Liverpool beat Tottenham to consolidate top spot in rankings

Tottenham and Liverpool created an exciting match in round 17 of the Premier League. There were 9 goals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, England) in the match that took place on the night of December 23.

Tottenham have scored the second most goals in the Premier League but are only in the middle of the table. The reason is that the team's defense is too weak. They showed that clearly against Liverpool when they conceded 3 goals in the first half.

Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai scored for Liverpool. The home team also had a goal to keep their hopes of a point alive thanks to James Maddison's finish.

Tottenham and Liverpool created a match with many goals. (Photo: Reuters)

In the second half, Tottenham went all out in attack with nothing to lose. They had 4 shots, 3 on target and 2 goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke. Tottenham's attack was still effective.

However, the home team's defensive problems have not been resolved, especially when they only focus on attacking. Liverpool's high-performing strikers - especially Mohamed Salah - are even more favorable in scoring.

Salah and his teammates won a resounding victory. (Photo: Reuters)

Liverpool's attacking stats were even better than their opponents. They had 11 shots, seven on target, and scored three goals in the second half. Salah scored twice before Diaz sealed a 6-3 win for the visitors.

This victory helps Liverpool maintain a solid lead at the top of the table with 39 points, increasing the gap with second-placed Chelsea by 2 points. At this time, Liverpool has played 1 match less than its competitors (due to the previous postponement of the match against Everton).

Tottenham	3-6	Liverpool
Maddison (41') Kulusevski (72') Solanke (83')	Score	Diaz (23', 85') Mac Allister (36') Szoboszlai (45+1') Salah (54', 61')