LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur conquered Liverpool to win 2-1. An own goal from J. Matip was decisive in the 90min. It was Tottenham Hotspur to strike first with a goal of Heung-min Son at the 36′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Joël Matip gave the win to Tottenham Hotspur in the 90′ minute with an own goal. Tottenham Hotspur was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Curtis Jones received a red card (26′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Liverpool lost the match.

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 62,001 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Hooper with the help of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.48 degrees Celsius or 77.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Tottenham Hotspur

2 - 1

Liverpool

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 24 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 12 Shots blocked 3
  • 140 Attack 65
  • 103 Dangerous attack 45
  • 80 Ball safe 100
  • 18 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 18
  • 5 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a superior ball possession 65% while Liverpool was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 103 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tottenham Hotspur won the match​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 24 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 5 yellow cards (Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Yves Bissouma, Destiny Udogie and Alejo Véliz). Talking about the opposition, Liverpool received 5 yellow cards (Virgil van Dijk, Diogo Jota, Andrew Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah).

Also, Liverpool didn’t end the match with 11 players after Curtis Jones (Liverpool) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (26′).

Match Timeline

26'
Curtis Jones - Red
25'
Curtis Jones (VAR_CARD)
Heung-min Son (goal)Richarlison
36'
40'
Alexis Mac Allister- Yellow
Destiny Udogie- Yellow
45'
45'
Cody Gakpo(goal)Virgil van Dijk
34'
Luis Díaz(VAR)
46'
Diogo Jota - sub ->Cody Gakpo
65'
Mohamed Salah- Yellow
68'
Diogo Jota - Yellow
Manor Solomon - sub ->Heung-min Son
69'
69'
Diogo Jota (yellowredcard)
73'
Wataru Endo - sub ->Luis Díaz
73'
Ibrahima Konaté- sub ->Joe Gomez
74'
Trent Alexander-Arnold - sub ->Mohamed Salah
80'
Ryan Gravenberch- sub ->Alexis Mac Allister
Ben Davies - sub ->Destiny Udogie
83'
Oliver Skipp- sub ->Pape Matar Sarr
83'
87'
Andrew Robertson- Yellow
Yves Bissouma- Yellow
88'
Cristian Romero- Yellow
89'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->Yves Bissouma
90'
90'
90'
Virgil van Dijk - Yellow
90'
Joel Matip (own-goal)
Pedro Porro- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this encounter, Tottenham Hotspur will have 17 points like Arsenal to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will stay with 16 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will host Fulham on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).

Liverpool will host Everton on the 21st of October with a 21-3 head to head in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
7.0
D
Cristian Romero 17.Argentina
7.8
89'
D
Pedro Porro 23.Spain
8.7
90'
D
Micky van de Ven 37.Netherlands
7.0
D
Destiny Udogie 38.Italy
7.7
83' 45'
M
James Maddison 10.England
8.2
90'
M
Heung-min Son 7.South Korea
7.5
69' 36'
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
7.9
90' 88'
M
Richarlison 9.Brazil
8.1
M
Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden
8.1
M
Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal
7.7
83'
Substitutes
G
Fraser Forster 20.England
D
Emerson Royal 12.Brazil
D
Ben Davies 33.Wales
7.0
83'
D
Ashley Phillips 35.England
M
Oliver Skipp 4.England
6.6
83'
M
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark
6.7
90'
F
Alejo Véliz 36.Argentina
6.4
90' 90'
F
Manor Solomon 27.Israel
7.5
69'

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

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario (7.0), Pedro Porro (8.7), Cristian Romero (7.8), Micky van de Ven (7.0), Destiny Udogie (7.7), Pape Matar Sarr (7.7), Yves Bissouma (7.9), Dejan Kulusevski (8.1), James Maddison (8.2), Richarlison (8.1) and Heung-min Son (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Manor Solomon (7.5), Oliver Skipp (6.6), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.7), Emerson Royal, Fraser Forster, Ben Davies (7.0), Ashley Phillips, Alejo Véliz (6.4) and Jamie Donley.

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Manor Solomon (injured) and Alejo Véliz (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Heung-min Son for Manor Solomon (69′), Destiny Udogie for Ben Davies (83′), Pape Matar Sarr for Oliver Skipp (83′), Yves Bissouma for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (90′) and James Maddison for Alejo Véliz (90′).

Best player: Pedro Porro​

The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Pedro Porro even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 56 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool
G
Alisson 1.Brazil
8.5
D
Joel Matip 32.Cameroon
7.0
D
Joe Gomez 2.England
7.0
73'
D
Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands
8.4
90'
D
Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland
7.1
87'
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 8.Hungary
7.1
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
6.6
80' 40'
M
Curtis Jones 17.England
4.7
26'
F
Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands
7.5
46' 45'
F
Luis Díaz 7.Colombia
6.3
73'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
6.7
74' 65'
Substitutes
G
Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland
D
Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece
D
Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England
6.1
74'
D
Ibrahima Konaté 5.France
6.6
73'
M
Wataru Endo 3.Japan
6.3
73'
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
M
Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands
6.4
80'
F
Diogo Jota 20.Portugal
5.3
46' 68'
F
Darwin Núñez 9.Uruguay

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

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (8.5), Joe Gomez (7.0), Joël Matip (7.0), Virgil van Dijk (8.4), Andrew Robertson (7.1), Dominik Szoboszlai (7.1), Alexis Mac Allister (6.6), Curtis Jones (4.7), Mohamed Salah (6.7), Cody Gakpo (7.5) and Luis Díaz (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ibrahima Konaté (6.6), Darwin Núñez, Wataru Endo (6.3), Harvey Elliott, Diogo Jota (5.3), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch (6.4), Caoimhin Kelleher and Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.1).

Liverpool could not rely on the presence of Trent Alexander-Arnold (injured).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Cody Gakpo for Diogo Jota (46′), Luis Díaz for Wataru Endo (73′), Joe Gomez for Ibrahima Konaté (73′), Mohamed Salah for Trent Alexander-Arnold (74′) and Alexis Mac Allister for Ryan Gravenberch (80′).

Best player: Alisson​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was the goalkeeper: Alisson. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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