Tottenham vs Liverpool

15 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Erik Lamela 90+3’
  • Georginio Wijnaldum 39’
  • Roberto Firmino 54’

Match summary

Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1 on the road. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Georginio Wijnaldum put Liverpool ahead with a header in the 39th minute, Roberto Firmino made it 0-2 in the 54th minute, and Erik Lamela pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in stoppage time, set up by Christian Eriksen.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 3.02 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Tottenham's 0.79 from 11.

Match stats

Tottenham Liverpool
11 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 10
5 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 3.01
0.79 Non-penalty xG 3.01
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Tottenham Liverpool
Kick-off
39’
Georginio Wijnaldum0-1 (Liverpool)
Half-time0-1
54’
Roberto Firmino0-2 (Liverpool)
Erik Lamela
Assist: Christian Eriksen1-2 (Tottenham)
90+3’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 3.02 39’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), 0-1 39’ 54’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-2 54’ 90+3’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), 1-2 90+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 3.02 39’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), 0-1 Wijnaldum 39’ 54’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-2 Firmino 54’ 90+3’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), 1-2 Lamela 90+3’
Tottenham 0.79 xGLiverpool 3.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Tottenham attacking 
54’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 63’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 22’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 84’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 86’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 67’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 84’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 49’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 35’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Danny Rose (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 75’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 30’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 63’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 22’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 84’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 86’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 67’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 84’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 49’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 35’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 60’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Danny Rose (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 75’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Erik Lamela (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 30’ Eric Dier (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Michel Vorm GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF900 0.000.000
Toby Alderweireld DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Vertonghen DEF901 0.010.000
Danny Rose DEF901 0.060.000
Mousa Dembélé MID610 0.000.000
Eric Dier MID841 0.020.000
Harry Winks MID740 0.000.000
Christian Eriksen MID9012 0.110.283
Lucas Moura FWD901 0.070.021
Harry Kane FWD902 0.370.000
Erik Lamela Sub2913 0.160.061
Son Heung-Min Sub160 0.000.081
Victor Wanyama Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Tottenham win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Liverpool win 41% Bet365 odds 2.40

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.