English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Tottenham Hotspur DDWWD 1
–
Liverpool DWWDD 2
1st2ndT
TOT101
LIV112
Anfield · 2,000 att.

Match Report

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Firmino's last-minute winner against Tottenham gives Liverpool title race advantage

Roberto Firmino scored a dramatic late winner to give Liverpool an important 2-1 victory against Tottenham.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
9
Saves
1
24.2
Possession
75.8
8
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
11
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
156
Accurate Passes
718
254
Passes
813
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
28
0.1
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
62
18
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
8
26
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
15
29
Effective Clearances
8
29
Clearances
8

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3FabinhoCD-L
  3. 46Rhys WilliamsCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 17Curtis JonesRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  2. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  3. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  4. 8Naby KeitaSUB
  5. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  6. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  7. 47Nathaniel PhillipsSUB

TOT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 15Eric DierCD-L
  3. 4Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 33Ben DaviesLB
  5. 24Sèrge AurierRB
  6. 18Giovani Lo CelsoCM-L
  7. 5Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-R
  8. 23Steven BergwijnLM
  9. 17Moussa SissokoRM
  10. 7Son Heung-MinCF-L
  11. 10Harry KaneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Sergio ReguilónSUB
  2. 28Tanguy NdombeleSUB
  3. 27Lucas MouraSUB
  4. 12Joe HartSUB
  5. 20Dele AlliSUB
  6. 14Joe RodonSUB
  7. 8Harry WinksSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  2. 33' Goal! Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  3. 34' VAR Decision: Goal Tottenham Hotspur - Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur (Son Heung-Min).
  4. 48' Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  7. 76' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Sergio Reguilón replaces Steven Bergwijn.
  8. 87' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli replaces Son Heung-Min.
  9. 90' Goal! Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.

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