Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool, 15 September 2018

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance80,188

View Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm There had now been 152 goals scored in Premier League meetings between Tottenham and Liverpool; more than any other fixture. The Reds had now won seven of the last 12 meetings in the Premier League (lost one). Premier League Head to Head Played: 53 Tottenham Hotspur won: 14 Drawn won: 15 Liverpool won: 24 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 62 Liverpool scored: 90

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Érik Lamela 90 G

Goals:

Georginio Wijnaldum 39 G
Roberto Firmino 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Toby Alderweireld
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Lucas Moura
Forward Harry Kane

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Érik Lamela for Moussa Dembélé 60
SON Heung-min for Harry Winks 73
Victor Wanyama for Eric Dier 83

Substitutions:

Jordan Henderson for Roberto Firmino 74
Daniel Sturridge for Naby Keïta 83
Joël Matip for Trent Alexander-Arnold 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Victor Wanyama
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 6th Tottenham Hotspur had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since their final two games of the 2015-16 season. Spurs had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last eight games in the Premier League. They had won eight of their preceding nine home games in the Premier League; the other game was a 3-1 defeat by champions Manchester City on 14 April 2018.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now won their opening five games of a top division season for the third time; also 1978-79 and 1990-91 in League Division One. In his 58th appearance, Georginio Wijnaldum scored his first goal in an away game in the Premier League (19 games for Newcastle United and 39th for Liverpool). The Reds had yet to lose an away game in all competitions when Roberto Firmino had scored (played 24, won 21).

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Érik Lamela 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender Toby Alderweireld
Defender Jan Vertonghen
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Moussa Dembélé
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Lucas Moura
Forward Harry Kane

Substitutions:

Érik Lamela for Moussa Dembélé 60
SON Heung-min for Harry Winks 73
Victor Wanyama for Eric Dier 83

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga
Defender/Midfielder Serge Aurier
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder Davinson Sánchez
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Victor Wanyama
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min

Comments:

League position: 6th Tottenham Hotspur had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since their final two games of the 2015-16 season. Spurs had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last eight games in the Premier League. They had won eight of their preceding nine home games in the Premier League; the other game was a 3-1 defeat by champions Manchester City on 14 April 2018.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Georginio Wijnaldum 39 G
Roberto Firmino 54 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Naby Keïta Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jordan Henderson for Roberto Firmino 74
Daniel Sturridge for Naby Keïta 83
Joël Matip for Trent Alexander-Arnold 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now won their opening five games of a top division season for the third time; also 1978-79 and 1990-91 in League Division One. In his 58th appearance, Georginio Wijnaldum scored his first goal in an away game in the Premier League (19 games for Newcastle United and 39th for Liverpool). The Reds had yet to lose an away game in all competitions when Roberto Firmino had scored (played 24, won 21).