Liverpool 4-2 Tottenham REACTION: Reds dismantle Spurs at Anfield (2024)

5th May 2024, 16:57By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham

27' - Diaz and Gakpo have now switched around.

The Colombian is through the middle and the Dutchman is on the left.

5th May 2024, 16:55By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham

25' - Since the goal, Spurs haven't mustered a shot or created a chance.

But they've had plenty of the ball.

5th May 2024, 16:53By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham

23' - Robertson delivers to the far post and Vicario comes off his line and claims.

Good goalkeeping.

5th May 2024, 16:52By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham

22' - The hosts win a corner.

Alexander-Arnold swings a dangerous ball in that Romero flicks out for another corner.

5th May 2024, 16:51By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham

21' - Salah spots the run of Alexander-Arnold and threads a pass down the right for the England man, but he just can't keep it in.

5th May 2024, 16:50By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham

19' - Diaz is briefly down after a coming together with Bissouma.

He walks off the field for some treatment, but should be fine to carry on.

5th May 2024, 16:47By Jack Cunningham

GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham - Mohamed Salah

16' - IT'S BEEN COMING!

Salah is the man to convert, but this is all about Gakpo.

The Dutchman drifts out to the left and cuts inside.

It looks like he's going to shoot, but he clips a sublime cross to the far post and Salah heads one beyond Vicario at the near post.

5th May 2024, 16:45By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham

15' - Good play from Tottenham as Sarr finds Johnson on the left.

He fizzes an excellent ball across the box, but Son and Kulusevski aren't there.

5th May 2024, 16:44By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham - Chance

14' - Salah hits the post again!

However, it wouldn't have counted as he was offside, but the Reds are creating chance after chance at Anfield.

5th May 2024, 16:43By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham

13' - Quansah takes a difficult pass from Alisson and strides past two Tottenham players.

He then drills a magnificent ball into Diaz's path, and he wins a corner.

5th May 2024, 16:42By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham

11' - After those flurry of chances, Spurs have regained possession of the ball, but they look vulnerable on the counter.

5th May 2024, 16:40By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham - Chances

9' - The hosts should be in the lead!

Elliott wins possession off Sarr and plays in Salah.

Vicario blocks his strike, it comes out to Elliott, and he slams in a shot and Romero is there on the line for Spurs.

5th May 2024, 16:38By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham

7' - Elliott plays a lovely pass down the right for Salah.

He runs towards goal and clips a cross into the box that rattles the bar.

It comes out to Gakpo, and he tries to head the ball back into the box for the Egyptian, but Van de Ven is there to lash it away.

5th May 2024, 16:36By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham

5' - Bissouma plays a pass into Bentancur and tries to get on the end of the return pass.

He runs into the back of Robertson and stays down in the box for a bit before picking himself up, much to the frustration of the Liverpool crowd.

5th May 2024, 16:34By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham

4' - Spurs are relentlessly pressing the hosts in the opening exchanges, but the Reds are doing the same thing as well, so this could be a cracker.

5th May 2024, 16:33By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham

3' - Good start from Spurs as Son wins a free-kick out on the right.

Porro delivers, and it's cleared as far as Bissouma.

The midfielder takes aim and slams a wild effort miles over the bar.

5th May 2024, 16:30By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham - Kick-off

Spurs get us underway, kicking towards The Kop.

5th May 2024, 16:28By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool vs Tottenham

Time for 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.

Jurgen Klopp will hear this just one more time as Liverpool manager, which is still strange to contemplate.

5th May 2024, 16:27By Jack Cunningham

Here they come!

Referee Paul Tierney leads out the two sets of players at a sun-kissed Anfield.

5th May 2024, 16:26By Jack Cunningham

5th May 2024, 16:24By Jack Cunningham

All set to go!

5th May 2024, 16:21By Jack Cunningham

Postecoglou seeking improvement

It's been a rough few weeks for Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou, who have lost three consecutive league games.

And ahead of this one, he's been speaking to Sky Sports.

He said: "This is the most challenging part of the season, and we've got to be up for it.

"The players understand that, they embrace it. It's not easy trying to do what we want to, but we are up for it.

"This game is massive."

5th May 2024, 16:14By Jack Cunningham

Klopp looks ahead

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been speaking to Sky Sports about this afternoon's game against Tottenham.

He said: "We need a reason, a spark for the players to give it their all, so we've tried to do that.

"We've trained intensely and prepared for the opponent because they play in a very specific way.

"I am in a good mood; it's my penultimate home game, and I am looking forward to it."

5th May 2024, 16:11By Jack Cunningham

Liverpool vs Tottenham - Pre-match facts

• Tottenham haven’t lost any of their last six away Premier League games on a Sunday (W2 D4), with their last such defeat coming at Anfield against Liverpool in April 2023. Four of their five such games this term have been draws, but they did win their last such match at Aston Villa in March (4-0).
• Liverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 Premier League matches, including none in their last eight since beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 in March. The Reds last went longer without a shutout within a single season in the league from October to December 2004 (9).
• Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp lost his first Premier League meeting with Spurs’ Ange Postecoglou earlier this season. The only manager to win consecutive Premier League games against Klopp is Brendan Rodgers with Leicester in 2021, while the last manager to beat him in his first two top-flight meetings was Louis van Gaal in 2009-10 with Bayern Munich when he was Borussia Dortmund manager.

5th May 2024, 16:06By Jack Cunningham

Salah vs Son

We'll get to see two of the Premier League's best imports in action this afternoon.

Since their arrival in the Premier League, Heung-min Son and Mohamed Salah have torn defences apart.

They are top-class forwards, who constantly deliver for their side.

However, it would be fair to say neither have been at the top of their game in recent weeks, so this is a great chance for them to get back into form.