Spurs vs Liverpool 2023-24 English Premier League
2 - 1
Spurs beat nine-man Liverpool thanks to late Matip own goal
Tottenham Hotspur left it late to down nine-man Liverpool 2-1 and had an own goal by Joel Matip to thank for their stoppage-time win as the defender turned the ball home to leave Spurs second in the Premier League behind Manchester City on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) is shown the red card.
- 36': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlison.
- 40': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Cody Gakpo because of an injury.
- 65': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Manor Solomon replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 69': Second yellow card to Diogo Jota (Liverpool) for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Luis Díaz.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Joe Gomez.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 83': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 83': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Oliver Skipp replaces Pape Matar Sarr.
- 87': Andy Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Alejo Véliz replaces James Maddison.
- 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 90'+5': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Own Goal by Joël Matip, Liverpool. Tottenham Hotspur 2, Liverpool 1.
- 90'+7': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+8': Alejo Véliz (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,001
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
| +21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
 LIV |
TOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.5 | Possession | 64.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 281 | Accurate Passes | 603 |
| 364 | Passes | 662 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 18 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 15 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 24 | Clearances | 14 |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 37 | Micky van de Ven |
| 17 | Cristian Romero  |
| 38 | Destiny Udogie |
| 23 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | James Maddison |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 9 | Richarlison |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Curtis Jones  |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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