LONDON. Liverpool bested Tottenham Hotspur to win 2-1. M. Salah was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Liverpool to strike first with a goal of M. Salah at the 11′. Then M. Salah scored again for Liverpool in the 40′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, H. Kane reduced the distance for Tottenham Hotspur (70′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London. The referee was Andy Madley with the assistance of Lee Betts and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 14 Total 13
- 5 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 120 Attack 122
- 75 Dangerous attack 37
- 85 Ball safe 120
- 10 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Tottenham Hotspur was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Liverpool that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Liverpool found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Tottenham Hotspur shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Liverpool shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (A. Conte). Regarding the opposition, Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 26 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will have 19 points like Fulham and Crystal Palace to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Leeds United on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Liverpool will play away agasint Southampton on the 28th of May with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
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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 , Emerson Royal , Eric Dier , Clément Lenglet , Ben Davies , Ryan Sessegnon , Rodrigo Bentancur , Yves Bissouma , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Harry Kane and Ivan Perišić .
The home team had on the bench: Dejan Kulusevski , Davinson Sánchez, Japhet Tanganga, Fraser Forster, Pape Matar Sarr, Matt Doherty , Bryan Gil, Lucas Moura and Oliver Skipp.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: R. Sessegnon for D. Kulusevski (69′), Emerson Royal for M. Doherty (69′) and Y. Bissouma for Lucas Moura (89′).
Best player: Eric Dier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Eric Dier.
His rating is with 67 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
Liverpool started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Ibrahima Konaté , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Harvey Elliott , Fabinho , Thiago Alcântara , Roberto Firmino , Darwin Núñez and Mohamed Salah .
These were the players on the bench: Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones , Konstantinos Tsimikas, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caoimhin Kelleher, Stefan Bajčetić, Calvin Ramsay, Fabio Carvalho and Jordan Henderson .
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: R. Firmino for C. Jones (74′), H. Elliott for J. Henderson (74′), D. Nunez for J. Gomez (87′) and M. Salah for A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (90′).
Best player: Mohamed Salah
The most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is with 2 goals, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Crystal Palace – 1-2
- Tottenham Hotspur – Liverpool – 1-2
- Southampton – Newcastle United – 1-4
- Chelsea – Arsenal – 0-1
- Aston Villa – Manchester United – 3-1
