West Brom 1-2 Liverpool FC: Alisson header saves Premier League champions’ top four hopes

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Tom Doyle16 May 2021

A last-minute Alisson Becker header led Liverpool to a dramatic 2-1 win at West Brom to save the Premier League champions’ top four hopes.

Hal Robson-Kanu gave Sam Allardyce’s already-relegated Baggies a surprise lead early on in Sunday’s Midlands clash.

Mohamed Salah equalised before half-time, and Jurgen Klopp’s Reds rescued their Champions League qualification hopes as Alisson dramatically headed home a 94th-minute corner.

The win means Liverpool sit a point behind fourth-placed Chelsea with two games remaining. With Chelsea and Leicester facing each other at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening, and a win either way would leave the other side vulnerable to being caught by Liverpool on the final day of the season.

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Man City (C) 36 26 5 5 47 83
2 Man United 36 20 10 6 28 70
3 Leicester 36 20 6 10 21 66
4 Chelsea 36 18 10 8 22 64
5 Liverpool 36 18 9 9 21 63
6 Tottenham 36 17 8 11 22 59
7 West Ham 36 17 8 11 10 59
8 Everton 35 16 8 11 4 56

As it stands, Liverpool will still likely have to win their final two games - against Burnley and Crystal Palace - and hope for results to go their way elsewhere if they are going to play Champions League football next season.

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