Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Liverpool scored on 91′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 91′
League Cup · Round of 32
Liverpool
Alexis Mac Allister 21'
Cody Gakpo 54'
Dominik Szoboszlai 90+1'
3 – 1
FT
HT 1–0
Tottenham
Conor Gallagher 69'
League Cup
Round of 32Liverpool3–1Tottenham
6
Shots in the box
11
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
21′54′69′91′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham
Liverpool saw off Tottenham 3-1 at Anfield in League Cup. Allister opened the scoring for Liverpool on 21', Gakpo made it 2-0 to Liverpool on 54', Gallagher pulled one back for Tottenham on 69' and Szoboszlai made it 3-1 to Liverpool on 91'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Liverpool took 6 of their 12 attempts inside the box, Tottenham 11 of 17. Liverpool held 55.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Liverpool graded out for cynical press — 15 fouls and 3 yellow cards. Tottenham graded out for set-piece siege — 9 corners.
A. Mac Allister came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.8 for Liverpool from 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with Liverpool conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
55%Possession45%
12Shots17
What the numbers say
3 readsCynical Press
Liverpool
Liverpool broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 15 fouls and 3 bookings.
- Fouls
- 15
- Yellow cards
- 3
Set-Piece Siege
Tottenham
Tottenham turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 9 corners.
- Corners
- 9
- Opponent
- 5
Timeline
Alexis Mac Allister
⚽21'
Ronald Araujo
Foul
🟨36'
Jeremie Frimpong
Foul
🟨40'
🟨41'
Omar Marmoush
Foul
Jérémy Jacquet ↑ Joe Gomez ↓
🔄45'
🟨45+3'
Rodrigo Bentancur
Foul
Half-time
Cody Gakpo — assist: Alexis Mac Allister
⚽54'
🔄57'
Mateus Fernandes ↑ Rodrigo Bentancur ↓
🔄57'
Andrew Robertson ↑ Destiny Udogie ↓
Ryan Gravenberch ↑ Treymaurice Nyoni ↓
🔄62'
Dominik Szoboszlai ↑ James McConnell ↓
🔄62'
⚽69'
Conor Gallagher — assist: Mateus Fernandes
Bradley Barcola ↑ Rio Ngumoha ↓
🔄72'
Milos Kerkez
Foul
🟨75'
🔄75'
Sávio Moreira de Oliveira ↑ Mohammed Kudus ↓
🔄75'
James Maddison ↑ Conor Gallagher ↓
🔄85'
Dominic Solanke ↑ Mathys Tel ↓
Alexander Isak ↑ Lewis Koumas ↓
🔄86'
Andoni Iraola
Dissent
🟨88'
Dominik Szoboszlai — assist: Cody Gakpo
⚽90+1'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueAnfield, Liverpool
RefereeA. Madley
CompetitionLeague Cup
Season2026
RoundRound of 32
StatusMatch Finished