Premier League · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 ·
Tottenham vs Liverpool — 1 - 2
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · Referee: J. Brooks
Match report
Liverpool win 2-1 at Tottenham
Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1 in Premier League matchday 17 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Richarlison (83') scored for Tottenham, while A. Isak (56') and H. Ekitike (66') found the net for Liverpool. Xavi Simons (Tottenham, 33') and Cristian Romero (Tottenham, 90+3') were sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Tottenham had 35% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against Liverpool’s 8 (4 on target). Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Tottenham 20th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Liverpool 6th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 32'VAR decisionXavi SimonsCard upgrade
- 33'red cardXavi SimonsRed Card
- 46'substitutionC. BradleyOff: A. Isak
- 56'goalA. IsakAssist: F. Wirtz
- 58'substitutionM. KudusOff: B. Johnson
- 60'substitutionOff: J. Frimpong
- 66'yellow cardCristian RomeroYellow Card
- 66'goalH. EkitikeNormal Goal
- 71'substitutionA. GrayOff: J. Palhinha
- 71'substitutionL. BergvallOff: W. Odobert
- 76'yellow cardIbrahima KonatéYellow Card
- 80'substitutionR. Kolo MuaniOff: Richarlison
- 83'yellow cardDominik SzoboszlaiYellow Card
- 83'goalRicharlisonNormal Goal
- 85'yellow cardMicky van de VenYellow Card
- 90'substitutionOff: F. Chiesa
- 90+3'yellow cardCristian RomeroYellow Card
- 90+3'red cardCristian RomeroRed Card
- 90+5'yellow cardRodrigo BentancurYellow Card
- 90+7'yellow cardAlexis Mac AllisterYellow Card
- 90+9'substitutionH. EkitikeOff: A. Robertson
- 90+10'substitutionF. WirtzOff: T. Nyoni
- 90+11'yellow cardRicharlisonYellow Card
Lineups
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-2-2 · Coach Roberto De Zerbi
Starting XI
- 1G. VicarioG
- 23P. PorroD
- 17C. RomeroD
- 37M. van de VenD
- 24D. SpenceD
- 30R. BentancurM
- 14A. GrayM
- 20M. KudusM
- 15L. BergvallM
- 7X. SimonsF
- 39R. Kolo MuaniF
Substitutes
- 31A. KinskyG
- 6J. PalhinhaM
- 22B. JohnsonF
- 3R. DragusinD
- 11M. TelF
- 33B. DaviesD
- 4K. DansoD
- 9RicharlisonF
- 28W. OdobertF
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Arne Slot
Starting XI
- 1AlissonG
- 12C. BradleyD
- 5I. KonateD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 38R. GravenberchM
- 17C. JonesM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiM
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 7F. WirtzM
- 22H. EkitikeF
Substitutes
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 30J. FrimpongD
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 9A. IsakF
- 47C. RamsayD
- 42T. NyoniM
- 73R. NgumohaF
- 92M. Flores
Match statistics
- 35%Possession65%
- 1.07Expected goals (xG)0.66
- 15Total shots8
- 4Shots on target4
- 4Shots off target1
- 7Blocked shots3
- 11Shots inside the box7
- 4Shots outside the box1
- 2Corners6
- 1Offsides6
- 7Fouls2
- 5Yellow cards3
- 2Red cards0
- 2Goalkeeper saves4
- 322Passes614
- 246Accurate passes542
- 76%Pass accuracy88%
- 0.15Goals prevented0.15
Player statistics
Tottenham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guglielmo VicarioG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Cristian RomeroD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 23Pedro PorroD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Djed SpenceD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 37Micky van de VenD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Archie GrayM | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| 15Lucas BergvallM | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Mohammed KudusM | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Rodrigo BentancurM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Xavi SimonsF | 33 | 5.3 | ||
| 39Randal Kolo MuaniF | 80 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Antonín KinskýG | – | – | ||
| 3Radu DrăguşinD | – | – | ||
| 4Kevin DansoD | – | – | ||
| 33Ben DaviesD | – | – | ||
| 6João PalhinhaM | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 9RicharlisonF | 10 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 11Mathys TelF | – | – | ||
| 22Brennan JohnsonF | 32 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Wilson OdobertF | 19 | 6.3 |
Liverpool
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AlissonG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Virgil van DijkDTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 5Ibrahima KonatéD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Miloš KerkezD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Conor BradleyD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Florian WirtzM | 89 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Alexis Mac AllisterM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 17Curtis JonesM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 38Ryan GravenberchM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Hugo EkitikéF | 89 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 25Giorgi MamardashviliG | – | – | ||
| 26Andrew RobertsonD | 1 | – | ||
| 30Jeremie FrimpongD | 29 | 7.3 | ||
| 47Calvin RamsayD | – | – | ||
| 92Wellity LuckyD | – | – | ||
| 42Trey NyoniM | 1 | – | ||
| 9Alexander IsakF | 15 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 14Federico ChiesaF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 73Rio NgumohaF | – | – |