Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 2
4 - 2
Liverpool back on track with 4-2 win over hapless Spurs
Liverpool finally found some form in a 4-2 Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday in much-loved manager Juergen Klopp's penultimate game at Anfield.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
- 2': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 2': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 4': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 4': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 7': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 9': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 9': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 10': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 12': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 14': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 16': Goal! Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 19': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 20': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 24': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 27': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 31': Offside, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 42': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 44': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 44': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 45': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 45': Goal! Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 45'+1': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 45'+2': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 47': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Goal! Liverpool 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 52': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 54': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
- 56': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 57': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Offside, Liverpool. Luis Díaz is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 59': Goal! Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Emerson Royal.
- 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 61': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 61': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 63': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 63': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Andy Robertson.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Wataru Endo.
- 65': Hand ball by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 66': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 66': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 66': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 69': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 70': Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 72': Goal! Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
- 74': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz.
- 75': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Pape Sarr.
- 76': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 77': Goal! Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 79': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 79': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 82': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is just a bit too high.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Harvey Elliott.
- 85': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 86': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 87': Foul by Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool).
- 87': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
- 90': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 90'+2': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 90'+5': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 90'+5': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 90'+6': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90'+7': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 90'+7': Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Statistics
 TOT |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 7 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 4 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 487 | Accurate Passes | 359 |
| 567 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 12 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,075
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,075
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 78 | Jarell Quansah |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold  |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 22 | Brennan Johnson |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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