Liverpool had Jones and Jota sent off but battled back and looked set to earn a point before the late Joël Matip own goal in a 2-1 defeat
It was a pulsating spectacle from start to finish and it is perhaps better to focus on the finish, despite everything that had gone before – the goals for either team, the one that was not and the two red cards forCurtis Jones was the first to depart for a late tackle on Yves Bissouma midway through the first half, a challenge that looked honest enough but increasingly bad on the replays, and Diogo Jota followed him on 69 minutes.
Postecoglou showed his frustration when Dejan Kulusevski went back to Cristian Romero from the right wing. Spurs had to attack. But Romero swiftly worked it back out to Pedro Porro and, when he drove in a cross, Joël Matip swung a boot. The defender’s body shape was wrong; maybe it was fatigue? Instead of clearing, he sent the ball careering into the top of his own net.in the previous game here, Spurs snatched victory at the very last.
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