked up the win when Ronny’s cross from the left found Lopes’ head and thus the ball went to the back of John’s net in the ninth minute of stoppage time!

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PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
PALMEIRAS HAVE WON THE COPA LIBERTADORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PALMEIRAS 1-0 SANTOS
90+13 Here is how Kaio Jorge tried to score with an overhead kick before Lopes’ winner

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PALMEIRAS 1-0 SANTOS
90+12 YELLOW
Alisson gets booked for a rough challenge on luiz Adriano

PALMEIRAS 1-0 SANTOS
90+11 SUBSTITUTION
Felipe Melo and Empereur come in for Palmeiras as they replace Ronny and Ze Rafael

PALMEIRAS 1-0 SANTOS
90+9 Breno Lopes appears to have won the Copa Libertadores for Palmeiras!
Ronny produces an incredible cross from the right wing and finds Lopes who beats Para in the air and sends the ball to the back of John’s net with a beautiful header!

GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL
PALMEIRAS SCORE THE WINNER AT THE COPA LIBERTADORES!!!!!!!

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
90+7 RED CARD!
Santos manager Cuca gets sent off for the altercation with Rocha.
That is quite harsh as the clash wasn’t really his fault and Rocha only got a yellow

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
90+6 YELLOW
Rocha gets booked for his scuffle with Cuca in the closing minutes

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
90+5 Trouble ensues between Palmeiras and Santos players after Rocha collided with Peixe manager Cuca.
The coach tried to pick up the ball while the Palmeiras ace was running towards it.
Rocha thought Cuca was trying to slow him down and brought him down when he clashed with him.

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
90+3 SUBSTITUTION
Santos make a double switch as Wellington takes Jonatan’s place.
Kaio Jorge can’t continue following his impressive overhead kick and is replaced by Madson

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
90 Referee adds eight minutes of extra time.
Plenty of time for a winner but still quite unlikely

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
90 WHAT A CHANCE!
Santos almost scored a winner that would have lived in infamy if it had gone in.
Kaio Jorge, who has been very unaonymous tonight, set himself up for an overhead kick but the ball went straight onto Weverton’s arms.
Jorge’s effort led to two Palmeiras defenders clashing heads; they are both getting medical attention

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
88 Both teams seem resigned with the fact that there won’t be a winner until full-time.
A lot of tired legs and even more tired minds at the Maracana

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85 SUBSTITUTION
Palmeiras make their first switch as Lopes takes Menino’s place for the closing minutes of second half

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
83 Of course, Copa Libertadores rules dictate that in the event of a draw in the final then the game will go to extra time.
And then there will be penalties if nothing changes

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
80 We’re only 10 minutes away from full-time and there is absolutely no sign of a goal any time soon.
The managers appear to be aware of that and that is why they are holding back on substitutions.
Possession is pretty much even among Palmeiras and Santos.
Again, this has penalties written all over it…

PALMEIRAS 0-0 SANTOS
77 WHAT A CHANCE!
Santos come extremely close to an opener at the Copa Libertadores Final.
Pituca fires a powerful shot from the right flank and Weverton saves with his chest.
Jonatan follows up with a wonderful strike from the left but the ball just misses Palmeiras’ top left corner

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LIVERPOOL ended their five-game winless streak with a superb victory at Tottenham.
Final score: Tottenham 1-3 Liverpool
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THANKS FOR JOINING US
That’s all from us tonight as Liverpool registered three points for the first time since December 19 to move back into the Premier League top four.
Next up for the Reds is a tricky trip to in form West Ham United, before a home game against struggling Brighton.
Spurs meanwhile are four points adrift of the top four, but do have a game in hand on four of the five teams above them.
Brighton away is next up for Jose Mourinho’s side, before a mouthwatering clash with rivals Chelsea a week today.
That’s all for now though.
Thanks for joining us, it’s been a pleasure.

MATCH REPORT
Plenty to talk about from tonight’s clash.
Spurs thought they’d taken the lead early on through Son Heung-Min, only for VAR to rule the goal out for offside.
Liverpool then took the lead on the stroke of half time as Roberto Firmino tapped home from close range to end Liverpool’s run of 482 minutes without a goal in the league.
Trent-Alexander Arnold’s effort doubled Liverpool’s lead, but Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s wonder-strike pulled Spurs back into the game.
Liverpool thought they had gone 3-1 ahead through Salah, only for VAR to bring play back for a handball by Roberto Firmino on the halfway line.
Liverpool did then score a third, as Sadio Mane capitalised on a Joe Rodon error to put Liverpool 3-1 ahead.
After that Spurs didn’t show too many signs of getting back into the game, and Liverpool saw out the game to pick up their second win in nine league games.
CLICK HERE TO READ OUR MATCH REPORT

WORRYING SIGNS
Harry Kane went down twice in the first half with injuries to both ankles and had to come off at half time.
Spurs fans will be sweating over the fitness of their talisman who has been troubled with ankle injuries in the past.

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JURGEN’S ANALYSIS
This is what Jurgen Klopp has to say at full time:
“It was a great game, super intense as I said before the game that it would be.
“We scored the goals in the right moments, scored wonderful goals, the right people scored the goals so all good apart from obviously Joel Matip had to go off.”

“What I saw today was who we are.””It was a massive fight, and the football obviously on top of that.””I saw a lot of things I wanted to see, yes.”🎙 A delighted Jurgen Klopp’s shares his post-match thoughts with @TheDesKelly… pic.twitter.com/EOMv0NzjjQ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 28, 2021

ON HARRY KANE
“He’s injured in both ankles and he says that to cope with one one pain [he] probably he could but he says with both [it’s] very painful and very sore, and getting big [in] both ankles in both feet.
“He couldn’t [play], he just couldn’t [play].
“He’s a guy with a good sacrifice spirit, he can fight against pain but [it] was difficult for him.”

JOSE’S THOUGHTS
This. iswhat Jose Mourinho has to say at full time:
“At half time we lost Harry.
“We lost that goal just before half time and in the first minute of the second half [we make] another mistake [and concede] another goal.
“Good reaction, 2-1.
“The team again fighting on the pitch and bringing Liverpool back, [but then make] one more mistake and [it’s] 3-1.
“[Then it’s] very difficult to fight against so many mistakes, so of course some of the guys are very disappointed because some of them had a very very positive performance.
“I would say a very good performance by some of them but we were punished by individual mistakes.”

“Every time we reacted, the next mistake was coming.””Harry Kane is injured in both ankles. To cope with one, he probably could have.”A despondent Mourinho on Tottenham’s defeat to Liverpool…🎙 @TheDesKelly pic.twitter.com/3B9FRe78sT
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 28, 2021

AS IT STANDS
This is what tonight’s result means for the Premier League table.
Liverpool are back into the top four after picking up just a second win in nine league games.
Tottenham are now four points behind fourth placed Liverpool with one game in hand.

TRENT TALKS
These are the full time thoughts of Trent Alexander-Arnold:
“It’s what we needed.
“It’s what we deserved as well, I think we dominated most of the game.
“Obviously they had the early goal disallowed, [it] probably would have changed the way the game went on but we’ve come here with a game plan, we’ve executed it perfectly.
“[It was a] little bit tough when they scored but at the end of the day I think we deserve the three points and yeah we go away with them.”

“Nothing’s really changed. We’re the same team as we always have been.”@TheDesKelly catches the thoughts of Man of the Match Trent Alexander-Arnold…A goal and assist for the Liverpool full-back this evening. What a display! 👏 pic.twitter.com/z3enKnL1kx
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 28, 2021

WONDERKID
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s goal takes him to twenty-one goal involvements since the start of last season in the Premier League (5 goals and 16 assists).
That’s more than any other defender, and one more than his fullback partner Andy Robertson.

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FULL TIME WHISTLE
No exchanges between the managers at full time, unlike the last time the sides met at Anfield.

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SUPER SADIO
Sadio Mane’s goal tonight was his 70th Premier League goals for the Reds.
That takes him above Luis Suarez and into fifth on Liverpool’s all time Premier League scorers list.

🔴 Sadio Mane (70)🔴 Luis Suarez (69)Sadio Mané now has more Premier League goals for Liverpool than Luis Suárez ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/Eh085CRi50
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 28, 2021

FULL TIME STATS
The are the full time stats from the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
Nothing between the teams in terms of possession, but Liverpool managed seven shots on target compared to just two for Spurs.
The Reds also had more than three times as many touches in the Spurs box than the home side had in theirs.

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A thoroughly entertaining game comes to an end.
The ball was in the back of the net six times in the ninety minutes, but both sides had a goal each ruled out by VAR.
Liverpool fans will hope the Reds have turned a corner after that performance, while Spurs fans will be disappointed with uncharacteristic defensive errors.
Reaction from both managers is coming up shortly.

PEEEEEEP!
THAT’S FULL TIME!
SPURS 1-3 LIVERPOOL!

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94. Into the final minute of the five added minutes.
It’s been a professional appearance from Liverpool by Jose Mourinho will be disappointed in the defending for all three Liverpool goals.
Since Harry Kane went off at half time Spurs have lost all their attacking threat.

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93. Nothing to report from the first three minutes of added time.
Both teams seem content to play the game as it is.

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90. Five minutes of added time are signalled by the fourth official.

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90. Good defending.
Son is nearly in for Spurs but Nat Phillips jumps to head the bouncing ball away from Son.
He knocks Son over as he does so and Spurs shout for a penalty, but Martin Atkinson waves play on.

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88. Liverpool substitution.
Roberto Firmino’s day is done, he’s the man making way for Divock Origi.

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87. Gareth Bale tries a long cross-field switch of play towards Doherty.
He gets it all wrong though and the ball skews off his foot and out for a goal kick.
Time is running out for the home side.

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85. Divock Origi is the next man to enter the action.
He’s going through his last minute preparations on the sideline.

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84. Chance!
Salah has to do better!
Jones plays the ball in to him behind Dier.
Salah then cuts inside onto his left foot from the right and can either shoot, play the ball to Mane or give it back to Jones.
He tries to back-heel it into. thepath of Jones but gives it straight to Eric Dier and Spurs survive.

THREE OF THE BEST
Sadio Mane celebrates scoring Liverpool’s third of the evening.

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81. Spurs substitution.
Gareth Bale in on, he’s replaced Steven Bergwijn.

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80. Liverpool play themselves into danger on the edge of their own box.
Wijnaldum plays it straight into the path of Hojbjerg who collects and crosses into the box.
There’s nobody there to get on the end of it and Spurs can’t capitalise.

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