Football: Gerrard leaves it late to grab Liverpool winner

Captain Steven Gerrard scored four minutes into stoppage time to cap a thrilling 2-1 comeback victory over Middlesbrough in the Premier League today.

A header by substitute Michael Owen earned Newcastle United a 1-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers in his first game of the season while Tottenham Hotspur went down to a shock 2-1 home defeat by Sunderland, debutant Djibril Cisse netting the winner.

Substitute Mido, who netted in Boro's 2-1 victory over Spurs last weekend, put his team ahead at Anfield with a long-range strike 20 minutes from time.

Liverpool kept their fans on tenterhooks until Jamie Carragher's shot was deflected into his own net by defender Emanuel Pogatetz in the 86th minute.

Gerrard then produced a late angled strike to earn the home side a dramatic win.

Former Liverpool striker Cisse, who has joined Sunderland on loan from Olympique Marseille, sent ambitious Spurs crashing to their second successive defeat when he nodded the winner from Daryl Murphy's left-wing cross in the 82nd minute.