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Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals
· 1st LegTottenham beat Liverpool in semifinal first leg with Bergvall goal
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Lucas Bergvall scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur to give his side a 1-0 victory over holders Liverpool in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 5': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 6': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur following a corner.
- 6': Attempt saved. Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Rodrigo Bentancur because of an injury.
- 24': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 24': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 24': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Jarell Quansah because of an injury.
- 31': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 31': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 32': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 34': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 34': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45'+9': Attempt saved. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 45'+11': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 45'+11': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 0.
- 47': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 52': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 55': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
- 56': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 61': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 62': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 68': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 68': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 71': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces Son Heung-Min because of an injury.
- 74': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 74': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Archie Gray following a fast break.
- 76': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
- 76': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 79': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool.
- 80': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 80': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 83': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 84': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 0. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 90'+2': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
- 90'+6': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 90'+7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 0.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 8 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
2 | Saves | 6 |
60.1 | Possession | 39.9 |
14 | SHOTS | 9 |
7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
489 | Accurate Passes | 295 |
565 | Passes | 377 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
20 | Crosses | 11 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
51 | Long Balls | 49 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
19 | Tackles | 22 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 11 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
17 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,037
Line-Ups
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Antonin Kinsky (GK) |
14 | Archie Gray |
6 | Radu Dragusin |
24 | Djed Spence |
23 | Pedro Porro |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
15 | Lucas Bergvall ![]() |
8 | Yves Bissouma ![]() |
19 | Dominic Solanke |
7 | Son Heung-Min |
21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
78 | Jarell Quansah |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
84 | Conor Bradley |
17 | Curtis Jones |
10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
20 | Diogo Jota |
18 | Cody Gakpo |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
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