Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool, 20 December 2025

Score2-1 to Liverpool
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance61,138

View Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 67 Tottenham Hotspur won: 15 Drawn: 17 Liverpool won: 35 Tottenham Hotspur scored: 82 Liverpool scored: 127 . Liverpool had now won 18 of the last 26 meetings in the Premier League (lost two).

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Thomas Frank

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Richarlison 83 G

Goals:

Alexander Isak 56 G
Hugo Ekitike 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Djed Spence
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons
Forward Randal Kolo Muani

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Conor Bradley Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Brennan Johnson for Mohammed Kudus 58
João Palhinha for Archie Gray 71
Wilson Odobert for Lucas Bergvall 71
Richarlison for Randal Kolo Muani 80

Substitutions:

Alexander Isak for Conor Bradley 46
Jeremie Frimpong for Alexander Isak 60
Federico Chiesa for Jeremie Frimpong 90
Andy Robertson for Hugo Ekitike 90+9
Trey Nyoni for Florian Wirtz 90+10

Cards:

Xavi Simons 33 R
Cristian Romero 66 Y
Micky van de Ven 85 Y
Cristian Romero 90+3 Y
Rodrigo Bentancur 90+5 Y
Richarlison 90+11 Y
Cristian Romero 90+3 R

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 76 Y
Dominik Szoboszlai 83 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Radu Drăgușin
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Wellity Lucky
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni
Forward Alexander Isak

Comments:

League position: 13th . Tottenham Hotspur had now lost 11 home games in a year in the Premier League for the first time: previously ten in 1994 and 2003. . Spurs failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2024. . They had now become the first team to lose 100 home games in the Premier League by a single goal margin. [c/o Football Stats @onionbagstats] . Xavi Simons was shown a yellow card in the 30th minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now won three of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost six). . The Reds had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 34 of their last 48 away games in the Premier League. . Alexander Isak had now become their second-ever player to come on as a substitute, score then be substituted in a game in all competitions: previously Yossi Benayoun against Manchester City at Anfield in the Premier League on 21 November 2009. [c/o Michael Reid]

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Richarlison 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Djed Spence
Defender Micky van de Ven
Defender/Midfielder Archie Gray
Defender/Midfielder Pedro Porro
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur
Midfielder Lucas Bergvall
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Kudus
Midfielder/Forward Xavi Simons
Forward Randal Kolo Muani

Substitutions:

Brennan Johnson for Mohammed Kudus 58
João Palhinha for Archie Gray 71
Wilson Odobert for Lucas Bergvall 71
Richarlison for Randal Kolo Muani 80

Cards:

Xavi Simons 33 R
Cristian Romero 66 Y
Micky van de Ven 85 Y
Cristian Romero 90+3 Y
Rodrigo Bentancur 90+5 Y
Richarlison 90+11 Y
Cristian Romero 90+3 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antonín Kinský
Defender Radu Drăgușin
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Midfielder/Forward Brennan Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Wilson Odobert
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Midfielder/Forward Mathys Tel

Comments:

League position: 13th . Tottenham Hotspur had now lost 11 home games in a year in the Premier League for the first time: previously ten in 1994 and 2003. . Spurs failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2024. . They had now become the first team to lose 100 home games in the Premier League by a single goal margin. [c/o Football Stats @onionbagstats] . Xavi Simons was shown a yellow card in the 30th minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Alexander Isak 56 G
Hugo Ekitike 66 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Conor Bradley Defender/Midfielder
Curtis Jones Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Hugo Ekitike Forward

Substitutions:

Alexander Isak for Conor Bradley 46
Jeremie Frimpong for Alexander Isak 60
Federico Chiesa for Jeremie Frimpong 90
Andy Robertson for Hugo Ekitike 90+9
Trey Nyoni for Florian Wirtz 90+10

Cards:

Ibrahima Konaté 76 Y
Dominik Szoboszlai 83 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender Wellity Lucky
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder/Forward Federico Chiesa
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni
Forward Alexander Isak

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool had now won three of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost six). . The Reds had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 34 of their last 48 away games in the Premier League. . Alexander Isak had now become their second-ever player to come on as a substitute, score then be substituted in a game in all competitions: previously Yossi Benayoun against Manchester City at Anfield in the Premier League on 21 November 2009. [c/o Michael Reid]