Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool
Match pulse
TOTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Spurs 2-1
Tottenham Hotspur beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at White Hart Lane. Goals for Spurs: Benoît Assou-Ekotto (44') and Sébastien Bassong (59'). Goals for Liverpool: Steven Gerrard (56' pen).
Play by play
- 93'
Spurs have more points now after one game than they did after eight games last season! Thanks for your company. Bye for now.
- 93'
That is that! Liverpool open their Premier League account with a defeat! Great start for Spurs!
- 92'
Now it gets shirty as Torres and Huddlestone and Bassong collide. Lucas shoves someone, Torres looks indignant. Referee intervenes. No cards.
- 91'
Defoe makes way now and Pavlyuchenko is on.
- 90'
This is squeaky bum central now, last ditch tackles and interceptions aplenty. Gerrard's shot is blocked then Defoe bashes one out of play.
- 89'
Our commentators are banging on incessantly about Liverpool's late goals last season. Leave it out boys. Now Sammy Lee has been sent to the stands. Ha ha.
- 88'
Voronin drops deep and swings in an aimless ball that Gomes catches with a smirk.
- 87'
Now Torres cries pen as his cross hit Assou-Ekotto. Liverpool's fans go nuts but the Tottenham fans are laughing their heads off.
- 86'
Decent Spurs defending as Benayoun charged towards the area on the break, he looked for Voronin who let it run a bit too far before he is blocked off by Assou-Ekotto. Rafa screams pen but Dowd says no.
- 85'
Ayala tussles with Defoe on the byline and gives away a free kick.
- 84'
Jamie O'Hara is coming on to try and shore things up and Luka Modric comes off.
- 83'
King gets a vital touch on Gerrard's cross to prevent Torres tapping in. Pressure mounting.
- 82'
Johnson sends in a ball that hasn't enough whip on it and Bassong clears. Ledley King is hurting, big time. His knee is all bone no cartlidge you know. Nasty.
- 81'
Lennon gives Spurs' defence a breather after flying down the wing. His cross goes out for a throw before Palacios' cross is claimed by Reina.
- 80'
Liverpool setting up camp in Spurs' final third now as their defence sinks ever deeper.
- 78'
Benayoun works some space and hits a shot that deflects off Ledley King and out for a corner. Kuyt makes way for Voronin.
- 77'
Ooh, now you're in trouble Spurs, here comes Andriy Voronin!
- 75'
Daniel Ayala comes on for Skrtel, who is still clearly struggling with his chin knock.
- 74'
Crouch wins his first header after Assou-Ekotto floated it in but it is right at Reina.
- 73'
Gerrard plays a nice one two with Benayoun and gets into the area but his left foot shot is weak and Gomes saves easily.
- 72'
Great ball in from Johnson and Torres can't quite get on top of it and his header flashes wide.
- 70'
King makes amends after his header went right to Torres. He then puts in a great tackle to win the ball back.
- 68'
Good break from Spurs as Defoe feeds Lennon but his cross flashes past Crouch. Then Modric strikes one from the subsequent throw but it is well wide.
- 67'
Now Keane makes way for Peter Crouch. If Spurs don't win this it is his fault.
- 66'
Johnson comes forward again - he's been Liverpool's best attacking player - and is chopped down by Assou-Ekotto, who is booked. Babel makes way for Benayoun.
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