"After all, there were less than 10 minutes remaining and the Spaniards had survived a flurry of missed chances before drawing level in a game in which they were second best. But this was Arne Slot's Liverpool, who have made a habit of scoring late winners. By the time captain Virgil van Dijk planted home a powerful header to snatch a 3-2 victory, the stoppage-time winner felt as inevitable as it did thrilling for the home fans."
"In 2024-25, the average time they scored the winning goal in matches they won by a single goal was 70 minutes. The run of late winners is a marked difference from last season, when Liverpool only scored four stoppage-time goals in 48 matches across the Premier League and Champions League - with two in the same game at Brentford. They did score 13 times after the 80th minute during that Premier League season - but four teams managed more."
Liverpool have produced decisive stoppage-time goals in each of their five competitive fixtures this season, turning late moments into wins across Premier League and Champions League matches. The sequence includes last-gasp winners against Bournemouth, Newcastle, Arsenal, Burnley and Atletico Madrid, producing an average match-winning time after the 91st minute. That 2024-25 average for one-goal victories was 70 minutes, representing a clear shift from the previous season when Liverpool managed only four stoppage-time goals in 48 matches and 13 goals after the 80th minute, a total exceeded by four other teams.
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