West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jake Livermore’s dramatic goal in stoppage time gave West Bromwich Albion a 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday that kept alive their faint hopes of a miraculous escape from Premier League relegation and dented the visitors’ bid for a top-three finish.
Livermore prodded the ball home in the 92nd minute at The Hawthorns to leave Mauricio Pochettino’s men trailing Liverpool in the race to qualify automatically for next season’s Champions League group stages.
In fact, an unlikely defeat kept open the possibility of Spurs missing out on the top four in the Premier League, with Chelsea in with a hope of catching their London rivals.
But for West Brom, victory meant they could yet beat the drop as they made it five games unbeaten, including three wins, under caretaker manager Darren Moore.
They still, however, need a fortunate combination of results elsewhere to take their fight into the final day at Crystal Palace.
A sluggish opening 20 minutes created a clear impression that neither side had the intensity of clubs with lots to play for.
There was more focus on off-field events in the opening stages, with Tottenham fans singing their support for Toby Alderweireld and Pochettino.
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