Match Report
Goals: Salah 16′, Robertson 45′, Gakpo 50′, Elliott 59′ – Richarlison 72′, Son 77′
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson (Gomez 64′), van Dijk, Quansah, Alexander-Arnold; Mac Allister (Gravenberch 75′), Endo (Bajcetic 64′), Elliott (Szoboszlai 83′); Diaz (Nunez 75′), Gakpo, Salah
Unused Substitution: Konate, Janes, Kelleher, Bradley
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3): Vicario; Emerson (Skipp 61′), van de Ven, Romero, Porro; Bentancur (Richarlison 61′), Sarr (Lo Celco 75′), Bissouma; Johnson, Son, Kulusevski (Madison 61′)
Unused Substitution: Hojbjerg, Dragusin, Gil, Austin, Moore
Coach: Ange Postecoglou
Stadium: Anfield (Liverpool, England)
Match Highlights
16′. 1:0. GOAL! Egyptian king scores! Endo fires the ball out wide to Gakpo, and he floating a delivery towards the back post where Salah arrives to head in. Get in!
Mo Salah scored 25th goals in the 2023/24 season.
44′. Sarr prevents Liverpool taking a free-kick quickly and goes into the book.
43′. 2:0. GOAL! Mac Allister plays a pass out wide to Alexander-Arnold, who floats it to the back post. Robertson knocks a cross back across goal towards Gakpo, whose shot is kept out by Vicario. But our No.26 follows up to tap in the rebound.
47′. Van de Ven sees yellow for a challenge on Mac Allister.
50′. 3:0. GOAL! Elliott remains patient and waits for bodies to arrive in the box before delivering to the back post, and Gakpo rises above his marker to head home into the bottom corner.
57′. Emerson is booked for pulling Salah back.
59′. 4:0. GOAL! Elliott! Wow! Salah poking the ball into the path of Elliott on the edge of the area. Harvey steps beyond a challenge before curling an unstoppable effort into the top corner from outside of the box. That was sublime.
63′. Bissouma is booked for kicking the ball away.
72′. 4:1. Richarlison swipes in from a low delivery from the right from Johnson.
79′. 4:2. Skipp receives a pass on the left edge of the box and picks out Richarlison in the penalty area with his back to goal. The Brazilian striker rolls it back to Son in the box and he beats Alisson with a finish into the back of the net.
90+2′. Alexander-Arnold goes into the book.
The Reds return to winning ways with a comprehensive victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, but the championship race is over for Liverpool.
Liverpool are now mathematically guaranteed a top-four finish in the Premier League 2023/24 and a return to the UEFA Champions League after a one-year absence.
Match Stats
| Liverpool | Team | Tottenham |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Shots | 11 |
| 13 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |
| 430 | Passes | 567 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corners | 3 |
Premier League 2023/24 Table, Matchday 36
| # | Club | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 83 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 28 | 60 | L | W | W | W | W |
| 2 | Manchester City | 82 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 87 | 33 | 54 | W | W | W | W | W |
| 3 | Liverpool | 78 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 38 | 43 | L | W | L | D | W |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 67 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 20 | D | W | W | D | L |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 58 | 11 | W | L | L | L | L |
