Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLiverpool suffer Premier League title blow with draw against Tottenham
Liverpool suffered a blow to their Premier League title hopes after a 1-1 draw with Champions League-chasing Tottenham at Anfield on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 7': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 16': Hand ball by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 22': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago.
- 25': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 25': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 29': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 31': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 31': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 35': Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 37': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 37': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Eric Dier.
- 39': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 39': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 42': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 44': Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 44': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 45'+1': Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 51': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 53': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 53': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 56': Goal! Liverpool 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 58': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 58': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass.
- 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 65': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 67': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
- 68': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 69': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 70': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 71': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 74': Goal! Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
- 78': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Davinson Sánchez replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 79': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 79': Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 79': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 79': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 82': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Thiago.
- 84': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Winks replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a fast break.
- 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Fabinho.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 90': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Davinson Sánchez.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 90'+3': Foul by Naby Keïta (Liverpool).
- 90'+3': Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emerson Royal.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Statistics
 TOT |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 35.1 | Possession | 64.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 253 | Accurate Passes | 530 |
| 338 | Passes | 618 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 17 | Crosses | 46 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 51 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 51 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,177
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,177
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho  |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 23 | Luis Díaz |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 15 | Eric Dier |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 4 | Cristian Romero |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 19 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 12 | Emerson Royal |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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