English Carabao Cup

Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-1 on aggregate
  • 34': Cody Gakpo
  • 51': Mohamed Salah (P)
  • 75': Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 80': Virgil van Dijk
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4 - 0
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 4-1 on aggregate
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Liverpool outclass Tottenham to reach Carabao Cup final

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

Line-Ups

LIV 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

TOT 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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