Liverpool vs Toulouse, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueLiverpool hit 5 past Toulouse in Europa League
Liverpool thrashed Toulouse 5-1 at Anfield on Thursday, asserting their control over their Europa League section with a perfect record at the halfway mark of the group stage.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 6': Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Goal! Liverpool 1, Toulouse 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 13': Foul by Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse).
- 13': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Joël Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 14': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Moussa Diarra.
- 15': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 15': Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Goal! Liverpool 1, Toulouse 1. Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aron Dønnum.
- 17': Foul by Niklas Schmidt (Toulouse).
- 17': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Moussa Diarra (Toulouse).
- 21': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Luke Chambers (Liverpool).
- 25': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Niklas Schmidt (Toulouse).
- 27': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Guillaume Restes.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 30': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Logan Costa.
- 30': Goal! Liverpool 2, Toulouse 1. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a corner.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 34': Goal! Liverpool 3, Toulouse 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 38': Dangerous play by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 38': Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diarra.
- 45'+1': Offside, Toulouse. Aron Dønnum tries a through ball, but Thijs Dallinga is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, Toulouse 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Toulouse 1.
- 46': Aron Dønnum (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Luke Chambers (Liverpool).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
- 47': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 48': Attempt missed. Moussa Diarra (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Sierro with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Cristian Cásseres (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Foul by Niklas Schmidt (Toulouse).
- 52': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 55': Foul by Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse).
- 55': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Darwin Núñez.
- 57': Attempt missed. Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rasmus Nicolaisen.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 60': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 61': Hand ball by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 65': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a fast break.
- 65': Goal! Liverpool 4, Toulouse 1. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Callum Scanlon replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Luke Chambers.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 67': Substitution, Toulouse. Denis Genreau replaces Aron Dønnum.
- 67': Substitution, Toulouse. Frank Magri replaces Gabriel Suazo.
- 67': Substitution, Toulouse. César Gelabert replaces Cristian Cásseres.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Frank Magri.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 72': Substitution, Toulouse. Warren Kamanzi replaces Mikkel Desler.
- 75': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 75': Moussa Diarra (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Diarra (Toulouse).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt saved. César Gelabert (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Genreau.
- 80': Substitution, Toulouse. Yanis Begraoui replaces Thijs Dallinga.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Yanis Begraoui (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Gelabert.
- 85': César Gelabert (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
- 86': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt missed. Niklas Schmidt (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yanis Begraoui.
- 89': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Curtis Jones.
- 89': Foul by Moussa Diarra (Toulouse).
- 89': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Frank Magri (Toulouse).
- 90': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 90'+3': Goal! Liverpool 5, Toulouse 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 5, Toulouse 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 5, Toulouse 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 5, Toulouse 1.
Statistics
TOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 37.5 | Possession | 62.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 296 | Accurate Passes | 565 |
| 382 | Passes | 636 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 6 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 24 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 11 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 49,338
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 44 | Luke Chambers |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
Toulouse (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Guillaume Restes (GK) |
| 2 | Rasmus Nicolaisen |
| 23 | Moussa Diarra |
| 6 | Logan Costa |
| 17 | Gabriel Suazo |
| 3 | Mikkel Desler |
| 8 | Vincent Sierro |
| 24 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. |
| 20 | Niklas Schmidt |
| 9 | Thijs Dallinga |
| 15 | Aron Donnum |
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