LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur bounces back against Liverpool with a goal on the D. Jota 35′ and a goal on the A. Robertson 70′. Liverpool was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London. The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Constantine Hatzidakis and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Liverpool had a strong ball possession 56% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Liverpool to win the encounter​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards (H. Kane, Emerson Royal, H. Winks and B. Davies). On the other side, Liverpool received 5 yellow cards (T. Morton, J. Klopp, N. Keita, I. Konate and K. Tsimikas).

Also, Liverpool didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Robertson (Liverpool) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).

Standings

After playing this match, Tottenham Hotspur will have 26 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool will have 41 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will host Crystal Palace on the 26th of December with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draws).

Liverpool will host Leeds United on the 26th of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Antonio Conte decided to play with the following team: Hugo Lloris (7.3), Emerson Royal (6.5), Davinson Sánchez (7.0), Eric Dier (7.6), Ben Davies (5.7), Ryan Sessegnon (6.3), Tanguy Ndombélé (6.1), Harry Winks (7.4), Dele Alli (6.2), Harry Kane (7.0) and Heung-Min Son (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Giovani Lo Celso, Steven Bergwijn, Brandon Austin, Joe Rodon, Matt Doherty, Oliver Skipp (6.4), Lucas Moura (6.8), Japhet Tanganga and Sergio Reguilón (6.4).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: T. Ndombele for O. Skipp (64′), D. Alli for Lucas Moura (81′) and R. Sessegnon for S. Reguilon (86′).

Best player: Eric Dier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Eric Dier.

His rating is (7.6) with 56 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Liverpool – Formation

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

Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (6.7), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.9), Joël Matip (7.3), Ibrahima Konaté (7.0), Andrew Robertson (7.7), Naby Keïta (7.6), Tyler Morton (6.3), James Milner (7.5), Mohamed Salah (7.1), Diogo Jota (7.2) and Sadio Mané (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Konstantinos Tsimikas (6.6), Takumi Minamino, Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kaide Gordon, Caoimhin Kelleher, Neco Williams and Roberto Firmino (6.4).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: T. Morton for R. Firmino (60′), S. Mane for K. Tsimikas (81′) and Diogo Jota for J. Gomez (90′).

Best player: Trent Alexander-Arnold​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Trent Alexander-Arnold.

His rating is (7.9) with 68 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Newcastle United – Manchester City – 0-4
• Tottenham Hotspur – Liverpool – 2-2
• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Chelsea – 0-0