LIVERPOOL. Liverpool destroys Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 with goals of Luis Díaz (16′), Alexis Mac Allister (24′), Cody Gakpo (34′), Mohamed Salah (63′) and Destiny Udogie (69′ own). On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur scored with Dominic Solanke (12′). Liverpool was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) 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. In front of 60,415 spectators. The referee was Thomas Bramall assisted by Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.63 degrees Celsius or 65.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 25 Total 8
- 8 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 3
- 9 Shots blocked 2
- 93 Attack 70
- 56 Dangerous attack 30
- 80 Ball safe 72
- 11 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Liverpool had a superior ball possession 62% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 25 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (Richarlison).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Liverpool has 82 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur stays with 37 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Chelsea on the 4th of May with a 22-16 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (34 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur will play away against West Ham United on the 4th of May with a 22-12 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (14 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
76'
24'
34'
Liverpool started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Alisson , Conor Bradley, Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Ryan Gravenberch , Alexis Mac Allister , Mohamed Salah , Dominik Szoboszlai , Cody Gakpo and Luis Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Wataru Endo , Darwin Núñez , Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones , Harvey Elliott , Diogo Jota , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Caoimhin Kelleher and Jarell Quansah.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: Cody Gakpo for Diogo Jota (68′), Luis Díaz for Harvey Elliott (76′), Cody Gakpo for Diogo Jota (68′), Alexis Mac Allister for Darwin Núñez (83′) and Trent Alexander-Arnold for Wataru Endo (76′).
Player of the match: Alexis Mac Allister
The most impressive player for Liverpool was Alexis Mac Allister.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario , Djed Spence , Kevin Danso , Ben Davies , Destiny Udogie , Lucas Bergvall , Rodrigo Bentancur, Archie Gray , James Maddison , Brennan Johnson , Dominic Solanke and Mathys Tel .
They had on the bench: Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison , Dejan Kulusevski , Wilson Odobert , Pape Matar Sarr and Antonín Kinský.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 4 changes: Archie Gray for Pape Matar Sarr (46′), James Maddison for Dejan Kulusevski (46′), Dominic Solanke for Richarlison (67′) and Dominic Solanke for Richarlison (68′).
Player of the match: Ben Davies
The player that probably impressed the most for Tottenham Hotspur was Ben Davies.
His rating is with 51 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
