Liverpool is at a touching distance from the title of Premier League after Virgil Van Dijk sealed a 2-1 dramatic victory against West Ham, while Tottenham manager, Ange Postcoglou, suffered more misery in a 4-2 defeat at Wolves on Sunday. Luis Diaz’s shot in the second half to Anfield was canceled by the late goal of Andrew Robertson, but Van Dijk led the Liverpool winner in moments of closing. The Arne Slot team is 13 lighting points from Arsenal, second, with only six games to do. They will be crowned champions if Arsenal will lose in Ipswich and that the Reds win in Leicester, the two games taking place on April 20. Even if Liverpool does not seal the title, it is only a matter of time before winning a record English crown.
After losing only the second time in the league this last weekend when Fulham beat them 3-2 in Craven Cottage, Liverpool returned to the right track.
In the 18th minute, Mohamed Salah shaped on the halfway line, accelerating to the West Ham region and caressing a perfectly weighted pass in Diaz, which had the simple task of storing the return of six meters.
Liverpool was on a disappointing series of three defeats in their four previous games in all competitions.
This blip cost them the final of the League Cup against Newcastle and led to their elimination of the last 16 times against Paris Saint-Germain.
When Van Dijk has chopped the cleaning of the Aaron Wan-Bissaka cross in the 86th minute, diverting him in his own net of Robertson, it seemed that the Liverpool district would continue.
But the captain of the Reds Van Dijk was amended three minutes later, the highest amount to head in the corner of Alexis Mac Allister while Liverpool ends on a first title of the Premier League since 2020.
Need only six points of their remaining matches, the countdown is underway so that Slot will cease its first season with a memorable triumph.
In the middle of a lamentable inner season, Tottenham struck a new hollow in Molinine while the wolves practically stole their survival with a vibrant victory.
The Wolves took the lead in the second minute when Rayan Ait-Nouri stolen from the edge of the area.
Tottenham conceded a second goal in a calamity in the 38th minute while goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario pushed a cross in the face of Djed Spence and the ball has rebounded his teammate in the net.
Mathys Tel Converted the cross of the 59th minute of Brennan Johnson to give Tottenham Hope, but five minutes later, the Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen appeared after Cristian Romero was stolen by Ait-Nouri.
Richarlison has proven himself for Tottenham in the 85th minute, only for Matheus Cunha was not later after Lucas Bergvall has lost possession with care.
Tottenham languished in 15th place – which would equalize their worst finish since 1993-1994 – after a miserable display which contributed to an additional pressure on Postcoglou.
The Australian’s last hope to save his job in the midst of the growing speeches to which he faces the connection in the Europa League.
Tottenham went to Eintracht Frankfurt for the second floor in the quarter-final after being held in a 1-1 draw by the German team in the middle of the week.
The Wolves are 14 points away from the third background of Ipswich, which seems to be intended for relegation despite the maintenance of Chelsea in a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Julio Enciso put Ipswich in advance in the 19th minute with his first goal for the club of the pass of Ben Johnson.
Johnson doubled the advantage of Ipswich in the 31st minute with a head of the Croix d’Enciso.
But Axel Tuanzebe transformed the Noni Madueke cross into its own net 20 seconds after the interval.
Houé by fans when he came as a substitute, Jadon Sancho saved Chelsea in the 79th minute while he curls up in the upper corner before celebrating by pointing his name at the back of his shirt.
Chelsea is until fifth place, but Newcastle would eliminate them from the final qualification place of the Champions League if they beat Manchester United in St James’ Park later on Sunday.
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