Alisson keeps Liverpool’s Champions League hopes alive
Liverpool would of course face off with West Brom over the weekend.
In order to keep themselves in the hunt for a top-four finish, Liverpool needed to pick up all three points vs the Championship-bound Baggies.
That would be easier said than done though, with Hal Robson-Kanu actually putting West Brom 1-0 up after 15 minutes.
Mohamed Salah did level things up after 33 minutes, but the Reds were struggling to find that all-important winner.
That was until second-half injury-time when Alisson surged up the field for a corner and headed home the winner:
Alisson is the first goalkeeper to score for Liverpool in their 129-year history ?
He’s also the first goalkeeper to score a header in Premier League history ?
(via @LFC)pic.twitter.com/WbxLdWxZAF
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 16, 2021
Alisson to be rewarded with new contract
That goal would keep Liverpool within touching distance of the top-four.
And, after Leicester City lost to Chelsea on Tuesday, the Merseysiders can knock the Foxes out of the top-four with a victory over Burnley on Wednesday evening.
Now, Alisson looks set to be rewarded with a new Liverpool contract following his latest contribution for the Reds.
The Brazilian is currently tied down at Anfield until 2024. However, the Telegraph are reporting that Alisson is to be rewarded with a new contract this summer, with talks pencilled in before the start of next season.
The Telegraph add that Fabinho is also expected to pen fresh terms over the coming months:
Alisson to be offered new Liverpool contract as club recognises goalkeeper’s huge Anfield impact | @_ChrisBascombe https://t.co/FtnWcahcbj pic.twitter.com/WzXiQgisJt
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) May 19, 2021
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Premier League table
# | Team | MP | D | P |
1 | Manchester City FC | 36 | 47 | 83 |
2 | Manchester United FC | 36 | 28 | 70 |
3 | Leicester City FC | 36 | 21 | 66 |
4 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 22 | 64 |
5 | Liverpool FC | 36 | 21 | 63 |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 36 | 22 | 59 |
7 | West Ham United FC | 36 | 10 | 59 |
8 | Everton FC | 36 | 3 | 56 |
9 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 12 | 55 |
10 | Leeds United | 36 | 4 | 53 |
11 | Aston Villa FC | 36 | 7 | 49 |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 36 | -14 | 45 |
13 | Crystal Palace FC | 36 | -21 | 44 |
14 | Southampton FC | 36 | -16 | 43 |
15 | Burnley FC | 36 | -18 | 39 |
16 | Newcastle United FC | 36 | -19 | 39 |
17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 36 | -5 | 38 |
18 | Fulham FC | 36 | -24 | 27 |
19 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | -37 | 26 |
20 | Sheffield United FC | 36 | -43 | 20 |
Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|
Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 22 |
Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 17 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 16 |
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 16 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 13 |
Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 13 |
Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 12 |
Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 12 |
Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 12 |
Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 12 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 11 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 11 |
Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 10 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 10 |
Cavani, Edinson | Manchester United FC | 10 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 10 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
---|---|---|---|
Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 11 |
McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 10 |
Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 10 |
Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 8 |
Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 8 |
Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 8 |
Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 7 |
Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 8 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
Andersen, Joachim | Fulham FC | 1 | 7 |
Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
Player | Team | Assists |
---|---|---|
Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 12 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 8 |
Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 8 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 8 |
Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 7 |
Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 7 |
Eze, Eberechi | Crystal Palace FC | 7 |
Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 7 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |