Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool: Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz both score twice in Christmas classic to send Reds four points clear | Football News

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Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool: Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz both score twice in Christmas classic to send Reds four points clear | Football News

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points as they secured a resounding 6-3 victory over Tottenham on Super Sunday. Both Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah scored twice in the match.

The first half saw goals from Diaz (23), Alexis Mac Allister (36), and Dominik Szoboszlai (45+1) putting Liverpool in control, with James Maddison (41) pulling one back for Tottenham.

Salah then scored two close-range goals, both assisted by Szoboszlai (54, 61), seemingly putting the game out of reach with half an hour remaining. Dejan Kulusevski (72) and Dominic Solanke (83) scored for Tottenham, but Diaz sealed the win for Liverpool (85).

Liverpool’s win at Tottenham puts them in a strong position in the title race.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (right) celebrates scoring their fourth goal of the game

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Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has both scored and assisted 10+ goals in the Premier League this season (15 goals, 11 assists). With just 16 games played, this is the joint-quickest in terms of appearances by a player to hit double figures for both in a season.

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Tottenham: Forster (5), Porro (5), Dragusin (5), Gray (6), Spence (6), Sarr (5), Bissouma (5), Kulusevski (8), Maddison (7), Son (6), Solanke (8).

Subs: Bergvall (6), Werner (n/a), Johnson (7).

Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (7), Gomez (6), van Dijk (6), Robertson (7), Mac Allister (7), Gravenberch (7), Szoboszlai (8), Salah (8), Gakpo (7), Diaz (9).

Subs: Nunez (n/a), Jones (6), Elliott (n/a), Jota (6).

Player of the Match: Luis Diaz.

How Liverpool cemented Christmas No 1

Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates with team-mates after scoring his side's third goal during (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

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Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai celebrates with team-mates

It is the first time since 2020-21 Liverpool have sat top of the tree on December 25. They have only won the title in one of the last seven top-flight campaigns in which they’ve been top at Christmas – but the signs this year under Slot are ominous.

At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, they ticked off another tough away assignment. Chelsea’s goalless draw at Everton earlier on Sunday confirmed them as Christmas No 1 before kick-off. Spurs had conceded the opening goal in 14 different home games in the Premier League in 2024, tying the record for most goals conceded by a team in a calendar year in the competition. Rewrite the sentence. sentence: Please let me know if you have any questions.

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