Updated On: 30 December, 2020 01:04 PM IST | Liverpool | AFP
Liverpool move three points clear at the top of the table, but a rare slip up at home offers the chasing pack in the title race an unexpected boost

Liverpool`s Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (2R) heads wide past West Bromwich Albion`s English goalkeeper Sam Johnston (R) during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at Anfield in Liverpool. Pic/AFP
Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool only had themselves to blame after West Brom snatched a shock 1-1 draw at Anfield in the latest twist in the Premier League title race on Sunday. The Baggies remain second bottom of the table, but gave their chances of survival a huge boost by becoming the first side to take points off Liverpool at home this season in Sam Allardyce`s second match in charge. The English champions seemed set for a comfortable afternoon as Sadio Mane`s fine finish gave them a deserved 12th minute lead. Liverpool`s dominance of possession reached 84 percent in the first-half as West Brom struggled just to get out of their half. However, the visitors grew into the game in the second-half and got their reward when Semi Ajayi headed home from a corner. "It was our own fault," said Klopp. "We gave them simple corners and that`s the only thing they wanted to have tonight.
"To be fair West Brom did their job inside 90 minutes. They deserved the point tonight because we didn`t finish the game. "It is not a game we will talk about in 20 years but it is a game we have to play and we didn`t play as we could." Liverpool move three points clear at the top of the table, but a rare slip up at home offers the chasing pack in the title race an unexpected boost. Just four points separate Everton in second from Southampton in ninth in a tightly bunched table. Allardyce was the last visiting manager to win a Premier League game at Anfield, when in charge of Crystal Palace back in April 2017. The former England manager is now unbeaten in his last four away games against Klopp`s men with four different clubs and his gameplan again worked to perfection. "Every man today showed the spirit this team needs to get out of this position," said Allardyce. "Goals are precious to us and this one has given us a point because we defended so well and we took the opportunity when it came."