Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a dramatic goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn a 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League, keeping alive his team’s realistic chances of qualifying for the Champions League. 

Alisson came up for a corner and, unmarked, glanced home a header from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross before getting mobbed by teammates.

The Brazil international is the sixth goalkeeper to have scored a goal in Premier League history, the first with a header. None of the previous five was a winning goal.

No Liverpool goalkeeper had previously scored a competitive goal.

“I saw it coming — I just tried to be in a good position to try to help my team,” Alisson said.

“Nobody follows me. I was lucky and blessed. Nobody can explain these types of things.”

The 28-year-old Alisson said it was the first time in his career that he had scored a goal.

It was delivered with perfect technique, too.

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“What a goal, what a worldie, an unbelievable goal,” Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said.

“It couldn’t have been a better moment, it’s just perfect for today. If he is never doing it again, I’m fine. It’s a perfect moment.”

Mohamed Salah’s 33rd-minute goal for Liverpool — his 22nd of the campaign, tying for the most with Tottenham’s Harry Kane — had cancelled out the opener by Hal Robson-Kanu in the 15th at The Hawthorns.

Liverpool is in fifth place on 63 points, with games remaining against Burnley and Crystal Palace. Fourth-place Chelsea has 64 points and third-place Leicester has 66, and both also have two games left.

Leicester and Chelsea meet on Tuesday, so one of them — if not both — will drop points.

Chelsea finishes the season away to Aston Villa and Leicester hosts Tottenham.

AP



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