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Liverpool Close In On League Crown After Thrilling Victory
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|April 14, 2025
Liverpool are within touching distance of the Premier League title after Virgil van Dijk sealed a dramatic 2-1 win against West Ham, while Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou suffered more misery in a 4-2 defeat at Wolves on Sunday.
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Luis Diaz's second-half strike at Anfield was cancelled out by Andrew Robertson's late own goal, but Van Dijk headed Liverpool's winner in the closing moments. Arne Slot's side are 13 points clear of second-placed Arsenal with just six games left.
They will be crowned champions if Arsenal lose at Ipswich and the Reds win at Leicester, with both games taking place on April 20. Even if Liverpool don't seal the title then, it is only a matter of time before they clinch a record-equalling 20th English crown.
After losing for only the second time in the league this season last weekend when Fulham beat them 3-2 at Craven Cottage, Liverpool got back on track in thrilling fashion. In the 18th minute, Mohamed Salah sprinted away on the halfway line, accelerating towards the West Ham area and caressing a perfectly weighted pass to Diaz, who had the simple task of slotting home from six yards.
Liverpool were on a disappointing run of three defeats from their previous four games in all competitions. That blip cost them in the League Cup final against Newcastle and led to their elimination from the Champions League last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain.
This story is from the April 14, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.
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