Liverpool wins a chaotic match at nine-man Tottenham

Alexander Isak came off the bench to score for Liverpool but was forced off with injury as the Reds won a chaotic Premier League match at nine-man Tottenham.

Isak broke the deadlock in the 56th minute but was injured in the act of scoring, before Hugo Ekitike doubled Liverpool’s lead 10 minutes later.

Spurs substitute Richarlison pulled a goal back, but Liverpool held on to inflict further pain on Thomas Frank, whose side had Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero sent off and have now won just one of their past eight league games.

After a cagey start, Simons was dismissed for a foul on Virgil van Dijk in the 33rd minute following a VAR review, with referee John Brooks upgrading his original yellow card to red.

Brooks was sent to the pitchside monitor and ruled it was “serious foul play” after Simons raked his studs down the calf of Van Dijk.

With the game there for the taking, Slot sent Isak on at half-time after Conor Bradley suffered a knock – and he finished coolly after being fed by Florian Wirtz for his first Premier League assist.

However, as Isak got his shot away he was floored by Micky van de Ven and was unable to celebrate his goal.

The Sweden forward looked in serious pain and he was replaced by Jeremie Frimpong just 15 minutes after coming on.

Liverpool are now unbeaten in their past six after a run of nine defeats in 12.

Credit: bbc.com

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