FOOTBALL Live

Saturday November 1, 2008 Finished White Hart Lane

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Tottenham Hotspur

  • Carragher 68’ (o.g.)
  • Pavlyuchenko 89’

Liverpool

  • Kuyt 4’
  1. Dramatic Spurs dent Liverpool

    Dramatic Spurs dent Liverpool

    Tottenham grabbed a second late goal in as many games as Roman Pavlyuchenko dented Liverpool's title hopes with the winner in a 2-1 victory. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Liverpool
    • - Thanks for joining me this evening; make sure you stick around - we've got loads of good stuff to read and see.
    • 90 FULL-TIME: Spurs incredible week goes on! After their injury-time leveller against Arsenal, Pavlyuchenko grabs a late winner to beat top-of-the-table Liverpool.
    • 89 GOAL! WHAT A WEEK FOR SPURS! Pavlyuchenko grabs the winner, turning home at the near post after Reina had palmed away Bentley's drive.
    • 87 Spurs win a free-kick as Lennon is brought down by Kuyt...Lennon has really sparked the home side since his arrival...
    • 86 Both sides are pushing for the winner...could be a decent final five minutes or so...
    • 85 Lennon jinks his way across the edge of the Liverpool box...a couple of tackles go in, he rides them, staying on his feet...but can't lay the ball off to a team-mate.
    • 84 Lennon skips around a couple of Liverpool midfielders before being brought down by Mascherano...replays show the Liverpool man got the ball.
    • 83 Kuyt crosses from the right...headed away to the edge of the box by King...but there is no Liverpool player following up to blast in a shot.
    • 81 CHANCE! Reina comes out and gets a poor punch on a cross from the right...the ball falls at the feet of Pavlyuchenko...but he blasts his shot high and wide.
    • 79 Benayoun has come on for Liverpool as Benitez shuffles his pack in search of a winner.
    • 78 Alonso gives the ball away to Huddlestone...but his cross is just inches in front of Pavlyuchenko at the back post.
    • 76 Liverpool will return top and Spurs remain bottom should the result stay like this...
    • 74 Spurs make their final change as Lennon comes on to replace Modric, who has been anonymous in the second half.
    • 72 Some activity on the Spurs bench as Lennon strips off...
    • 70 Liverpool will be kicking themselves that they didn't get a second goal when they were dominant at the start of the half.
    • 68 OWN GOAL! SPURS ARE LEVEL! Bentley's corner is met by a group of players jumping at the near post...and the ball deflects off Carragher's head and past Reina!
    • 67 ...but Riera clears at the near post.
    • 66 Carragher is booked for a trip out wide on the right...good chance to put in a dangerous cross...
    • 65 Liverpool add a bit of pace for the final stages, replacing Keane with Babel.
    • 64 Riera gets free down the left...Gomes starts to come, but changes his mind...and Woodgate slides in to clear.
    • 62 Gerrard spreads play to Alonso...but his low shot from distance skids a few yards wide.
    • 60 The longer Liverpool go without a second goal, the more nervy they will be...Spurs could easily nick a leveller - although they haven't looked remotely like doing so up to this point.
    • 58 JUST WIDE! A cross from the right falls at the feet of Riera...his shot is blocked by a diving Woodgate...and Gerrard curls his effort narrowly wide of the post!
    • 57 Up to this point, Gerrard has attempted 27 passes...and made 26 of them. FACT!
    • 56 Gerrard curls a free-kick into the back post...ALONSO ARRIVES...BUT HEADS WIDE OF THE POST FROM THREE YARDS! The keeper should have come for that.
    • 55 Twice Liverpool have come within a whisker of doubling their lead in this second half...they are desperate for a second goal to kill off this match.
    • 53 INCREDIBLE EFFORT! Gerrard chips an effort onto the crossbar after another horrible gaffe from Gomes, who passes straight to the Liverpool skipper outside his own box!
    • 51 Kuyt earns his side a cheap free-kick when he dummies the ball and spins right into Corluka...Gerrard fires the set-piece into the middle..Agger can't head goalwards.
    • 50 Bentley is spoken to by the referee after catching Mascherano as the defender looked to hook a bouncing ball clear.
    • 49 POST RESCUES SPURS! Gerrard's deflected shot bounces up against the frame of the goal - thanks to the touch of the much-maligned Gomes.
    • 48 Spurs' passing hasn't been up to much this evening; they keep giving the ball away in midfield.
    • 47 Gerrard sends over a cross...ironic cheers, as Gomes claims at his near post...the Spurs fans have given him a bit of stick this evening.
    • 46 The second half is underway...Pavlyuchenko and Hutton are on for the home side in a double change.
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Kuyt's early goal separates the two sides - but otherwise, both sides have been as bad as each other.
    • 44 Gerrard is booked for a sliding challenge on Woodgate as the defender looked to clear his lines. No real complaints.
    • 43 Dossena's cross from the left is headed clear...Gerrard just can't get on the ball on the edge of the box.
    • 42 The Spurs fans cheer as Jonathan Woodgate slides in and tackles Keane; the former Spurs man is doing a good job up front on his own.
    • 41 BETTER! Modric holds off Carragher on the edge of the box before volleying in his effort on goal...a dipping show which needs Reina to push the ball clear.
    • 40 Bentley's corner is half-cleared to Modric...but his shot is blocked.
    • 39 Spurs win a corner when Corluka's cross from the right is deflected behind by Agger...
    • 37 Liverpool get all 11 men behind the ball when Spurs have it...and the home side don't appear to have any clue about how to break the visitors down.
    • 36 Keane collects the ball on the edge of the box...he dummies, cuts onto his left boot...but his low shot is blocked.
    • 35 It is throwing it down in north London; Benitez is drenched on the Liverpool bench, the rain turning his notepad into mush.
    • 33 Keane is dropping deep to pick the ball up and knit things together...he passes and runs nicely, getting into the box...unfortunately, the pass to Gerrard was not good. Not good at all.
    • 32 Redknapp mutters something to Clive Allen on the Spurs bench..Allen looks interested and nods his head in aggreement...probably talking about Hollyoaks.
    • 30 OVER! The winger steps up...and blasts the free-kick high over the bar. He walks away shaking his head.
    • 29 Spurs win a free-kick, dead-centre, 35 yards out...Bentley stands over it, looking mean and moody...
    • 28 Riera robs the ball in midfield and runs at Spurs...Keane peels off to the left, but the winger's pass to him is quite shockingly underhit.
    • 27 Gerrard wriggles himself into some space on the edge of the box...but his right-foot shot is scuffed and dragged well wide of the far post.
    • 25 Fernando Torres is being saved for Liverpool's Champions League game in midweek; Benitez is taking things slowly with his hamstrung star striker.
    • 23 Bentley picks up the ball after a loose pass from Alonso...he runs at Liverpool, gets the crowd going a little...nothing comes of it, but the intention was good.
    • 22 Redknapp is going mental about something on the bench...he isn't happy with the way Spurs are playing at the moment, and quite rightly...they look dreadful this evening.
    • 21 Spurs are very patient on the ball...not a lot of urgency, despite the scorline.
    • 19 FINE CROSS! Corluka clips a first-time cross into the danger area from the corner of the box...no-one there to finish it at the far post.
    • 17 Dirk Kuyt, the forward who doesn't like scoring goals, is remarkably now Liverpool's leading scorer this season with six.
    • 15 Bentley slices a cross into the middle...there's only Bent in the box...and the ball is nowhere near him. Not a good start from Spurs.
    • 14 Gerrard and Keane combine well as they cut into the box from the right...the skipper can't get a good connection on his snap-volley and Gomes claims.
    • 13 Liverpool win a free-kick, out on the right...another chance to test the handling of Gomes...Alonso rolls it in low, but Spurs clear their lines.
    • 12 Some determined tackling in midfield from Gerrard, as you might expect.
    • 11 Reina slides in on Bent, but the ball escapes him...the keeper gets to his feet to clear from outside his box.
    • 10 Only once before has a team with just two points from the first eight games of a Premier League season NOT been relegated.
    • 9 The Liverpool fans are singing...the Spurs fans are not.
    • 8 King is forced to intercept Dossena's cross from the left after he was released by Riera.
    • 7 ALMOST AN OWN GOAL! The corner is fizzed into the near post...Bent completely mis-kicks his clearance, the ball spinning back towards his own goal, bouncing off the near post, off the defender on the line, and is bundled behind for another corner! Comedy.
    • 6 Gomes comes flying through a crowd to try and claim a free-kick whipped into the near post...not very impressive...I don't like picking on people, but he doesn't inspire confidence...
    • 5 Liverpool win a corner on the left....Gerrard swings it into the middle...headed clear by Zokora.
    • 4 GOAL! KUYT! Lashed home from a tight angle after Keane had been allowed to turn in the box...Gomes should have saved that at his near post...he seemed to fall over.
    • 3 Liverpool win a free-kick when Modric slides in on Riera on the left wing...Gerrard curls it in...AND GOMES CATCHES IT! GOMES CATCHES A CROSS! I REPEAT: GOMES...CATCHES...A....CROSS!
    • 2 Robbie Keane has scored in every game he has played against a former club...sounds remarkable, but it's true.
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • - Spurs have suffered a late injury blow, with Jenas pulling out late to be replaced by Zokora.
    • - Robbie Keane is up against his former side...but Spurs are under a new manager and will be desperate to build on a thrilling draw against Arsenal in midweek.
    • - Hello, Premier League fans! Welcome to Tottenham v Liverpool!

  • Team Stats

    Tottenham Hotspur Stats Liverpool
    43% Possession 56%
    10 Shots 16
    3 Shots on target 4
    3 Saves 1
    4 Corners 4
    12 Fouls 17
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    15 Tackles 17
    261 Accurate passes 380
    49 Bad passes 45

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Tottenham Hotspur
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Heurelho Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
      26 Ledley King 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 33 3 0
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 38 0 2
      32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 30 4 1
      22 Vedran Corluka 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 27 6 1
      24 Jamie O'Hara 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 2
      14 Luka Modric 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17 4 0
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 24 5 0
      6 Tom Huddlestone 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 26 7 3
      5 David Bentley 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 15 3 0
      10 Darren Bent 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 1 1
      7 Aaron Lennon 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0
      16 Chris Gunter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 César Sánchez Dominguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Gareth Bale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Fraizer Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Alan Hutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 4
      9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 9 4 1
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 1 0
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 26 4 0
      2 Andrea Dossena 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 5 1
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 46 1 4
      5 Daniel Agger 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 2 1
      8 Steven Gerrard 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 42 6 1
      14 Xabi Alonso 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 65 10 7
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 55 2 2
      11 Alberto Riera 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 26 9 0
      7 Robbie Keane 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 20 4 0
      18 Dirk Kuyt 1 4 1 4 2 2 0 39 0 1
      12 Fabio Aurelio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Nabil El Zhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Sami Hyypia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Lucas Leiva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Ryan Babel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0
      15 Yossi Benayoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

  • Summary

    • 89 GOAL! WHAT A WEEK FOR SPURS! Pavlyuchenko grabs the winner, turning home at the near post after Reina had palmed away Bentley's drive.
    • 81 CHANCE! Reina comes out and gets a poor punch on a cross from the right...the ball falls at the feet of Pavlyuchenko...but he blasts his shot high and wide.
    • 68 OWN GOAL! SPURS ARE LEVEL! Bentley's corner is met by a group of players jumping at the near post...and the ball deflects off Carragher's head and past Reina!
    • 58 JUST WIDE! A cross from the right falls at the feet of Riera...his shot is blocked by a diving Woodgate...and Gerrard curls his effort narrowly wide of the post!
    • 56 Gerrard curls a free-kick into the back post...ALONSO ARRIVES...BUT HEADS WIDE OF THE POST FROM THREE YARDS! The keeper should have come for that.
    • 53 INCREDIBLE EFFORT! Gerrard chips an effort onto the crossbar after another horrible gaffe from Gomes, who passes straight to the Liverpool skipper outside his own box!
    • 49 POST RESCUES SPURS! Gerrard's deflected shot bounces up against the frame of the goal - thanks to the touch of the much-maligned Gomes.
    • 41 BETTER! Modric holds off Carragher on the edge of the box before volleying in his effort on goal...a dipping show which needs Reina to push the ball clear.
    • 19 FINE CROSS! Corluka clips a first-time cross into the danger area from the corner of the box...no-one there to finish it at the far post.
    • 7 ALMOST AN OWN GOAL! The corner is fizzed into the near post...Bent completely mis-kicks his clearance, the ball spinning back towards his own goal, bouncing off the near post, off the defender on the line, and is bundled behind for another corner! Comedy.
    • 4 GOAL! KUYT! Lashed home from a tight angle after Keane had been allowed to turn in the box...Gomes should have saved that at his near post...he seemed to fall over.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Phil Dowd

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Jermaine Jenas

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • V. Corluka
    • L. King
    • J. Woodgate
    • B. Assou-Ekotto Substitution Out (46′)
    • T. Huddlestone
    • D. Zokora
    • D. Bentley
    • J. O'Hara
    • L. Modric Substitution Out (75′)
    • D. Bent

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • A. Lennon Substitution In75′
    • A. Hutton Substitution In46′
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Substitution In46′ Goal
    • G. Bale
    • F. Campbell

    Injured

    • J. Jenas

    Suspended

    • M. Dawson

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafael Benitez

    Captain: Steven Gerrard

    Starting line-up

    • J. Reina
    • A. Arbeloa
    • D. Agger
    • J. Carragher Own Goal Yellow Card
    • A. Dossena
    • D. Kuyt Goal
    • X. Alonso
    • J. Mascherano
    • A. Riera
    • S. Gerrard
    • R. Keane

    Subs

    • S. Hyypia
    • F. Aurelio
    • Y. Benayoun
    • R. Babel
    • N. El Zhar
    • L. Lucas
    • D. Cavalieri

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None