FT: TOTTENHAM 0-5 LIVERPOOL

Date: Sunday 15 December 2013
Kick Off: 16:00
Venue: White Hart Lane, London
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Referee: Jon Moss (West Yorkshire)
Broadcast: Sky Sports 1, 15:30


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=232222


Liverpool absolutely thrashed Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday evening as they came away with a five-goal win.

After a cagey opening for both sides, Liverpool settled and went on to dominate the first half. The first goal came on 18 minutes as Jordan Henderson capitalised on a slip by Michael Dawson to play it through for Luis Suarez to slot into the far corner.

Liverpool continued to dominate and were guilty of missing a few good chances, but they doubled their lead five minutes before the break with a real mess in the Spurs defence. Firstly Henderson took a shot which was saved by Hugo Lloris, and it then fell for Suarez whose shot was also saved. But it fell back to Henderson and he made no mistake on his second attempt, as Lloris was left wondering where the help was from the surrounding defenders.

In the second half, Tottenham started playing a bit better but their chances of a comeback took a real blow as Paulinho received a straight red card for a high boot into Suarez's chest.

With 15 minutes remaining, Liverpool killed off the game once and for all as Suarez crossed it in for Jon Flanagan to smash in his first ever goal for Liverpool in off the underside of the bar.

As Spurs tried in vain to get a consolation goal, Liverpool continued to rip apart their defence at will, and substitute Luis Alberto put Suarez through to chip it beautifully over the onrushing Lloris. And the rout was complete as Suarez played it into Raheem Sterling with a minute to go and he slotted it into the net.

The result takes Liverpool back up to second place and two points adrift of leaders Arsenal, with big games coming up away to Manchester City and Chelsea.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

TOTTENHAM - 0

LIVERPOOL - 5
Suarez 18', 84'
Henderson 40'
Flanagan 75'
Sterling 89'


LEAGUE POSITIONS AS IT STANDS

2. Liverpool - Pld 16, W 10, D 3, L 3, F 39, A 18, GD 21, Pts 33
7. Tottenham - Pld 16, W 8, D 3, L 5, F 15, A 21, GD -6, Pts 27


TEAMS

Tottenham
25 Lloris
2 Walker
20 Dawson
15 Capoue
16 Naughton (Fryers 46')
7 Lennon
30 Sandro (Holtby 30' )
19 Dembele (Townsend 60')
21 Chadli
8 Paulinho
9 Soldado

Subs
24 Friedel
11 Lamela
14 Holtby
17 Townsend
18 Defoe
22 Sigurdsson
35 Fryers

Liverpool
22 Mignolet
2 Johnson
37 Skrtel
17 Sakho
38 Flanagan
21 Lucas (Alberto 79')
24 Allen
31 Sterling
14 Henderson
10 Coutinho (Moses 90')
7 Suarez

Subs
1 B Jones
4 Toure
5 Agger
6 Alberto
9 Aspas
12 Moses
34 Kelly


KEY UPDATES

18: GOAL - TOTTENHAM 0-1 LIVERPOOL
Michael Dawson fails to clear the ball for Tottenham and Jordan Henderson nips in to lay it off to Luis Suarez (16), who takes it forward and slots it into the far corner.

26: TOTTENHAM BOOKING
Michael Dawson receives a yellow card (5) for a foul on Jordan Henderson.

30: TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION
Sandro is replaced by Lewis Holtby due to injury.

40: GOAL - TOTTENHAM 0-2 LIVERPOOL
Jordan Henderson (2) has an initial shot saved by Hugo Lloris, then a follow-up shot from Luis Suarez is also saved, before it falls back for Henderson to lash it into the net.

43: TOTTENHAM BOOKING
Kyle Walker receives a yellow card (4) for a foul on Jon Flanagan.

46: TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION
Kyle Naughton is replaced by Zeki Fryers at half time.

60: TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION
Moussa Dembele is replaced by Andros Townsend.

63: TOTTENHAM SENDING OFF
Paulinho receives a red card (1) for a foul on Luis Suarez.

66: TOTTENHAM BOOKING
Lewis Holtby receives a yellow card (1) for a foul on Joe Allen.

75: GOAL - TOTTENHAM 0-3 LIVERPOOL
Luis Suarez receives the ball on the right and he crosses it in for Jon Flanagan (1) to smash in off the underside of the bar.

79: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Lucas is replaced by Luis Alberto.

84: GOAL - TOTTENHAM 0-4 LIVERPOOL
Luis Alberto plays it through to Luis Suarez (17), who chips it beautifully over the onrushing Hugo Lloris into the net.

89: GOAL - TOTTENHAM 0-5 LIVERPOOL
Luis Suarez slips the ball through to Raheem Sterling (3) as Liverpool counter, and he slots it into the bottom right corner of the net.

90: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Victor Moses.


LAST MATCHES

Tottenham
Thursday 12 December 2013
UEFA Europa League Group K
Tottenham 4-1 Anzhi Makhachkala

Liverpool
Saturday 7 December 2013
Barclays Premier League
Liverpool 4-1 West Ham

Head to head
Sunday 10 March 2013
Barclays Premier League
Liverpool 3-2 Tottenham


TOP SCORERS

Tottenham
Jermain Defoe - 9
Roberto Soldado - 9
Paulinho - 4

Liverpool
Luis Suarez - 17
Daniel Sturridge - 11
Steven Gerrard - 3