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  • FA CUP: Wolves drive Liverpool into third spherical replay, Harry Kane powers Tottenham to slim win

    Wolves battled again on Saturday to attract their third spherical FA Cup match towards Liverpool at Anfield and drive a replay. Goals by Goncalo Guedes and Hwang Hee-chan cancelled out those scored by Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah as Klopp’s staff had a irritating evening.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 8, 2023 09:14 IST

    Liverpool should journey to Molineux for a 3rd spherical replay (Courtesy: Reuters)

    By India Today Web Desk: Wolverhampton Wanderers have compelled Liverpool into enjoying a 3rd spherical replay after coming away with a 2-2 draw on Saturday at Anfield.

    Alisson Becker had a day to overlook as targets from Goncalo Guedes and Hwang Hee-chan cancelled out those scored by Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah.

    Guedes gave Wolves the lead on the evening after the Liverpool goalkeeper’s tried clearance hit the Portuguese ahead, who simply slotted it dwelling.

    Just earlier than the half-time whistle, Trent-Alexander Arnold performed a pleasant lengthy move into the toes of Nunez, who made no mistake and levelled issues up on the evening.

    Salah would then give Liverpool the lead seven minutes after the restart, as Wolves had been compelled to chase the sport within the second half. Julen Lopeteigui’s males did not let their heads drop and saved making use of stress on the hosts.

    Lopetuigui made just a few adjustments and substitute Hwang scored the equalizer within the 66th minute to make it 2-2. Toti Gomes thought he had received the sport for Wolves within the 82nd minute as he backheeled the ball into the online. But VAR intervened and the aim was dominated out as there was an offside within the buildup.

    This implies that Liverpool will now must journey to Molineux to play the third spherical replay.

    Tottenham Hotspur had Harry Kane to thank as they defeated Portsmouth to progress into the subsequent spherical of the FA Cup. In a sport the place Spurs had 18 photographs, there was just one on course and Kane made all of the distinction within the tie.

    West Ham United defeated fellow Premier League facet Brentford to progress to the subsequent spherical. Burnley and Blackpool punched above their weight and knocked out Premier League’s Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest from the competitors respectively.

    The FA Cup third spherical will proceed on Sunday with the headline match seeing Chelsea tackle Manchester City.

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    Jan 8, 2023

  • Alisson Becker heads Liverpool to last-gasp victory at WBA; Tottenham beat Wolves

    Goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a shocking header within the fifth minute of stoppage-time as Liverpool snatched a 2-1 victory on the demise towards relegated West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Sunday.
    Alisson headed dwelling from a nook to safe what may very well be a valuable three factors for Liverpool of their bid to qualify for the Champions League subsequent season.

    Alisson is the primary goalkeeper ever to attain for Liverpool#WBALIV pic.twitter.com/wBOaTm2Iqb
    — Premier League (@premierleague) May 16, 2021
    They keep in fifth place on 63 factors from 36 video games, one behind Chelsea within the fourth and ultimate qualification place. Leicester City are in third on 66 factors with the latter two to satisfy on Tuesday.
    Striker Hal Robson-Kanu had scored in his first Premier League begin in three-and-a-half years to provide West Brom the lead, however Mohamed Salah equalised for the guests to maneuver stage with Tottenham Hotspur ahead Harry Kane on 22 Premier League objectives for the season.
    Both sides missed alternatives so as to add to their rating, however it was Alisson’s unbelievable late winner that clinched victory for the guests.
    Alisson, who misplaced his father in February, is the primary Liverpool keeper to attain within the membership’s 129-year historical past as he rose highest to satisfy a Trent Alexander-Arnold nook.

    One of one of the best interviews you’ll ever watch.
    Emotional, touching and humble ❤️pic.twitter.com/JqvndRp158
    — Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) May 16, 2021
    “The game was our season in a nutshell,” Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp advised Sky Sports. “We do quite a lot of good things after which get hammered for a mistake. And then actually must work onerous.
    “We had one of the best possibilities within the final 5 – 6 minutes and we stored on taking part in soccer. In the tip we wanted Alisson to win it.
    “It was an unbelievable header, I have never seen something like that. It was such good technique. I was in shock, ‘I asked, ‘is it right, did we actually score?’.”
    Liverpool journey to Burnley on Wednesday after which host Crystal Palace of their ultimate match of the season subsequent Sunday.
    Tottenham maintain Champions League qualification hopes alive
    Tottenham Hotspur’s England striker Harry Kane scored his twenty second Premier League objective of the season to assist his facet to a 2-0 dwelling win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, which boosted its bid to safe European soccer for subsequent season.
    After Kane’s late first-half strike, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg grabbed Tottenham’s second simply previous the hour to seal a victory, which lifted Ryan Mason’s workforce to sixth within the standings.

    ✅ Goal.✅ Assist.
    𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.#THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/gOeIUKcfUU
    — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 16, 2021
    Kane, the league’s main scorer, struck on the stroke of halftime, shortly after seeing Conor Coady block his header on the goal-line with the England defender then additionally clearing a goalbound follow-up shot from Giovani Lo Celso.
    Hojbjerg noticed Kane with area in behind and performed within the England captain who took the ball into the realm and confirmed composure to carry off Coady and ship a cool end previous a diving Rui Patricio.
    Spurs hit the put up twice in a matter of seconds shortly after the break however lastly doubled its lead when a low drive from Gareth Bale was parried into the trail of Denmark midfielder Hojbjerg who bumped into the six-yard field to faucet the ball dwelling.
    Wolves not often threatened and Spurs comfortably held on to maneuver to 59 factors, inside 5 factors of fourth-placed Chelsea with two matches to play.