Tottenham snatched a dramatic 2-1 win against nine-man Liverpool as Joel Matip's last-gasp own-goal ended the Reds' resistance after Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent off.
Ange Postecoglou's side shattered Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League season and extended their own thanks to the gripping climax to a pulsating clash in north London.Jones was dismissed in the first half before Tottenham took the lead through Son Heung-min's opener.
After a dismal run of one win in their previous 23 meetings with Liverpool in all competitions, Tottenham could finally savour a rare success against the Anfield outfit. Liverpool, beaten for the first time in nine games in all competitions, are one point behind Tottenham in fourth place. While it is too early to label Tottenham as title contenders, they have already beaten Liverpool and Manchester United, as well as drawing with Arsenal, to underline Postecoglou's impressive impact.
Gakpo repaid Jurgen Klopp's faith in first half stoppage-time as Dominik Szoboszlai's cross was headed back across goal by Virgil van Dijk and the Dutch striker took a touch before firing a powerful shot past Guglielmo Vicario from 10 yards.
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