English Carabao Cup

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

· 1st Leg
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 86': Lucas Bergvall
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1st Leg
Liverpool
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    Tottenham beat Liverpool in semifinal first leg with Bergvall goal

    Lucas Bergvall scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur to give his side a 1-0 victory over holders Liverpool in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
    • 5': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur following a corner.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 15': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Rodrigo Bentancur because of an injury.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
    • 24': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 24': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Jarell Quansah because of an injury.
    • 31': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
    • 31': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 32': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
    • 34': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 34': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
    • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 45'+7': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 45'+9': Attempt saved. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
    • 45'+11': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
    • 45'+11': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Liverpool 0.
    • 47': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 49': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
    • 52': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 55': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota.
    • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley.
    • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo.
    • 61': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
    • 62': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
    • 68': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 68': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 72': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces Son Heung-Min because of an injury.
    • 74': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 74': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Archie Gray following a fast break.
    • 76': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke is caught offside.
    • 76': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 79': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool.
    • 80': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 80': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Werner.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 0. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
    • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
    • 90'+2': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonín Kinsky.
    • 90'+6': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
    • 90'+7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Djed Spence.
    • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Liverpool 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 6
    60.1 Possession 39.9
    14 SHOTS 9
    7 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    489 Accurate Passes 295
    565 Passes 377
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    20 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 49
    20 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 11
    17 Effective Clearances 26
    17 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 59,037

    Line-Ups

    TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Antonin Kinsky (GK)
    14 Archie Gray
    6 Radu Dragusin
    24 Djed Spence
    23 Pedro Porro
    30 Rodrigo Bentancur
    15 Lucas Bergvall Yellow Card
    8 Yves Bissouma Yellow Card
    19 Dominic Solanke
    7 Son Heung-Min
    21 Dejan Kulusevski
    Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
    Brandon Austin, Callum Olusesi, Mikey Moore, Sergio Reguilón, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Yang Min-Hyeok, Will Lankshear, Alfie Dorrington.

    LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    78 Jarell Quansah
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    84 Conor Bradley
    17 Curtis Jones
    10 Alexis Mac Allister
    38 Ryan Gravenberch
    20 Diogo Jota
    18 Cody Gakpo
    11 Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool Substitutes:
    Federico Chiesa, Andrew Robertson, Ibrahima Konaté, Caoimhín Kelleher, Darwin Núñez, Harvey Elliott, Luis Díaz, Wataru Endo, Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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