English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 31, 2014
Liverpool DWLWL 3
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Tottenham Hotspur WWWWW 0
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White Hart Lane · 36,130 att.

Match Report

Balotelli makes Liverpool debut as Reds ease to victory over Tottenham

Alberto Moreno's exquisite solo strike capped a dominant Liverpool performance as Mauricio Pochettino's perfect start to life at Tottenham came to an abrupt end.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
5
39.6
Possession
60.4
17
SHOTS
7
8
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
283
Accurate Passes
478
370
Passes
559
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
23
0.7
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
67
23
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
24
Effective Tackles
15
28
Tackles
17
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
45
Effective Clearances
16
45
Clearances
16

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Jan VertonghenCD-L
  3. 4Younes KaboulCD-R
  4. 3Danny RoseLB
  5. 15Eric DierRB
  6. 23Christian EriksenAM
  7. 29Étienne CapoueLM
  8. 42Nabil BentalebRM
  9. 10Emmanuel AdebayorF
  10. 22Nacer ChadliAM-L
  11. 11Erik LamelaAM-R

LIV · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 8Steven GerrardDM
  5. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  6. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  7. 31Raheem SterlingAM
  8. 24Joe AllenLM
  9. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  10. 45Mario BalotelliCF-L
  11. 15Daniel SturridgeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 1. Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  2. 27' Joe Allen (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Javier Manquillo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 49' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 2. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 59' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Andros Townsend replaces Christian Eriksen.
  6. 59' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mousa Dembélé replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
  7. 60' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 3. Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  8. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Emre Can replaces Joe Allen.
  9. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Lazar Markovic replaces Mario Balotelli.
  10. 72' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Danny Rose because of an injury.
  11. 74' Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. José Enrique replaces Raheem Sterling.
  13. 90' Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.

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