Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool, 16 August 2009
| Score | 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | White Hart Lane |
| Attendance | 35,935 |
View Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool head to head
Kick-Off: 4.00pm
2 Tottenham Hotspur
Manager: Rafa Benítez
Goals:
| Benoit Assou-Ekotto | 44 |
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| Sébastien Bassong | 59 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Heurelho Gomes
Defender
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Defender
Sébastien Bassong
Defender
Vedran Corluka
Defender
Ledley King
Defender/Midfielder
Tom Huddlestone
Midfielder
Aaron Lennon
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
Midfielder
Wilson Palacios
Forward
Jermain Defoe
Forward
Robbie Keane
Substitutions:
| Peter Crouch for Robbie Keane | 68 |
| Jamie O'Hara for Luka Modrić | 83 |
| Roman Pavlyuchenko for Jermain Defoe | 90 |
Cards:
| Aaron Lennon | 25 | Y |
| Heurelho Gomes | 55 | Y |
| Benoit Assou-Ekotto | 67 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Carlo Cudicini
Defender
Alan Hutton
Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Naughton
Midfielder
David Bentley
Midfielder
Jamie O'Hara
Forward
Peter Crouch
Forward
Roman Pavlyuchenko
1 Liverpool
Manager: Harry Redknapp
Goals:
| Steven Gerrard | penalty | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Pepe Reina
Goalkeeper
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Martin Skrtel
Defender
Glen Johnson
Defender/Full back
Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder
Javier Mascherano
Defender/Midfielder
Emiliano Insúa
Defender/Left back
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Ryan Babel
Forward
Fernando Torres
Forward
Dirk Kuyt
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yossi Benayoun for Ryan Babel | 67 |
| Daniel Ayala for Martin Skrtel | 75 |
| Andrej Voronin for Dirk Kuyt | 79 |
Cards:
| Javier Mascherano | 32 | Y |
| Martin Skrtel | 51 | Y |
| Jamie Carragher | 59 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Diego Cavalieri
Defender
Andrea Dossena
Defender
Martin Kelly
Defender/Centre back
Daniel Ayala
Midfielder
Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder
Jay Spearing
Forward
Andrej Voronin