English Premier League

FT Thursday, January 28, 2021
Liverpool LWDLL 3
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Tottenham Hotspur WWDWW 1
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Tottenham to snap skid, keep Premier League title hopes alive

Liverpool snapped a five-game winless streak in the Premier League with a victory at Tottenham Hotspur to keep their title hopes alive.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
4
50.2
Possession
49.8
14
SHOTS
3
7
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
504
Accurate Passes
498
587
Passes
592
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
0
12
Crosses
5
0.3
Cross %
0.0
41
Long Balls
57
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
8
10
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
11
12
Effective Clearances
18
12
Clearances
18

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

TOT · 3-4-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 15Eric DierCD
  3. 33Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 14Joe RodonCD-R
  5. 28Tanguy NdombeleCM-L
  6. 5Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-R
  7. 2Matt DohertyLM
  8. 24Sèrge AurierRM
  9. 10Harry KaneF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinCF-L
  11. 23Steven BergwijnCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 14Jordan HendersonCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 5Georginio WijnaldumCM
  7. 7James MilnerLM
  8. 6Thiago AlcantaraRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 4' VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool.
  2. 24' Thiago (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  5. 45' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Serge Aurier.
  6. 45' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Erik Lamela replaces Harry Kane because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Joel Matip.
  8. 47' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 2. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 49' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 2. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Bergwijn.
  10. 50' Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 58' VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool.
  12. 65' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 3. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  13. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Thiago.
  14. 81' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Gareth Bale replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  15. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.

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