Mario Balotelli: First EPL Goal for Liverpool Provides Massive Win Over Tottenham

Liverpool beat Tottenham 3-2 at Anfield Tuesday in an important Premier League game that had a little bit of everything. Penalty calls. A debatable non-offside. Harry Kane’s 13th goal of the season. Oh right, Mario Balotelli also scored his first goal for Liverpool in league play, tapping in a low cross from Adam Lallana in the 83rd minute. The goal proved to be the game-winner for suddenly on-fire Liverpool.

As a result Spurs missed a chance to move into fourth — now occupied by Arsenal. Liverpool remain in seventh, but have 42 points, one worse than Tottenham and only three behind Arsenal. Long story short, the race for the final two, if not three, Champions League spots in England with 13 matches to play is going to be wild.

3. Southampton, 45 (24 games played)
4. Arsenal, 45 (25)
5. Manchester United, 44 (24)
6. Tottenham, 43 (25)
7. Liverpool, 42 (25)

Even so, I’d guess, Balotelli is going to be the main talking point from this one … just like everyone expected.