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Tottenham back on top but Liverpool fires warning

Harry Kane scored his 250th career goal for club and country after laying on Son Heung-min's 10th league goal of the season as Tottenham beats Arsenal 2-0 to reach 24 points from 11 games.

Martyn Herman (Reuters)
London
Mon, December 7, 2020

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Tottenham back on top but Liverpool fires warning Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scores the club's first goal during a Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers held at the Anfield Stadium, Liverpool on Sunday. (Reuters/Jon Super)

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ottenham Hotspur reclaimed the Premier League top spot with victory over Arsenal on Sunday but champion Liverpool's rout of Wolverhampton Wanderers showed Juergen Klopp's side is starting to hit its stride.

Harry Kane scored his 250th career goal for club and country after laying on Son Heung-min's 10th league goal of the season as Tottenham beats Arsenal 2-0 to reach 24 points from 11 games.

Shortly afterwards Liverpool, in its first game with fans at Anfield since the club won the title, crushed Wolves 4-0 with Mohamed Salah, Georginio Wijnaldum and Joel Matip on target.

A miserable day for Wolves was capped as Nelson Semedo scored an own goal.

Liverpool joined Tottenham on 24 points, although Jose Mourinho's Spurs have a superior goal difference.

Tottenham also welcomed fans back, 2,000 of them, for the first time in 277 days - thanks to the government's new Tier 2 COVID-19 restrictions - and the club was treated to three points against an Arsenal side languishing in 15th place.

Kane has assisted eight of Son's goals this season and the duo, who have 18 goals between them, are in irresistible form.

"When I'm passing him through and he's cutting inside and whipping them into the top bins it is an easy game for me," Kane, whose goal came from Son's assist, said.

In their last three games Tottenham has beaten Manchester City, drawn with Chelsea and beaten Arsenal without conceding, but Mourinho is refusing to get carried away.

"We are top of the league for one more week, which is good fun," the Portuguese said.

Arsenal enjoyed 69 percent possession against Tottenham but the club’s forward line continues to misfire.

Arsenal has managed only 10 goals in 11 games and manager Mikel Arteta says the situation is not sustainable.

"We need to put the ball in the net, urgently," Arteta, whose team has lost five of its last seven league games, said. "You look at the stats, they're all in our favor, but we have to put the ball in the back of the net."

Liverpool boss Klopp said he had "goosebumps" hearing fans singing the club's anthems on the Kop.

"As long as nobody tells me someone was injured then it's been a perfect night," Klopp said after his side's 31st victory in the club’s last 32 home league games.

Salah was gifted an opener by a mistake from Conor Coady and did not look back after that.

Jamie Vardy scored a last-gasp winner to give Leicester City a 2-1 victory over bottom club Sheffield United and move his side into fourth spot with 21 points, one behind Chelsea who had taken over top spot on Saturday after beating Leeds United.

Sheffield United, so impressive last season on their return to the top flight, have one point from 11 matches.

Crystal Palace scored five goals in an away game in the top flight for the first time as the club thrashed struggling West Bromwich Albion 5-1 to move into 11th place.

Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke both scored twice although West Brom's cause was not helped by having Matheus Pereira sent off in the 34th minute when it was 1-1.

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