Liverpool goalkeeper, Alisson Becker, netted a late goal to hand the Reds a 2-1 comeback victory over relegated West Bromwich Albion.
A defeat would have dented their hopes of playing in next season’s Champions League but Jurgen Klopp’s men showed resilience and willingness to take the battle to the wire.
Hal Robson-Kanu have the Baggies the lead in the 15th-minute after a calmly executed finish following a pass from Pereira.
Liverpool kept pushing for the equaliser and they were rewarded before the break through Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian’s Senegalese teammate, Sadio Mane, teed up Salah with a quickly taken free-kick and the number 11 found the back of the net with a curler.
Sam Allardyce’s men almost held the forth till the death but they were beaten before the whistle by an unexpected member of the Liverpool team, the goalkeeper.
A last-minute corner from Trent Alexander-Arnold found the head of the flying Brazillian whose powerful header beat Sam Johnstone before finding the back of the net.
Liverpool’s win at the death moved them one point behind fourth-placed Chelsea and three points behind third-placed newly crowned FA Cup Champions, Leicester City.
With two matches left to wrap up the season, Chelsea would be looking to avenge their FA Cup loss against Leicester when both sides face-off in the Premier League on Tuesday.
