Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool live
List of goalscorers
End of match
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90+9'FT: Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool. After a quiet first-half, Dominic Solanke thought he had given Spurs the lead in the 79th minute of the game. Nevertheless, the goal was ruled out after VAR found the striker offside in the build-up. Bergvall became the hero ten minutes later as he netted the winner to put Postecoglou's men in the driving seat for a place in the League Cup final.
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90+8'SPURS SURVIVE THE CORNER!!! Could it be over?
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90+7 'ONE LAST CORNER FOR LIVERPOOL!!
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90+5'Nothing comes of it and Spurs now are holding onto the ball.
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90+4 'SHIVERS FOR TOTTENHAM AS NUNEZ JUST COULD NOT FIND THE TARGET!!! It was a great pass from Diaz, but Liverpool get a corner!
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90'SEVEN MINUTES OF STOPPAGE-TIME!!! SEVEN MINUTES FOR SPURS TO SEE THIS ONE OUT!!!
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89'LIVERPOOL ARE THROWING EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT AT SPURS!!!
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88'CAN TOTTENHAM HOLD ONTO THEIR LEAD???
Goaaaaaal!
en el 86' (Tottenham Hotspur)
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86 'GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL THEY HAVE DONE IT!!!!! SPURS HAVE DONE IT!!!!!! BERGVALL GIVES THEM THE NEEDED ADVANTAGE AS SOLANKE COMES IN CLUTCH WITH THE ASSIST!!! 1-0 AND LIVERPOOL ARE FUMING AS THEY BELIEVE BERGVALL SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON THE PITCH TO SCORE!!
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85'Tsimikas is down and being assisted by the medical staff.
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84 'GRAVENBERCH FIRES FROM DISTANCE!!!! But the shot is straight into Kinsky's hands!!
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83'Can Tottenham break the deadlock??? Or Liverpool clinch the lead??
Substitution
at Liverpool
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80 'Konate comes on for Mac Allister, thus allowing Endo to return to his preferred position in midfield.
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80'Free kick for Liverpool as Johnson fouls Tsimikas.
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79'THE GOAL DOES NOT STANDS!! THE REFEREE ANNOUNCES THAT SOLANKE WAS OFFSIDE!!!
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76 'GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL SOLANKE PUTS SPURS AHEAD IN THE SEMI-FINAL!!!! IT WILL HAVE TO BE REVIEWED, BUT IF IT STANDS, TOTTENHAM WILL HAVE A MASSIVE LEAD!!
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75 'TIMO WENER WITH THE CHANCE!!!! Great run from the German striker, who used his pace in a crucial moment of the game. Unfortuntely, he could only hit the side-netting.
Substitution
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72 'Werner comes on to replace Son.
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71 'MASSIVE GOAL-LINE CLEARANCE FROM DRAGUSIN, WHO DENIES ALEXANDER-ARNOLD A GOAL FROM THE VOLLEY!!
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69 'GREAT INTERVENTION FROM KINSKY ON DARWIN NUNEZ!!!!
Yellow card
a Tottenham Hotspur
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68 'Yellow card for Bergvall on Luis Diaz.
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65'This game needs a goal to shaken things up!
Substitution
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Substitution
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Substitution
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60 'Three changes for Liverpool: Jota, Gakpo, Bradley OUT! Diaz, Nunez, Alexander-Arnold IN!
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56 'HOW ARE LIVERPOOL STILL LEVEL???? TERRIBLE MISTAKE BY ALISSON!!! BERGVALL GETS THE BALL FROM THE BRAZILIAN GOALKEEPER, BUT PORRO CANNOT CAPITALISE AS VAN DIJK BLOCKS THE SHOT!! POSTECOGLOU CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!
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52'Johnson was caught by Tsimikas. Foul and ball for Spurs.
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49'Foul from Jota on Spence.
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48'The home crowd is roaring for the foul on Brennan Johnson but the referee is hearing none of it!
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46'Second half is underway!!!
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45+12'HT: Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool. A quiet first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as neither side could break the deadlock. Bentancur and Quansah's injuries stole the headlines, with no concrete chances to score from either end.
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45+9 'GAKPO AGAIN WITH THE CURLING SHOT!!! The Dutchman has certainly been the brightest player from Slot's side, but his shot is just out!!
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45+7'Great intervention from Porro to stop Gakpo before winning the goal kick.
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45+4 'GREAT BALL FROM GAKPO!! Salah intervenes to collect it, but Mac Allister was probably better set-up to take it!!! The Egyptian's shot is nowhere near Kinsky's goal.
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45+3'Gakpo tries with the individual play before letting it fire, but his shot is blocked by the Tottenham defence!!
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45+1'Eleven minutes of added time before the break due to the long pauses earlier on.
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45'Nothing comes of it as Spurs' defence clears the ball.
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44'Foul from Kulusevski on Salah. Great position for a free-kick.
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42'Endo with an attempt to switch up play and pass the ball to Gakpo, but the ball goes somewhere in between the forward and his Dutch compatriot Tsimikas.
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40'Kulusevski tries to curl the ball around for Son, but Alisson comes out of his line to collect the ball before the captain could reach it.
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39'Conor Bradley earning the crowd's approval for his challenges, which prevented Tottenham from braking on the counter.
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37'Spurs could not capitalise on the counter as Tsimikas blocks the shot for Johnson.
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34'Foul from Johnson on Tsimikas in attack.
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33 'GAKPO WITH THE HEADER FROM THE SET-PIECE!! The Dutchman fails to threaten Kinsky as he aims straight at the keeper.
Yellow card
a Tottenham Hotspur
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32 'First booking of the game for Bissouma for his foul on Diogo Jota. Free-kick from a promising place for the Reds.
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31'Foul again from Liverpool. This time it was Gakpo on Spence.
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31'Foul from Tsimikas on Bergvall.
Substitution
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30 'Confirmation has arrived: Endo is on for Quansah.
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29'Looks like Endo is ready to come on for Quansah, who cannot make it past the half-hour mark.
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28 'Quansah is down as he requires for medical attention!
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26'Foul on Spence and Tottenham get the ball.
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25 'SPURS ARE ON THE COUNTER AGAIN BUT ALISSON IS OUT TO BLOCK THE CROSS FROM SON!!! Liverpool have looked shaky in defence so far!!
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24 'SALAH HITS IT WIDE FROM RANGE!!! Cody Gakpo looked like he was about to cut inside and shoot, but he passed to Salah nearby, who let it fly, but missed the net!
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22 'THREATENING PLAY FROM THE HOSTS!! Son takes on his man before sending in a low-cross in for Solanke, but the striker could not find the target as he slid in from close-range to meet with the South Korean's ball.
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21'Spurs on the counter!!
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20'Tottenham have been looking promising in these opening 20 minutes!!
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18'Cool play from Kinsky, who fooled Jota by lifted the ball over his head confidently!
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17'Kulusevski has now taken on a central position in attack!
Substitution
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15 'Johnson now comes as the Uruguayan midfielder is off the pitch.
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14'Bentancur is being stretchered off after what looked like a neck injury. The crowd are cheering for the player!
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12'Brennan Johnson is quickly warming up as he prepares to come on for Bentancur, who is still being assisted by the Spurs medical staff. More injury woes for Postecoglou!
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10 'Spurs will have a corner once play resumes. Bentancur is still down!
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7 'Bentancur is down and being assisted by the medics. Seems to have hurt his neck badly as players immediately called for the staff to intervene!
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6 'MASSIVE CHANCE EARLY ON FOR SPURS!! Dragusin hits the shot from close range after the corner was not cleared, but Alisson was alert and denied the goal with a great save!!
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6 'Bissouma's cross is deflected out by captain Van Dijk, who demands for calm from his players.
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5'Foul from Rodrigo Bentancur on Conor Bradley.
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4'A bit of carelessness from Liverpool in defence as Tsimikas almost gives away a cheap ball in defence. Kulusevski was onto it, but thankfully for Slot's men, he was not able to breakthrough.
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4'Spence looked to serve Solanke, who made a great run forward, but the defender's ball lacks precision.
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2'Foul on Spence on the right flank.
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1'Underway at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for this League Cup semi-final!!!!
Start of match
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PRVWCameras are pointed at Anthony Kinsky!! For sure today's protagonist ahead of kick-off!!
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PRVWPlayers are out of the tunnel!!! We are so close!!
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PRVWStuart Attwell officiates today, while Paul Tierney is over at VAR! Let's gooooooo!
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PRVWPostecoglou's men have failed to win any of their three fixtures since as injuries continue to derail their season while Livepool have been near-perfect this season. But their recent stumble against Man United proves that Slot can be stopped!
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PRVWIn their most recent encounter, Spurs were humbled at home as Liverpool took the victory with a thumping 3-6 win in north London in December. But can the hosts hunger for some silverware be the difference tonight?
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PRVWDefending champions Liverpool having triumphed in this contest last term when Jurgen Klopp was last in charge, while Spurs supporters have been left to reminisce over their 2008 EFL Cup crown - the last time the club won a trophy.
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PRVWLess than 15 minutes to go until the clash!! Who comes out on top tonight??
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PRVWNew-signing Kinsky makes his debut for Spurs in goal! Exciting stuff for the 21-year-old!
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PRVWSo it is confirmed! Trent Alexander-Arnold is benched as Quansah takes his place. Chiesa is back on the bench for Liverpool after almost a month without featuring in any game.
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PRVWOn the bench for Slot's Liverpool: Kelleher, Endo, Konate, Diaz, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Robertson, Alexander-Arndold.
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PRVWHere's how Liverpool line up (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Quansah, Bradley; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Gakpo, Jones, Salah; Jota.
January 8, 2025
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PRVWOn the bench for Postecoglou's Spurs: Austin, Dorrington, Reguilon, Olusesi, Moore, Min-Hyeok, Johnson, Werner, Lankshear.
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PRVWHere's how Tottenham line up (4-3-3): Kinsky; Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Porro; Bentancur, Bergvall; Son, Solanke Kulusevski.
January 8, 2025
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PRVWWe have the confirmed starting XIs!!!!! Let's see what they saying, as always, starting with the hosts...
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PRVWLineups should be arriving shortly, stay tuned people!!!!
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PRVWHere's how Liverpool could line up (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Quansah, Bradley; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Gakpo, Jones, Salah; Diaz.
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PRVWHere's how Tottenham could line up (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Porro; Bentancur, Bissouma; Son, Kulusevski, Johnson; Solanke.
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PRVWWith that all settled let's have a look at the possible lineups!!!
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PRVWKonate made his comeback against United, but there are question marks on whether Slot will want to risk him with two games back-to-back. Quansah, who has failed to convince the Liverpool boss so far, could fill in for the French defender. Elsewhere, there are still doubts on Szobozlai's fitness levels ahead of the game.
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PRVWSlot was adamant on the fact that Trent was not affected by transfer talk in the game against the Red Devils, pointing that the opponent's quality was the reason for his poor display. It remains to be seen whether Slot will stick by his words tonight for the trip to Tottenham.
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PRVWTrent Alexander-Arnold's shocker at the weekend against Man United tied with a continuous discussion surrounding his future at Anfield could be the cause of distraction and Slot could therefore count on Conor Bradley to replace the 26-year-old.
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PRVWCaoimhin Kelleher is set to return between the sticks as he has been the goalkeeper of choice in the Carabao Cup. But the Dutch manager could look to shake things up when it comes to the backline...
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PRVWLiverpool have been fortuitous with injuries during the festive period, with Joe Gomez the only confirmed absentee for the trip to north London. Slot will be keen on taking advantage of their unfortunate opponents, who have seen their squad demolished by injury problems this season.
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PRVWBut how are things looking for the away end ahead of the match?
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PRVWDestiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Ben Davies, Odobert (all hamstring), Cristian Romero (quad) and Vicario (ankle) are all ruled out with previous injuries. Meanwhile, Maddison and Sarr are out due to suspension.
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PRVWMikey Moore recently returned to training after an extended period on the sidelines through illness, and could therefore be on the bench at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Richarlison was also back in training but remains in doubt as it is not yet understood whether he is ready to be involved following a hamstring problem.
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PRVWSpurs captain Heung-min Son, who has recently extended his stay at the club until 2026, did not start in Saturday's defeat but is likely to return for the semi-final today as Timo Werner is set to take the bench.
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PRVWFraser Forster is not in contention to start as he is still struggling with illness, despite making his return to training yesterday.
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PRVWAustin made his long-awaited debut for the north London club in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Newcastle but Kinsky has been signed to compete for the starting spot. The Czechia shot-stopper trained with his new teammates on Monday and Tuesday.
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PRVWThe big talking point today is whether we will see Antonin Kinsky make his debut for Spurs after signing for the club earlier this week. The 21-year-old goalkeeper arrived from Slavia Prague in a deal worth about £12.5m until 2031. It is understood that he is fit and set to compete with Brandon Austin for a starting spot. The final decision will be made by Ange Postecoglou.
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PRVWWho will put their noses in front tonight? Tottenham or Liverpool?
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PRVWAfter the first leg of the semi-final between Arsenal and Newcastle yesterday, we've got the second one waiting for us tonight. At the Emirates, it ended 0-2 for the Magpies thanks to Aleksander Isak and Anthony Gordon's goals, which have put Newcastle in the driving seat for a second consecutive League Cup final ahead of the second leg at St James' Park in February.
Pre-match
08 January 2025, 22:00
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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PRVWHellow everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the League Cup first leg semi-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, kick-off at 21:00 CET at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.