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Liverpool FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Liverpool FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Anfield HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 48' Giovani Lo Celso
Y 54' Pierre Emile Hojbjerg

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

13
3
1
Liverpool FC 17 games · Avg 3.8 goals Tottenham Hotspur FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-16 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2020-01-11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2019-10-27 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2019-06-01 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2019-03-31 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
13 Dec Fulham FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec FC Midtjylland A 1–1 D
06 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–0 W
01 Dec AFC Ajax H 1–0 W
28 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–1 D
Tottenham Hotspur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–2 L
13 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D
10 Dec Royal Antwerp FC H 2–0 W
06 Dec Arsenal FC H 2–0 W
03 Dec LASK Linz A 3–3 D
29 Nov Chelsea FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Tottenham Hotspur FC
#6 Position #20
9 Points 2
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 3
7 Scored 2
4 Conceded 8
+3 GD -6
1.80 PPG 0.40
40% Win % 0%

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Tottenham Hotspur FC this season

Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts). Tottenham Hotspur FC are 20th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Tottenham Hotspur FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Liverpool FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Liverpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Tottenham Hotspur FC backline.
  • 10' Tottenham Hotspur FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Son Heungmin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 26' Mohamed Salah makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Liverpool FC are in front.
  • 31' Tottenham Hotspur FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 33' Goal! Son Heungmin scores his 105 goal in 388 matches.
  • 38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' Tottenham Hotspur FC have won 662 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' The referee has no hesitation. Giovani Lo Celso is booked for Tottenham Hotspur FC — Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' The travelling Tottenham Hotspur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Pierre Emile Hojbjerg. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Tottenham Hotspur FC. Giovani Lo Celso is replaced by Lucas Moura.
  • 63' Tottenham Hotspur FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' Tottenham Hotspur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Reguilon is replacing Steven Bergwijn for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Rhys Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Dele Alli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Son Heungmin at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' GOAL! Roberto Firmino scores on 90. Assisted by Andrew Robertson
  • With this win, Liverpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 12
Son Heungmin 6
Roberto Firmino 5
Luis Diaz 5
Harry Kane 4
Cody Gakpo 3
Andrew Robertson 3
Dominic Solanke 2

Head to Head

2020-12-16 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2020-01-11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Liverpool FC 2019-10-27 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2019-06-01 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–2 Liverpool FC 2019-03-31 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Liverpool FC Form

2020-12-16 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2020-12-13 Fulham FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2020-12-09 FC Midtjylland 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2020-12-06 Liverpool FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2020-12-01 Liverpool FC 1–0 AFC Ajax W 2020-11-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D

Tottenham Hotspur FC Form

2020-12-16 Liverpool FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2020-12-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2020-12-10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2020-12-06 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Arsenal FC W 2020-12-03 LASK Linz 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2020-11-29 Chelsea FC 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.9 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.5 Tottenham Hotspur FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC68% Draw22% Tottenham Hotspur FC10%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Tottenham Hotspur FC
32%
Liverpool FC or Tottenham Hotspur FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC48% Draw45% Tottenham Hotspur FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.8%
2 – 0
16%
0 – 0
11%
3 – 0
9.9%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.1%
4 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
2.5%
1 – 2
2%
2 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Tottenham Hotspur FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 22% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 26% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✗
Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.