Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool
Liverpool slumped to another Premiership defeat, and now find themselves 5 points behind Charlton in the race for 4th place.
A goal in each half put the home side 2-0 up, with Robbie Keane netting from the penalty spot after being brought down by a lamsy challenge from Biscan, and Helder Postiga scored his first Premiership goal shortly after the break, after getting behind Liverpool's centre back pairing of Biscan and Hyypia.
The Reds looked a shadow of the side which had fought so hard aganist Chelsea and Villa to secure back to back league wins, and despite going more than a month unbeaten in all competitions, the players didn't look in confident mood from the start.
After playing such a key role in Liverpool's previous 3 wins, Emile Heskey was back to showing the kind of form which is unlikely to win him a new contract offer, and Michael Owen, starting consecutive league games for the first time in more than three months, was starved of any kind of decent service thoughout the entire game.
In the Spurs goal, Kasey Keller found himself almost untroubled until the 78th minute, when Harry Kewell charged down the left before finding a gap at the near post to pull a goal back and give his side hope of rescuing an unlikely point. Prior to that, weak strikes at goal and long range shots, including an outrageous 50 yard volley by Stephane Henchoz, had been almost all Liverpool had to offer.
A frustrating afternoon for the travelling fans was made even worse when Uriah Rennie turned down a blatant handball in the box to deny Liverpool a chance of a last minute equaliser.
Had a penalty been awarded, and scored, it would have been tough on the hosts, who were far from their best themselves, but still managed to look more impressive than their Merseyside opponents.
A big improvement is essential if Liverpool want to keep up with the likes of Charlton, and an improved level of consistency will also be required with a series of difficult games coming up.
LFC-1 Star Man: Stephane Henchoz
