Liverpool edge Sunderland in a tense 1-0 win as Van Dijk delivers the winner
Liverpool secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory away at Sunderland in the 26th Premier League round. Virgil van Dijk powered a header home in the 61st minute after a Salah corner. Sunderland pushed for an equalizer but Liverpool’s defense and Alisson held firm, while Wataru Endo’s injury cast a shadow over the night. The win keeps Liverpool in the top half, but the mood was dampened by Endo’s injury. A tense clash that proved once again: football is drama, but timing is everything.