Joel Matip's last-second own goal put an end to Liverpool's fightback, and Tottenham denied a goal that the referees' body conceded should have been allowed to stand as the visitors earned a contentious 2-1 victory over nine-man Liverpool.
Ange Postecoglou's team broke Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League season and extended its own thanks to the thrilling conclusion in north London as Liverpool had Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota sent off.
Before Luis Diaz's goal for Liverpool was mistakenly disallowed for offside by VAR in the first half, Jones was expelled.
"A significant human error" was eventually acknowledged by the referees' body PGMOL.
"This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, but the VAR failed to intervene," it stated in a statement.
Son Heung-min gave Tottenham the lead, Cody Gakpo matched it before halftime, and Liverpool was reduced to nine men after the break when Jota was sent off.
Just seconds before the end, Matip unintentionally turned Pedro Porro's cross into his own goal, giving Liverpool hope that they would hold out against all odds.
Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, was incensed and remarked, "I never saw a game with such unjust circumstances and stupid decisions.
the offside objective. When you look at it, that is not offside; their lines were drawn incorrectly.
"Curtis steps on the ball and is given the first red card. A good tackle. First yellow wasn't a yellow for Jota.
Tottenham finally enjoyed a rare victory over Liverpool after a miserable record of just one victory in 23 matches with the Reds in all competitions.
Tottenham's victory over Liverpool was their first since that year, when they were temporarily residing at Wembley.
After Manchester City's unexpected loss at Wolves earlier on Saturday, Postecoglou's team passed Liverpool to take second position, trailing the champions by just one point.
Liverpool is one point behind Tottenham in fourth position after losing for the first time in nine games across all competitions.
It was a particularly gratifying victory for Postecoglou because he idolised legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly as a young supporter of the Reds' outstanding 1970s squads.
In the wake of Tottenham's disastrous season under his predecessor Antonio Conte, the former Celtic manager has done an amazing job of turning the team around.
Although it is still too early to declare Tottenham title challengers, their victories over Liverpool and Manchester United, together with their draw with Arsenal, highlight Postecoglou's significant influence.
In terms of the manner we want to play, the group's age, and experience, Postecoglou stated, "We're still a team in its infancy.
