LIVERPOOL. Liverpool had a narrow win over Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool was truly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the help of Richard West and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 59.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Liverpool

4 - 3

Tottenham Hotspur

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 137 Attack 70
  • 62 Dangerous attack 20
  • 86 Ball safe 66
  • 10 Free Kicks 12
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Liverpool had a strong ball possession 68% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 4 yellow cards (Ibrahima Konaté, Diogo Jota , James Milner  and Jürgen Klopp). Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Heung-min Son and Richarlison).

Match Timeline

Curtis Jones (goal)Trent Alexander-Arnold
4'
Luis Díaz(goal)
6'
Mohamed Salah(penalty)
14'
39'
52'
Heung-min Son - Yellow
Diogo Jota - sub ->Luis Díaz
63'
63'
66'
Pape Matar Sarr- sub ->Dejan Kulusevski
Ibrahima Konaté- Yellow
70'
Darwin Núñez - sub ->C. Gakpo
73'
77'
Heung-min Son (goal)Cristian Romero
Diogo Jota - Yellow
81'
84'
Richarlison- sub ->Oliver Skipp
86'
90'
90'
Richarlison(goal)Heung-min Son
90'
Diogo Jota (goal)
90'
90'
Richarlison- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this contest, Liverpool will have 56 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 54 points like Aston Villa to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away against Southampton on the 28th of May with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Leeds United on the 28th of May with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
6.2
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
7.2
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
6.2
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
7.0
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
7.0
70'
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
6.8
M
Curtis Jones 17.England
7.1
86' 4'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
6.4
63'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
7.4
14'
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
7.4
73'
F
Luis Díaz 23.Colombia
7.4
63' 6'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
M
Fábio Carvalho 28.Portugal
M
Jordan Henderson 14.England
6.8
63'
M
James Milner 7.England
86' 90'
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
6.2
63' 81' 90'
F
Darwin Núñez 27.Uruguay
6.4
73'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.2), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.0), Ibrahima Konaté (7.0), Virgil van Dijk (7.2), Andrew Robertson (6.2), Harvey Elliott (6.4), Fabinho (6.8), Curtis Jones (7.1), Mohamed Salah (7.4), Cody Gakpo (7.4) and Luis Díaz (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Diogo Jota (6.2), Fabio Carvalho, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Joe Gomez, Joël Matip, Darwin Núñez (6.4), Jordan Henderson (6.8), Caoimhin Kelleher and James Milner.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Luis Díaz  for Diogo Jota (63′), H. Elliott for Jordan Henderson (63′), C. Gakpo for Darwin Nuñez (73′) and C. Jones for James Milner (86′).

Best player: Cody Gakpo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Cody Gakpo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 23 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
5.5
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
6.4
D
Eric Dier 15.England
6.4
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
7.0
M
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
7.2
90'
M
Ivan Perisic 14.Croatia
7.1
90'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
6.8
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
7.1
84'
F
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
6.2
66'
F
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
6.8
52' 77'
F
Harry Kane 10.England
7.6
39'
Substitutes
G
Brandon Austin 40.England
D
Japhet Tanganga 25.England
D
Davinson Sánchez 6.Colombia
D
C. Lenglet 34.France
M
A. Devine 45.England
M
Arnaut Danjuma 16.Netherlands
90'
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
6.8
66'
F
Richarlison 9.Brazil
84' 90' 90'
F
Lucas Moura 27.Brazil
90'

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Ryan Mason played with: Fraser Forster (5.5), Cristian Romero (7.0), Eric Dier (6.4), Ben Davies (6.4), Pedro Porro (7.2), Oliver Skipp (7.1), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.8), Ivan Perišić (7.1), Dejan Kulusevski (6.2), Heung-min Son (6.8) and Harry Kane (7.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alfie Devine, Brandon Austin, Richarlison, Japhet Tanganga, Arnaut Danjuma, Davinson Sánchez, Clément Lenglet, Lucas Moura and Pape Matar Sarr (6.8).

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Richarlison (injured) and Arnaut Danjuma (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 4 changes: Dejan Kulusevski for Pape Sarr (66′), Oliver Skipp for Richarlison (84′), Ivan Perisic for Arnaut Danjuma (90′) and Pedro Porro for Lucas Moura (90′).

Best player: Harry Kane​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Harry Kane.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​