
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-1 on aggregate
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2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-1 on aggregate
4 - 0
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-1 on aggregate
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Liverpool outclass Tottenham to reach Carabao Cup final
![Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team's second goal from the penalty-spot during the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield
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Liverpool booked their spot in the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United after dashing Tottenham dreams 4-0, and 4-1 on aggregate, at Anfield.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 7': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 7': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 7': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 9': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 16': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
- 19': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 24': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mohamed Salah.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 27': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 29': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 30': Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.
- 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 32': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Andy Robertson following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 35': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 40': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 42': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin Danso.
- 44': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces Richarlison because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
- 45'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 45'+6': Offside, Liverpool. Andy Robertson is caught offside.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
- 47': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 47': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 48': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 49': Penalty Liverpool. Darwin Núñez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Penalty conceded by Antonín Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Goal! Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 55': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 57': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Bergvall replaces Pape Sarr.
- 57': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pedro Porro replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 59': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 61': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 61': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 63': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 66': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 68': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- 68': Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
- 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lucas Bergvall.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Curtis Jones.
- 74': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 75': Goal! Liverpool 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Bradley with a through ball.
- 77': Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 78': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Mathys Tel with a through ball.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
- 80': Goal! Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 82': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mikey Moore replaces Ben Davies.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Archie Gray.
- 85': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 86': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 87': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 87': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Djed Spence.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
Statistics
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8 | Fouls | 5 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
6 | Saves | 0 |
36 | Possession | 64 |
5 | SHOTS | 26 |
0 | ON GOAL | 10 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
255 | Accurate Passes | 503 |
327 | Passes | 578 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
10 | Crosses | 25 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
43 | Long Balls | 51 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
18 | Tackles | 22 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 8 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
26 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,395
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,395
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
84 | Conor Bradley |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
17 | Curtis Jones |
38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
9 | Darwin Núñez |
18 | Cody Gakpo |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Antonin Kinsky (GK) |
33 | Ben Davies |
4 | Kevin Danso |
24 | Djed Spence |
14 | Archie Gray |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
8 | Yves Bissouma |
9 | Richarlison |
7 | Son Heung-Min |
21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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