Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Liverpool

16': Mohamed Salah
45': Andy Robertson
50': Cody Gakpo
59': Harvey Elliott

FT
4 - 2

Tottenham Hotspur

72': Richarlison
77': Son Heung-Min

Liverpool back on track with 4-2 win over hapless Spurs

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates [1296x729]

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

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	37	+60	88
2	Arsenal	37	+61	86
3	Liverpool	37	+43	79
4	Aston Villa	37	+20	68

Full Table

Line-Ups

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
78	Jarell Quansah
26	Andy Robertson
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
3	Wataru Endo
10	Alexis Mac Allister
19	Harvey Elliott
18	Cody Gakpo
7	Luis Díaz
11	Mohamed Salah

Liverpool Substitutes:

Stefan Bajcetic, Darwin Núñez, Ibrahima Konaté, Joe Gomez, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Conor Bradley, Curtis Jones, Caoimhín Kelleher.

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

Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:

Brandon Austin, Giovani Lo Celso, Richarlison, James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Bryan Gil, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Mikey Moore.

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