Resilient Sunderland Earn Stubborn Draw After Deflection Decides Dramatic Own Goal
Liverpool’s faltering Premier League campaign stalled further on Saturday, held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by a dogged Sunderland at Anfield in a match that saw fortune favor the visitors.
In a tense and scrappy affair, both sides struck the frame of the goal in a first half of few clear chances. Sunderland’s Trai Hume was denied by the crossbar, while Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister saw a header clip the post.
The introduction of Mohamed Salah after the break failed to spark a breakthrough for the anxious hosts. Instead, Sunderland struck against the run of play with 25 minutes left. A rare loose pass from captain Virgil van Dijk fell to Chemsdine Talbi, whose shot took a cruel deflection off the Dutch defender himself, wrong-footing Alisson to nestle in the corner.
Spurred into urgency, a roared-on Liverpool finally found their equalizer nine minutes from time. Substitute Curtis Jones fed Florian Wirtz, who dazzled past two challenges before firing a shot that deflected off Nordi Mukiele and in—a moment of brilliance officially recorded as a Sunderland own goal.
Pushing for a winner, Liverpool were almost punished at the death. Wilson Isidor raced clear, rounded Alisson, and seemed certain to score, only for a heroic last-ditch clearance from Federico Chiesa to preserve a point for the Reds.
The result leaves Liverpool languishing in eighth, with Sunderland a place above in sixth, both now watching the top four drift further away. The pressure will intensify tomorrow, as Manchester United can leapfrog them both with a win over West Ham.
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