Firmino sends Liverpool to top
Roberto Firmino's 90th-minute header dispatched Liverpool back to the most notable of the Premier League with a 2-1 success over Tottenham Hotspur, whose 11-match unbeaten run came to a finish on Wednesday.
Tottenham began the night time ahead on goal difference and can rue some golden possibilities after the break but Firmino's goal sparked joy amongst the two 2,000 lovers allowed in at Anfield.
Theo Walcott scored against his aged club for Southampton who moved into third place with a 1-1 draw in struggling Arsenal who, for the next match performing, ended a game with 10 men.
Everton backed-up their weekend make an impression on Chelsea to beat fourth-placed Leicester City 2-0 away and move into fifth spot.
Sebastien Haller's stunning bike kick secured a 1-1 pull for West ham United in the home to Crystal Palace for whom Christian Benteke scored and was down the road displayed a red card.
Leeds United struck three times within the last 11 mins to sink Newcastle United 5-2 in Elland Road.
Fulham edged out of your bottom three with a 0-0 draw at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.
All eyes were about Anfield though where Jose Mourinho's Tottenham were to handle the biggest test yet of their title credentials against Juergen Klopp's champions.
A remarkable clash of designs ensued with Liverpool dominating possession but Tottenham carving out more than enough chances to possess ended Liverpool's long unbeaten house run in the Premier League, which now extends to 66 matches.
Liverpool went ahead through Mohamed Salah's deflected work but Tottenham levelled from their first strike when Son Heung-min raced on to Giovani Lo Celso's through ball and drilled a go past Alisson.
Tottenham offered more risk following the break and Steven Bergwijn burst through in to the box but his shot cannoned off the within of the upright. Mere seconds soon after Harry Kane headed wide from a part with the target at his mercy.
The visitors paid dearly because of their missed chances as Brazilian Firmino sent a bullet header past Hugo Lloris in the final minute of normal time.
Mourinho and Klopp had a lengthy discussion following the final whistle with the Spurs boss saying he told his Liverpool counterpart that the "better workforce did not win".
"I thought he was joking, but he wasn't," Klopp explained.
Arsenal snapped a go of four successive residence league defeats as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cancelled away Walcott's opener at the Emirates Stadium but the hosts are now six matches with out a league gain and pressure keeps growing on supervisor Mikel Arteta.
He was not helped by a crimson cards for Gabriel after he hauled down Walcott in the 62nd minute.
"We confirmed some resilience and identity to hang in there for such a long time against a really dangerous workforce," said Arteta.
Everton have rediscovered the proper execution that sent them to the most notable of the table earlier in the season.
Richarlison gave them a halftime business lead and Mason Holgate doubled their gain after the break.
"It's been an excellent week. We've found regularity defensively and that was the reason for these two results," Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said.
"The season is long but right now it's good."
Leeds and Newcastle were locked at 2-2 after 77 minutes but goals from Stuart Dallas, Ezgjan Alioski and a good cracker from Jack Harrison secured the tips for Marcelo Bielsa's vibrant part.
