Liverpool finally win Premier League away game as Salah double sinks Tottenham

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Mohamed Salah scored twice in the first half and Liverpool survived a Spurs fightback to claim all three points in north London

Liverpool players celebrate Mohamed Salah's first goal against Tottenham.
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Liverpool have finally won a Premier League game away from home after Mohamed Salah's first-half double proved enough for the Reds to beat Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday.

Salah gave Liverpool the lead with a clinical finish after 11 minutes and added another later in the half following a bad mistake from Tottenham defender Eric Dier, who headed the ball into his path.

Between those two goals, Spurs thought they should have had a penalty for a Trent Alexander-Arnold push on Ryan Sessegnon and Antonio Conte's side also hit the post following an Ivan Perisic header.

Tottenham were much better in the second half and created a number of chances early on, with Perisic crashing another shot against the woodwork.

Spurs eventually found a lifeline as substitute Dejan Kulusevski – returning after a lengthy layoff – set up Harry Kane and the England striker beat Alisson with an fine finish from a difficult angle.

The home side pushed for a leveller late on, but Liverpool held out for their first away win of the campaign.

Jurgen Klopp's side climb to eighth, while Spurs stay fourth despite the defeat.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.