Richarlison's 90th-Minute Goal Earns Spurs Anfield Draw
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- Igor Tudor told his Tottenham players "you can stay and cry or you can fight" before the Anfield visit, following four straight losses including a 5-2 Champions League collapse at Atletico Madrid that the source called "nothing short of a fiasco"
- Richarlison struck a 90th-minute equalizer to complete Spurs' comeback, then cupped his ear to a silenced Kop in a deliberate response to Liverpool fans' taunts over his previous Everton career
- Richarlison's goal was his fifth at Anfield and sixth Premier League strike against Liverpool overall — only Andrew Cole (eight) has more away goals versus Liverpool in the competition's history
- Liverpool took an 18th-minute lead through Dominik Szoboszlai's free-kick but missed the chance to climb into the Premier League's top four, drawing visible fury from their own supporters at full-time
- Guglielmo Vicario redeemed a poorly-positioned start by turning Cody Gakpo's shot onto the post, a save the source credits with keeping Spurs in the match when a second goal would have "killed them off"
- Rio Ngumoha, aged 17, was selected ahead of Mohamed Salah and earned a standing ovation on his 64th-minute substitution, while Salah "simply could not do anything right" after coming on
- The result leaves Tudor still under pressure after replacing sacked Thomas Frank, but the source frames the draw as a possible turning point — the first sign of "light at the end of what has been the darkest of tunnels"
Why it matters: Tottenham arrived at Anfield on a four-match losing streak that had dragged them toward the relegation zone, making a point against Liverpool — achieved without 13 unavailable players — a potentially season-saving result that buys Tudor breathing room he otherwise might not have had, though the source notes he is "not out of the woods yet."
