Sunday May 15, 2011 Day 37 Finished Anfield

Liverpool 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur

  • van der Vaart 9’
  • Modric 56’ (pen.)

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  1. Spurs win at Liverpool to go fifth

    Spurs win at Liverpool to go fifth

    Tottenham Hotspur leapfrogged Liverpool to go fifth in the Premier League table after beating the Reds 2-0 at Anfield. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Liverpool
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • 90+5' The final whistle goes, and Spurs have moved above Liverpool into fifth place. They now sit in the box seat for a Europa League place.
    • 90+4' Tottenham are doing a good job of closing this game out now. They are keeping possession among their midfielders and defenders well.
    • 90+2' Kranjcar does well to skip a couple of tackles and keep the ball on Tottenham's possession. The Croatian is a man with a point to prove after seeing his first team chances wane over the past year.
    • 90+1' Tottenham substitution: Niko Kranjcar replaces Pienaar. There will be five minutes of added time.
    • 90' Lennon plays the ball across to Pienaar whose shot flies just wide of the far post!
    • 88' Liverpool substitution: Joe Cole replaces Carroll.
    • 87' Crouch goes down in the area and again Webb waves away the appeals. To be fair, they are more from the travelling supporters than the Spurs players themselves.
    • 85' Not sure what happened there, but a passage of play ended up with Sandro in the crowd! Everyone is all smlies though. No Cantona-style kung fu antics from the Brazilian.
    • 84' Shelvey fires in a decent delivery but it gets a nick off a Tottenham players and goes out for a throw.
    • 83' Play can finally resume with a Liverpool throw. Pienaar cynically bodychecks Kuyt and Liverpool have a free-kick near the byline.
    • 82' Tottenham substitution: Sebastien Bassong replaces Rose.
    • 81' Rose has sat down on the turf following a challenge on Kuyt. The Dutchman 'escorts' him off the field so play can continue!
    • 79' Some good build-up from Liverpool is ruined but a sloppy pass from Shelvey. Defoe pounces on it and surges forward, but he is brought down and the counter is snuffed out.
    • 77' Suarez tries to beat Kaboul but the ball ricochets off his shin and out for a goal kick. Time running out for Liverpool.
    • 76' The Liverpool corner comes in and pings off King and Dawson before landing on the roof of the net! Liverpool keep Spurs pinned back afrom the next corner. Kuyt drags a shot well wide.
    • 75' Liverpool substitution: David N'Gog repalces Maxi Rodriguez.
    • 74' Great turn from Kuyt to get past King, who recovers to block the cross at the expense of a corner.
    • 73' The corner is taken short to Modric, who puts in a low in-swinger that goes all the way through to Reina.
    • 72' Rose motors down the wing, gets his cross in and Skrtel hacks it away for a corner.
    • 71' Defoe gambols forward. He is unable to get his shot away but finds Modric. Carragher gets a block in on the eventual shot.
    • 70' Flanagan catches Rose late with a lunging challenge and goes into Webb's book.
    • 69' Tottenham relieve some of the pressure on them by sringing a dozen or more passes together before Sandro is almost set free down the right, only for Reina to come off his line and claim the ball.
    • 68' The home side have won the last five PL meetings between these clubs, since Liverpool’s 2-0 away victory in May 2008. (Infostrada)
    • 66' Sandro's acrobatic clearnace goes right to the feet of Shelvey, who fires a solid strike that flies just wide of the top corner with Cudicini nowhere!
    • 65' Liverpool substitution: Jonjo Shelvey replaces Spearing.
    • 64' Cudicini is off his line quickly to gather the ball before Suarez can pounce. The keeper sets Modric away on the counter but he is fouled on the halfway line.
    • 63' Flanagan heads down the right wing and picks out Suarez with a great square pass that the Uruguayan fires over the bar! Liverpool getting closer.
    • 62' Liverpool continue to press Tottenham and win a corner. dawson gets a big headeron it to clear, but the Reds build another attack.
    • 61' This is the first time Tottenham have scored consecutive PL penalties in two years. (Infostrada)
    • 60' ShazaWaza309 says on Twitter: "My dad invited his friends to watch the match downstairs hence me being stuck watching online". That hardly seems fair. Still, following it with us is good enough in itself, right?
    • 59' Suarez slips the ball into the path of Flanagan's overlapping run and the youngster fires into the side netting from a tight angle. Looks like Cudicini had it covered though.
    • 58' Big shouts for handball by Rose inside the Tottenham box from the Kop, but again the appeals are waved away.
    • 57' That is only Modric's fourth goal of the season, but it gives Tottenham's hopes of European qualification a huge boost.
    • 56' GOAL!! Modric hits his spot-kick stright down the middle to double Tottenham's lead!
    • 55' PENALTY TO SPURS!! Very harsh on Flanagan, who bumps into Pienaar side on right on the edge of the box, the Spurs winger goes down and Webb points to the spot! With Van der Vaart off the pitch, Modric will take it...
    • 54' Pienaar picks out Rose on the left wing, but his touch is heavy and allows Flanagan to make the tackle.
    • 53' Liverpool taking the game to Tottenham now. Spearing and Johnson keep linking up well.
    • 52' Johnson does well to evade the attentions of Kaboul, but the Liverpool move ends after Skrtel fouls in the Tottenham half.
    • 51' Tottenham substitution: Jermain Defoe replaces Van der Vaart.
    • 50' Van der Vaart is down on the floor following that effort. It looks as though he may have tweaked something.
    • 49' Van der Vaart has a pop from distance, but the sho floats in and it's a neasy catch from Reina.
    • 48' Liverpool are behind at half time in a PL match at Anfield for third time this season – in the previous matches they eventually lost 2-1 to Blackpool and beat Bolton 2-1. (Infostrada)
    • 47' Wayne Moore says on Twitter: "cheers for the updates tony.. stuck in college working". Bad luck, Wayne, but you're setting a great example. Stay in school, kids!
    • 46' The second half is underway!
    • 45+2' Half-time is called, and Liverpool ended much the stronger after Tottenham made the most of their good start. Share your thoughts on the game so far in the commetns section below or by getting in touch with me via Twitter.
    • 45+2' It will be Suarez who strikes... Hammered wide of the far post! Suarez hit that strike at real pace, and it flashes just off target.
    • 45+1' Sandro sends Carroll flying with a late challenge. The Brazilian gets a booking and Liverpool have a free-kick in a great position for a shot. Suarez will fancy this...
    • 45' Good interplay from Liverpool and the ball is played through for Kuyt, but the Dutchman had strayed a fraction offside.
    • 44' Skrtel gets his head to the corner but can only get a slight glance on it. Carroll chases the ball out wide but his eventual cross curls out of play before it reaches the far post.
    • 43' Liverpool really ending the half on a high here, as Dawson has to concede another corner. The set piece is headed away, but great skill from Suarez leads to another corner for the home side.
    • 42' Maxi Rodriguez hits the deck under Kaboul's challenge far too easily! Kabouil waves an imaginary card at the referee, who doesn't take the bait.
    • 41' Great tackle from Rose! Suarez cut inside the box and had the beating of King, but Rose slid in well to deny the Uruguayan a shot on goal. Corner to Liverpool.
    • 40' Dawson and Crouch leap together to meet Modric's corner, and it is the striker who sends his effort wide.
    • 39' Spurs clear the corner but Liverpool come again. Martin Skrtel lifts a ball across the six-yard box and Carroll heads way over the bar at the far post! The £35m man should have at least tested Cudicini from there!
    • 38' Johnson is sent the long way round by Younes Kaboul, and the England full-back goes down inside the area under the Spurs man's muscular challenge. Corner to Liverpool.
    • 37' Flanagan again beats Pienaar to the punch, this time winning the race to a loose ball and sparking a Liverpool attack.
    • 36' Tottenham have had 67 per cent of the possession in thelast five minutes.
    • 35' Nice football from Liverpool as they stream forward. Suarez squares to Spearing, who pings it out to Johnson. Spearing gets the ball back inside the box but drags his shot well wide!
    • 34' Crouch flicks on Cudicini's long ball into the path of Lennon, whose first touch runs away from him and Johnson tidies up.
    • 32' Dawson passes the ball right to Suarez, but fortunately for him the Uruguayan was taken by surprise and gives it right back!
    • 31' Another good job on Pienaar from Flanagan, making a good tackle on the South African who threatened to bomb on down the wing.
    • 30' Typical industry from Kuyt. He backs into King inside the area and goes down. Webb had a good look at the incident and ignores any appeals for a penalty.
    • 29' Flanagan stands his ground well on the edge of the box and robs Pienaar of the ball. The young full-back really does look a good prospect.
    • 27' Spearing feeds Suarez down the left channel with a clever little ball, but Rose is across to intercept. Jamie Carragher obstructs former team-mate Peter Crouch after the lanky striker had knocked the ball past him.
    • 26' Liverpool are beginning to put the pressure on their visitors now. Kuyt's cross is put behind by a Dawson diving header.
    • 24' Spurs defend the set piece well but Liverpool retain possession and have a free-kick deep on the left. Suarez curls in the delivery but again it is headed clear.
    • 23' Maxi Rodriguez plays the ball across the edge of the box and Andy Carroll makes a swing for it but fails to connect properly. Suarez's persistence wins the Reds a corner.
    • 22' A heavy touch from Lucas in midfield forces play all the way back to Reina, and Liverpool have to build again from scratch.
    • 20' Dawson comes across Suarez to put the ball out for a throw and the Uruguayan appears to kick out at the Tottenham defender as he is on the floor. The away fans want him sent off, but referee HOward Webb only shows him a yellow card.
    • 19' Luis Suarez turns past Ledley King and goes to ground clutching his ankle. He looks in some pain, writhing around on the ground, but is back on his feet soon enough.
    • 18' Modric's corner is headed right back to him. The little Croatian finds Aaron Lennon, whose cross is plucked out of the air by Reina.
    • 17' Dirk Kuyt catches Danny Rose as the Spurs youngster turns past him. Rose is starting his third-straight game for the Londoners.
    • 16' Glen Johnson hoists in a high cross from deep, and it's easily caught by Carlo Cudicini.
    • 15' Spearing and Lucas are just not getting a hold of the middle of the park at the moment. Sandro is bossing it.
    • 13' Great VdV-related stat from OptaJoe: "1 - Rafael Van der Vaart has scored his first PL away goal since January 5 at Goodison Park. Merseyside." Follow OptaJoe on Twitter!
    • 12' Liverpool are yet to really get any sustained possession in this match. Modric helps break up a rare foray into the Tottenham half from the home side.
    • 10' That goal is Van der Vaart's 13th in the league this season. He is the only Spurs player to reach double figures this term.
    • 9' GOAL!! Van der Vaart scores! Luka Modric's corner is headed clear but the Dutchman takes the ball on his chest and his volleyed strike nicks off Johnson's boot and loops over Reina!
    • 8' Jay Spearing puts the ball behind for a Tottenham corner. Michael Dawson making a nuisance of himself in the box.
    • 7' Van der Vaart is still trying to find his range as he lets fly with a strike from 25 yards which goes well wide of Pepe Reina's goal.
    • 6' Some neat one-touch play forward from Spurs, but Pienaar and Rafael van der Vaart get in each other's way as they both try and shoot from the edge of the box.
    • 5' Spurs take a free-kick on the left short. John Flanagan blocks Steven Pienaar's cross.
    • 4' Tottenham are, however, looking to complete the league double over Liverpool for the first time since 1986-87.
    • 3' Bright start from Spurs here. They are looking to arrest their poor run of results at Liverpool. They have not won in their last 16 PL visits to Anfield, since a 2-1 victory in August 1993 when Teddy Sheringham scored twice.
    • 2' Here's a recap of the table as it stands going into this match. Liverpool can secure Europa League football with a win today. Premier League table
    • 1' Liverpool kick off and the match is underway!
    • 15:55 Just to recap - Liverpool's great late-season form has seen them sneak into the top five, also thanks to Spurs being really poor after their Champions League campaign ground to a halt. The Reds are two points above Spurs - a win today seals them fifth. Standings
    • 15:55 The players are coming out on to the Anfield pitch now. We'll be underway shortly...
    • 15:50 Harry Redknapp branded fans who call into radio shows to complain about the team without having watched the game "idiots". "Who rings up a radio station? My dad lived for football, went every Saturday, but he wouldn't pick up the phone to a radio station. It's absolute nonsense. They're idiots who don't even watch football. They say, 'We were rubbish today'. The guys on the radio ask them if they were at the game, and they say, 'No, I heard it on the radio'." Harry hits out at 'idiot' minority
    • 15:45 Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has stressed it is not imperative for the club to spend big this summer. "Whether is it massively or cheaply, it doesn't make any difference as long as you spend well," said the 60-year-old. We'll spend wisely - Dalglish
    • 15:40 Thanks to OptaJoe for this one - Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has scored as many goals for Spurs as he has for the Reds (3).
    • 15:35 Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has won two of his five Prem matches against Harry Redknapp (2 defeats). Their last Prem meeting came when Redknapp’s West Ham won 1-0 at Dalglish’s Newcastle in February 1998.
    • 15:30 Liverpool and Tottenham have met 135 times in the league. Liverpool have won 63, Tottenham 38 and 34 draws; They have met 37 times in the Premier League, Liverpool have won 17, Tottenham 10 and 10 draws.
    • 15:25 Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
    • 15:20 TEAMS - Liverpool: Reina, Flanagan, Carragher, Skrtel, Johnson, Kuyt, Lucas, Spearing, Maxi, Suarez, Carroll; Subs: Gulacsi, Cole, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Poulsen, Shelvey, Robinson /// Tottenham: Cudicini, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Rose, Lennon, Modric, Sandro, Pienaar, Van der Vaart, Crouch; Subs: Pletikosa, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Bassong, Kranjcar, Livermore, Bostock
    • 15:15 Follow text commentary of Liverpool's Premier League clash with Tottenham at Anfield in what is turning out to be a Europa League play-off for fifth place - LIVE from 4pm UK time.

  • Summary

    • 90' Lennon plays the ball across to Pienaar whose shot flies just wide of the far post!
    • 76' The Liverpool corner comes in and pings off King and Dawson before landing on the roof of the net! Liverpool keep Spurs pinned back afrom the next corner. Kuyt drags a shot well wide.
    • 66' Sandro's acrobatic clearnace goes right to the feet of Shelvey, who fires a solid strike that flies just wide of the top corner with Cudicini nowhere!
    • 63' Flanagan heads down the right wing and picks out Suarez with a great square pass that the Uruguayan fires over the bar! Liverpool getting closer.
    • 59' Suarez slips the ball into the path of Flanagan's overlapping run and the youngster fires into the side netting from a tight angle. Looks like Cudicini had it covered though.
    • 56' GOAL!! Modric hits his spot-kick stright down the middle to double Tottenham's lead!
    • 55' PENALTY TO SPURS!! Very harsh on Flanagan, who bumps into Pienaar side on right on the edge of the box, the Spurs winger goes down and Webb points to the spot! With Van der Vaart off the pitch, Modric will take it...
    • 45+2' It will be Suarez who strikes... Hammered wide of the far post! Suarez hit that strike at real pace, and it flashes just off target.
    • 42' Maxi Rodriguez hits the deck under Kaboul's challenge far too easily! Kabouil waves an imaginary card at the referee, who doesn't take the bait.
    • 39' Spurs clear the corner but Liverpool come again. Martin Skrtel lifts a ball across the six-yard box and Carroll heads way over the bar at the far post! The £35m man should have at least tested Cudicini from there!
    • 35' Nice football from Liverpool as they stream forward. Suarez squares to Spearing, who pings it out to Johnson. Spearing gets the ball back inside the box but drags his shot well wide!
    • 9' GOAL!! Van der Vaart scores! Luka Modric's corner is headed clear but the Dutchman takes the ball on his chest and his volleyed strike nicks off Johnson's boot and loops over Reina!
    • 15:20 TEAMS - Liverpool: Reina, Flanagan, Carragher, Skrtel, Johnson, Kuyt, Lucas, Spearing, Maxi, Suarez, Carroll; Subs: Gulacsi, Cole, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Poulsen, Shelvey, Robinson /// Tottenham: Cudicini, Kaboul, Dawson, King, Rose, Lennon, Modric, Sandro, Pienaar, Van der Vaart, Crouch; Subs: Pletikosa, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Bassong, Kranjcar, Livermore, Bostock

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • J. Reina
      • J. Flanagan Yellow Card
      • J. Carragher
      • M. Škrtel
      • G. Johnson
      • Lucas
      • J. Spearing Substitution Out (64′)
      • D. Kuyt
      • M. Rodríguez Substitution Out (75′)
      • L. Suarez Yellow Card
      • A. Carroll Substitution Out (88′)

      Subs

      • J. Cole Substitution In88′
      • C. Poulsen
      • D. N'Gog Substitution In75′
      • J. Shelvey Substitution In64′
      • S. Kyrgiakos
      • P. Gulacsi
      • J. Robinson

    • Starting line-up

      • C. Cudicini
      • Y. Kaboul
      • M. Dawson
      • L. King
      • D. Rose Substitution Out (82′)
      • Sandro Yellow Card
      • L. Modric Goal
      • S. Pienaar Substitution Out (90′)
      • R. van der Vaart Goal Substitution Out (53′)
      • A. Lennon
      • P. Crouch

      Subs

      • J. Defoe Substitution In53′
      • S. Pletikosa
      • N. Kranjcar Substitution In90′
      • S. Bassong Substitution In82′
      • J. Bostock
      • R. Pavlyuchenko
      • J. Livermore

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