The final five minutes of this game were positively bananas and that goal up top was the game-winner. The score was tied 1-1 heading into stoppage time after an 87th minute goal from Eduardo Vargas equalized for QPR. The Rangers were hopeful the late goal would earn a draw after Richard Dunne spotted Liverpool a 1-0 lead with an own goal in the 67th minute. The insanity was only beginning at Loftus Road, though.
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Just seconds into the added time, Liverpool seemed to have recaptured the three points off a great goal from Philippe Coutinho, slashing between QPR defenders and tucking it just inside the far post.
Seconds later, QPR earned a corner kick, conceded by Raheem Sterling, and Vargas (again) scored with a header on a perfect ball that scooted between Joe Allen's legs on the line. The goalkeeper tried to keep out, but goal line technology confirmed it had crossed. For a brief moment it appeared QPR had stolen back a point and earned a draw.
But that would not be a nutso stoppage-time flurry, would it? No, it would not. QPR earned another set piece and a chance to steal three points. This time it was a free kick that they tried, unsuccessfully, to dump inside the penalty area. In the top GIF, you can see Liverpool take control and moved up field for a final push.Coutinho again factored in the goal, with a perfect ball to Raheem Sterling. Mario Balotelli was running alongside Sterling across the way and it seemed to be a ready-made opportunity for him—though perhaps not, as he had missed a similarly wide-open net earlier in the match—but it never made it that far. Steven Caulker hit Sterling's cross into the center of net for an own goal and a 3-2 Liverpool win.[NBCSN]