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Goalkeeper Alisson scores in last seconds in Liverpool win

Posted May 16, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at the Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, England, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (Laurence Griffiths/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) - Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a dramatic goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn a 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday and keep alive his team's realistic chances of qualifying for the Champions League.

Alisson came up for a corner and, unmarked, glanced home a header from Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross before getting mobbed by teammates.

The Brazil international is the sixth goalkeeper to have scored a goal in Premier League history, the first with a header.

No Liverpool goalkeeper had previously scored a competitive goal, said the PL's official statistics supplier, Opta.

'œI saw it coming - I just tried to be in a good position to try to help my team,'ť Alisson said.

"Nobody follows me. I was lucky and blessed. Nobody can explain these types of things.'ť

The 28-year-old Alisson said it was the first time in his career that he had scored a goal.

Mohamed Salah's 33rd-minute goal for Liverpool had canceled out the opener by Hal Robson-Kanu in the 15th.

Liverpool is in fifth place on 63 points, with games remaining against Burnley and Crystal Palace. Fourth-place Chelsea has 64 points and third-place Leicester has 66, and both also have two games left.

Leicester and Chelsea meet on Tuesday so one of them, if not both, will drop points.

Chelsea finishes the season away to Aston Villa and Leicester hosts Tottenham.

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Liverpool players react during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at the Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, England, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira,Â Pool) The Associated Press

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, right, scores his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at the Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, England, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

West Bromwich Albion's Hal Robson-Kanu, left, scores his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at the Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, England, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (Laurence Griffiths/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

Liverpool players react after West Bromwich Albion's Hal Robson-Kanu scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at the Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, England, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira,Â Pool) The Associated Press

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