Liverpool ended Tottenham Hotspur’s 12-match unbeaten Premier League run when a late Steven Gerrard penalty sealed a 3-2 win at Anfield on Sunday after the visitors led 2-1 with little more than 20 minutes to play.
Uruguayan Luis Suarez opened the scoring with his 50th goal for Liverpool after 21 minutes with a superb strike inside goalkeeper Hugo Lloris’ near post following crisp work in the build-up from Philippe Coutinho and Jose Enrique.
But Spurs equalised just before halftime when Belgian centre back Jan Vertonghen headed in a cross from Gareth Bale.
Vertonghen found the target again when he fired Spurs ahead after 53 minutes. But Spurs contributed to their own downfall.
Walker’s bad back pass to Lloris, who failed to clear the ball, allowed Stewart Downing to equalise after 66 minutes.
Then another error from striker Jermain Defoe, back in defence, put Benoit Assou-Ekotto under pressure and he fouled Suarez for the 82nd-minute penalty from which Gerrard sent Lloris the wrong way.
In the day’s other match, Newcastle United came from behind to beat Stoke City 2-1 at St James’ Park where Papiss Cisse scored the winner in the last minute of stoppage time.
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