Liverpool faced off against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this evening as they looked to secure a good result on the road. The Reds made a slow start to the game and had Curtis Jones get sent off in the 26th minute. They conceded the opening goal just ten minutes later when Heung-min Son found the back of the net. However, Cody Gakpo equalised in the dying embers of the first half as both sides went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Diogo Jota got sent off by the referee as well in the 69th minute. The nine-men of Liverpool ended up conceding deep in injury time when Joel Matip scored an unfortunate own goal. The contest finished with Jurgen Klopp‘s men suffering a disappointing 2-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the match against Spurs.
GK: Alisson Becker – 8/10
The Brazilian keeper kept his team in the game due to his excellent shot-stopping and decision-making. However, his efforts were not enough in the end.
RB: Joe Gomez – 6.5/10
He was solid for most of the game but lost track of Richarlison in the lead-up to Son’s opener.
CB: Joel Matip – 6.5/10
Matip made a lot of crucial clearances at the back but ended up scoring an own goal in the dying embers of the contest.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7.5/10
Van Dijk was a rock at the back and picked up an assist for setting up Cody Gakpo’s equaliser.
LB: Andrew Robertson – 7/10
The Scotland international worked his socks off at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 7/10
Szoboszlai produced another energetic display in the middle of the park.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 6/10
He controlled the game well at times but failed to offer enough protection for his teammates at the back.
CM: Curtis Jones – 5/10
Jones let his teammates down by getting sent off in the first half.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 6.5/10
Salah caused a few problems for the Tottenham defenders but there was no goal for him.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 7.5/10
He linked up play well with his teammates and scored the all-important equaliser in the latter stages of the first half.
LW: Luis Diaz – 6/10
His pace caused a few problems for the home team. However, Diaz was wasteful in the final third.
Substitutes:
LW: Diogo Jota – 4/10
He picked up two yellow cards and was sent off by the referee.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 6/10
Konate kept things tidy at the back.
CM: Wataru Endo – 6/10
He added some steel to Klopp’s midfield.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6/10
He struggled to get into the rhythm of the game.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 6/10
Gravenberch was always willing to run with the ball.
