English Premier League

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Isak and Ekitike lead Liverpool past nine-man Tottenham

Second-half goals by Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike helped Arne Slot's Liverpool to a third consecutive victory with a dramatic 2-1 win over nine-man Tottenham.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
2
6
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
2
65.1
Possession
34.9
8
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
542
Accurate Passes
246
614
Passes
322
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
53
23
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
7
4
Effective Tackles
7
4
Tackles
11
1.0
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
33
22
Clearances
33

Highlights

00:58 Michallik: Liverpool lacking 'engine' after dramatic Spurs win Watch on ESPN 01:45 Michalik: Romero should be stripped of Spurs captaincy Watch on ESPN 02:30 Will Liverpool need to sign a replacement for Isak in January? Watch on ESPN 02:24 Laurens: Thomas Frank is the main problem at Tottenham Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  3. 17Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 24Djed SpenceLB
  5. 23Pedro PorroRB
  6. 14Archie GrayCM-L
  7. 30Rodrigo BentancurCM-R
  8. 39Randal Kolo MuaniCF-L
  9. 7Xavi SimonsCF-R
  10. 15Lucas BergvallAM-L
  11. 20Mohammed KudusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Radu DragusinSUB
  2. 6João PalhinhaSUB
  3. 33Ben DaviesSUB
  4. 9RicharlisonSUB
  5. 11Mathys TelSUB
  6. 31Antonín KinskySUB
  7. 22Brennan JohnsonSUB
  8. 28Wilson OdobertSUB
  9. 4Kevin DansoSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 12Conor BradleyRB
  6. 10Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  7. 17Curtis JonesLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 7Florian WirtzAM-L
  11. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Federico ChiesaSUB
  2. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  3. 30Jeremie FrimpongSUB
  4. 9Alexander IsakSUB
  5. 92Wellity LuckySUB
  6. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  7. 42Trey NyoniSUB
  8. 47Calvin RamsaySUB
  9. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the red card.
  2. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Conor Bradley because of an injury.
  3. 56' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 1. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  4. 58' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  5. 60' Substitution, Liverpool. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Alexander Isak because of an injury.
  6. 66' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 2. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner.
  7. 66' Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 71' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Wilson Odobert replaces Lucas Bergvall.
  9. 71' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. João Palhinha replaces Archie Gray.
  10. 76' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  12. 83' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 2. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  13. 83' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
  16. 90'+3' Second yellow card to Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  17. 90'+5' Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+7' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+9' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  20. 90'+10' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz.
  21. 90'+11' Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.

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