Who will reach the Champions League as Liverpool, Villa & Chelsea slip up?

Late lapses costing Reds

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The answer is eight.

Liverpool have now conceded eight Premier League goals in the 90th minute or later this season - their most in a single campaign - and every single one has cost them points.

Five have been winning goals conceded against Crystal Palace, Chelsea, Bournemouth, Manchester City and Wolves.

Three have been draws, coming against Leeds, Fulham and now Tottenham.

By comparison, Liverpool have won three matches with last minute or injury-time goals - and two of those coming in their first four games of the season.

Yes, it's all ifs, buts and maybes, but to give you an idea of just how much those late suckerpunches have cost the Reds... Arne Slot's side would be on 60 points and pretty much have a Champions League spot wrapped up.

'Wake up... or be happy with Conference League'

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Liverpool goalscorer Dominik Szoboszlai offered a warning to his team-mates following the disappointing result on home soil.

"I feel flat," he told Sky Sports.

"We have to wake up because if we carry on like this, we should be happy with the Conference League. I don't know why this is happening, I honestly don't know.

"In the last minute, again, I don't know how many times this season already."

Spurs stop rot to dent Liverpool 's top-four hopes

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The weekend's action concluded with a high-stakes match at Anfield, as Liverpool welcomed Igor Tudor's struggling Tottenham.

Former Everton striker Richarlison's last-gasp equaliser earned Tottenham a deserved draw as under-pressure interim coach Tudor secured his first point at the club.

It was a bitter blow to Liverpool, who led after Dominik Szoboszlai's 18th minute free-kick and looked to be moving back into the top four.

But it was a huge lift for Spurs as they showed real resilience to finally stop the rot, especially after their midweek Champions League humbling at Atletico Madrid.

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Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham

We will begin our review of the weekend's action at Anfield, where Tottenham scored a 90th-minute equaliser to dent Liverpool's hopes of securing Champions League football next season.

Fortunately for Arne Slot's side, Aston Villa and Chelsea also slipped up.

While third-placed Manchester United have daylight between themselves and the chasing pack, it leaves three points between Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea in pursuit of the fourth and final guaranteed Champions League spot (albeit fifth currently looks likely to be enough).

How it stands

And here is how the weekend results have left the Premier League table.

Arsenal's late win over Everton edged them closer to a first title for 22 years, after Manchester City were held by West Ham.

Manchester United were the big winners in the race for the Champions League places and now hold a five-point lead over fifth-placed Liverpool.

Tottenham's point at Anfield means they head into the final eight games one point above the relegation places.

There's one more match to come in this round of fixtures, with Brentford hosting Wolves tonight at 20:00 GMT.

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