In an example of extraordinary time, it is the beginning occasion in which a goalkeeper has scored a competitive goal for Liverpool in their entire history, dating back to 1892. The stunning consequence takes the Reds precisely a point and a place behind Chelsea in fourth and three points worse off than third-placed Leicester with two games to go. That the Blues and Foxes face each other in their next league game gives Jurgen Klopp ‘s side a huge opportunity to take restraint of their own fortune in the race for Champions League qualification when they travel to Burnley on Wednesday. Things had got off to a awful originate for the regnant champions at the Hawthorns with Hal Robson-Kanu capping his first gear Premier League startle since December 2017 with a neat side-foot ending to give West Brom the lead. A typically incisive Mohamed Salah complete brought the visitors charge, with the Egyptian ‘s low shot inside the far post taking him to 22 goals for the season, tied with Harry Kane at the acme of the score charts. With Roberto Firmino firing against the woodwork, Sadio Mane seeing a finish ruled out for offside and others profligate in front of finish, it looked as though the Reds had blown their probability. But Alisson ‘s big moment keeps them firm in the hunt. “ I equitable tried to run into a adept place and be there to try and help my players, to bring a defender, but no matchless followed me and I am lucky and blessed, sometimes things you ca n’t explain, ” Alisson told Sky Sports. “ You ca n’t explain a distribute of things in my animation, the only reason is God and he put his bridge player on my head today and I ‘m feeling identical blessed. ” He besides paid an emotional tribute to his belated beget, who drowned, aged 57, in February. “ I ‘m excessively emotional, this stopping point calendar month for everything that has happened with me and my syndicate, but football is my life, I played since I can remember with my church father, ” he added. “ I hope he was hera to see it, I ‘m indisputable he is celebrating with God at his side. ” Reds boss Klopp said : “ It ‘s an improbable header, I ‘ve never seen anything like that, good proficiency. I was n’t certain what I was seeing. “ We are very close and know precisely what it means to him, it ‘s outstanding, actually touching. It ‘s alone football but it means the world to us. ”
Alisson makes Liverpool history
The goal is, as you may imagine, the first Alisson has scored in his career Liverpool have enjoyed some fantastic and dramatic moments during Klopp ‘s time as director, from Champions League comebacks to crucial late goals en road to a first top-flight title achiever in 30 years. Alisson ‘s header is right up there with the best of them and will live retentive in the memory of Reds fans .West Brom 1-2 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp delighted by goalkeeper Alisson’s winning goal This will specially be the case if it ultimately leads to qualification for the Champions League. It can not be understate how crucial the consequence is, in this regard. ahead of the corner, the Reds were facing the very real prognosis of a Europa League blemish as their only reward at the end of a difficult and, in parts, awful temper by their own high standards. At the final whistle, once the away side had finished mobbing their goalkeeper, they were able to reflect upon a site that has now swung back their way. For so a lot of the second base half at the Hawthorns, Klopp ‘s side puff and puff without wobbling West Brom ‘s door a millimeter. Driving runs went nowhere, passes led to blind alleys and, when they came, shots excessively frequently hit the stand behind the goal. Salah had done his bite in the first half, but was well marshalled in the second, Mane continues to be a shadow of his former self and the midfield failed to play with the accelerate and preciseness required to pick open a very well-drilled defense. What does it matter, though, when you have a goalkeeper who can pick his moment and head a ball as Alisson showed correct at the death ? A get-out-jail wag ? possibly. A wake-up call for the concluding two games ? probably. Something to add to a long number of charming Premier League moments ? decidedly. Liverpool have now scored 38 winning goals in the 90th minute or later of a Premier League game. That ‘s 13 more than any early team in Premier League history. few of them could prove vitamin a authoritative as this. “ That game is our season in a nutshell, ” added Klopp. “ A lot of good stuff, we got hammered for the first mistake and then had to work like crazy. “ But cipher got over the lead, we had shots and kept playing football and its actually difficult against these sides, how they defend, how they set up, and in the end we needed Alisson to sort it. ”
Baggies seconds from frustrating Reds again
West Brom have few positives to take away from this season, but they were agonisingly finale to frustrating the champions for a second meter in the campaign, having drawn at Anfield in late December. They spent large periods on the back animal foot, but had their assail moments, most notably Robson-Kanu ‘s neat finish following a communicate from the again impressive Matheus Pereira. The brazilian has nowadays either scored ( 10 ) or assisted ( six ) 16 of West Brom ‘s 33 Premier League goals this season ( 48.5 % ) ; with merely Harry Kane for Tottenham ( 55.6 % ) directly involved in a higher ratio for his side. When the Baggies come to rebuild in the summer, they are improbable to be curtly of suitors should they wish to offload their leading man .‘It’s a disgrace’ – Allardyce anger at officials Albion besides thought they had snatched the acquire themselves when Kyle Bartley poked in from a corner, but it was ruled out with an offside Matt Phillips obstructing Alisson ‘s watch from a corner. “ If down at Stockley Park they said that ‘s right then that ‘s nonsense, ” boss Sam Allardyce told the BBC. “ If they say the referee or the electrician disallowed that finish it ‘s a dishonor. There is no intervention with the goalkeeper any. “ All those things people say they have to do to stop the goalkeeper saving it. If there was cipher there he still would n’t have saved it. It ‘s baffling. ”
Liverpool’s latest winner since March 2016
- Alisson ‘s goal for Liverpool ( 94:18 ) was Liverpool ‘s latest Premier League winner since Christian Benteke v Crystal Palace in March 2016 ( 95:10 ), whilst the brazilian scored the very inaugural headed goal by a goalkeeper since the formation of the rival in 1992 .
- Liverpool have now won six of their last eight Premier League games ( D2 ), the same issue as they registered in their 19 top-flight games beforehand ( W6 D5 L8 ) .
- West Brom have merely managed to keep four clean sheets since Sam Allardyce took over the club in late December, with only Sheffield United and Newcastle ( 3 ) managing fewer. indeed, no side has conceded more Premier League goals than the Baggies ( 44 ) since Allardyce ‘s inaugural game in appoint ( degree with Southampton ) .
- No player has scored more Premier League goals this season than Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah ( 22, degree with Harry Kane ). indeed, those 22 goals have won the Reds 16 points, with no player earning more for their side via their goals this season .
- Mohamed Salah ‘s equalizer was his hundred-and-twenty-fifth finish for Liverpool since signing for the golf club ahead of the 2017-18 temper, the most by any Premier League actor across all competitions, with alone four other players within the top-five european leagues managing more than the egyptian since then .
- Liverpool midfielder Thiago created five opportunities from open playing period for his teammates in his english ‘s pull with West Brom, the joint-most the Spaniard has ever managed in a top-flight league game ( besides creating five in December 2015 for Bayern Munich against Hannover 96 ) .
- West Brom ahead Hal Robson-Kanu ‘s 13 Premier League goals have been scored against teams with an modal position in the board at the originate of that day of 7.4 – the highest average position of teams scored against for any player with as many goals as Robson-Kanu in Premier League history .
- Hal Robson-Kanu ‘s opener for West Brom was his first Premier League goal since November 2017 against Newcastle, with the Welshman making a scoring reelect to the starting XI, last starting a top-flight game in December 2017 .
What’s next?
Liverpool must keep up their win ways when they travel to Burnley on Wednesday ( 20:15 BST ) if they want to maintain their energy for the top four. West Brom ‘s future game is again at the Hawthorns and sees another side near the top of the table, West Ham, the visitors for a 20:15 kick-off .
musician of the match AlissonAlisson
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- Liverpool liverpool liverpool
West Bromwich Albion
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Squad number
4
Player name
Robson-Kanu
median rat 6.53
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Squad number
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Player name
Johnstone
average rat 6.32
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Squad number
5
Player name
Bartley
average denounce 6.05
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2
Player name
Furlong
average denounce 6.03
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Squad number
12
Player name
Matheus Pereira
average fink 6.01
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Squad number
6
Player name
Ajayi
average rate 5.91
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Squad number
10
Player name
Phillips
average evaluation 5.80
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Squad number
14
Player name
Townsend
average rat 5.79
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Squad number
18
Player name
Gallagher
modal denounce 5.78
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Squad number
35
Player name
Yokuslu
modal rate 5.64
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Squad number
30
Player name
Maitland-Niles
average military rank 5.63
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Squad number
11
Player name
Diangana
average rate 5.61
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Squad number
8
Player name
Livermore
average rat 5.44
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Squad number
29
Player name
Grant
average rate 5.42
Liverpool
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- Squad number 1 Player name Alisson average rate 9.05
- Squad numeral 6 Player name Thiago Alcántara average rat 7.80
Squad number 66 Player appoint Alexander-Arnold average rat 7.71
Squad count 11 Player name Mohamed Salah average denounce 7.33- Squad total 3 Player list Fabinho average denounce 7.06
Squad issue 10 Player list Mané average rat 7.00- Squad number 47 Player name Phillips average military rank 6.90
Squad number 9 Player name Roberto Firmino average rate 6.85
Squad number 26 Player list Robertson average rate 6.75- Squad total 17 Player appoint Jones average military rank 6.55
- Squad number 46 Player name R Williams average evaluation 6.52
Squad count 5 Player name Wijnaldum average denounce 6.39- Squad number 23 Player mention Shaqiri average rate 6.03
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Line-ups
West Brom
formation 4-4-1-1
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Johnstone
2
Furlong
6
Ajayi
5
Bartley
14
Townsend
10
Phillips
18
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Gallagher
35
Yokuslu
11
Diangana
12
Costa Pereira
4
Robson-Kanu
- 1
Johnstone
- 2
Furlong
- 6
Ajayi
- 5
Bartley
- 14
Townsend
- 10
Phillips
- 18
Gallagher
- 35
Yokuslu
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Livermore
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Diangana
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Maitland-Niles
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73′
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- 12
Costa Pereira
- 4
Robson-Kanu
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Grant
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82′
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Substitutes
- 7
Robinson
- 8
Livermore
- 17
Diagne
- 22
Peltier
- 25
Button
- 27
O’Shea
- 29
Grant
- 30
Maitland-Niles
- 45
Gardner-Hickman
Liverpool
formation 4-3-3
1
Alisson
66
Alexander-Arnold
47
Phillips
46
R Williams
26
Robertson
6
Thiago Alcántara
3
Fabinho
17
Jones
11
Salah
9
Firmino
10
Mané
- 1
Alisson
- 66
Alexander-Arnold
- 47
Phillips
- 46
R Williams
Substituted for
Wijnaldum
at
84′
minutes
- 26
Robertson
- 6
Thiago Alcántara
- 3
Fabinho
- 17
Jones
Substituted for
Shaqiri
at
59′
minutes
- 11
Salah
- 9
Firmino
- 10
Mané
Substitutes
- 5
Wijnaldum
- 13
Adrián
- 21
Tsimikas
- 23
Shaqiri
- 27
Origi
- 58
Woodburn
- 65
Clarkson
- 76
N Williams
- 89
Koumetio
- Referee:
- Mike Dean
Match Stats
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Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Liverpool 2 .
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second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Liverpool 2 .
Goal!
goal ! West Bromwich Albion 1, Liverpool 2. Alisson ( Liverpool ) header from the center of the box to the top mighty corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a crabbed following a corner .
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Darnell Furlong .
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attack blocked. Thiago ( Liverpool ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum .
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Darnell Furlong .
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undertake blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum ( Liverpool ) correct footed inject from outside the corner is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson .
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attack missed. Georginio Wijnaldum ( Liverpool ) right footed shoot from the center of the box is close, but misses the top justly corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah .
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sam Johnstone .
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Attempt saved. Thiago ( Liverpool ) right field footed film from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino .
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles .
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Nathaniel Phillips ( Liverpool ) wins a detached kick on the right wing .
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Foul by Matheus Pereira ( West Bromwich Albion ) .
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Foul by Sadio Mané ( Liverpool ) .
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Semi Ajayi ( West Bromwich Albion ) wins a loose kick in the defensive half .
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Substitution
substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Rhys Williams .
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undertake missed. trent Alexander-Arnold ( Liverpool ) left footed shoot from the centre of the box is excessively high. Assisted by Fabinho .
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Substitution
substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Hal Robson-Kanu .
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attempt missed. Thiago ( Liverpool ) right footed blast from outside the box is stopping point, but misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri .
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alisson .
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