Overview
- Liverpool won 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike scored before a late Richarlison reply set up a nervy finish.
- Tottenham had two players sent off, with Xavi Simons dismissed after a VAR review in the first half and Cristian Romero shown red in stoppage time.
- Isak was hurt in the act of scoring and limped off, and Arne Slot said evaluations are pending and his post-match view was only a non-medical “gut feeling.”
- Early reporting offered conflicting views on the injury’s nature, with some fearing knee involvement and others a lower-leg issue, while Alisson said he thinks Isak will be OK.
- With Conor Bradley taken off injured and Jeremie Frimpong later withdrawn as a precaution, Liverpool’s unbeaten run reached six and they rose to fifth as late-game and set-piece frailties again drew criticism.