Liverpool match thread

Jenas will go for a scan on his calf after limping off 20 minutes into the match.

"JJ felt his calf tighten up," Redknapp explained.

"He felt suddenly as if something had gone. He'll go for a scan in the morning. He may have caught it in time. It's a shame because he has been playing well."

Defoe looked up for it lastnight , once he finds his match fitness i can see him banging them in , we really have missed him he gives us something else up front with his pace and eye for goal it looks really good for us atm and long may it continue, we need to rip into liverpool and put them to the sword , this is the type of game we slip up in so we need a good result , weve beaten inter , we head the group in the champions league and weve done the goons in there own back yard, the confidence must be sky high in the squad .. on wards and upwards

Not sure if VDV will make the Pool game, SSN saying he's still recovering from ankle injury. Lets hope he can make it for the Pool game, as Jenas is out after picking up a knock against Bremen last night, so we are short in midfield atm, with Hudds, jenas and vdv possibly out.

i cant see harry playin vdv in the middle with modric

i would keep near enough the same team.

gomez
hutton galas kaboul ekotto
lennon wp modric bale
crouch defoe

sub bentley cudichini pav sandro vdv krankar keane

would be nice to get all 3 points 2mz. what a week it would of been for us.
i would go with jims team. bring on defoe later.
some strange results today. west brom smashed the toffes
wolves won. man c drew at stoke.

qpr beat rivals cardif and guess who smashed in another goal top corner.
dont see other midfeilders scoring as many goals he has so much for easy league.

coys

It would seem that at The Lane we have the mojo over Liverpool . . . . .

At Tottenham Hotspur (75)

Results Total %

Tottenham Hotspur Wins 36 (48.00%)

Liverpool Wins 22 (29.33%)

Draws 17 (22.67%)

Goals Total Av.pg

Tottenham Hotspur 109 (1.45 p/g)

Liverpool 89 (1.19 p/g)

Match-by-match
Season Date Home Score Away Competition
2009/2010 Wed 20 Jan Liverpool 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 16 Aug Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Liverpool Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 24 May Liverpool 3 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2008/2009 Wed 12 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 2 Liverpool League Cup
2008/2009 Sat 01 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Liverpool Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 11 May Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 2 Liverpool Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 07 Oct Liverpool 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
2006/2007 Sat 30 Dec Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Liverpool Premiership
2006/2007 Sat 23 Sep Liverpool 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 14 Jan Liverpool 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 10 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 0 Liverpool Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 16 Apr Liverpool 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2004/2005 Wed 01 Dec Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 Liverpool League Cup
2004/2005 Sat 14 Aug Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 Liverpool Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 17 Jan Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Liverpool Premiership
2003/2004 Wed 27 Aug Liverpool 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2002/2003 Sun 16 Mar Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 3 Liverpool Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 26 Oct Liverpool 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 27 Apr Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Liverpool Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 22 Sep Liverpool 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2000/2001 Sun 22 Apr Liverpool 3 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership
2000/2001 Sun 19 Nov Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Liverpool Premiership
1999/2000 Sun 09 Apr Liverpool 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Premiership

Record Scores
Highest Aggregate 9 Tottenham Hotspur 7 - 2 Liverpool 1962/1963
Highest Tottenham Hotspur score: 7 Tottenham Hotspur 7 - 2 Liverpool 1962/1963
Highest Liverpool score: 7 Liverpool 7 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1978/1979

Aaron Lennon struck an injury-time winner as he earned Tottenham a dramatic win against Liverpool.

Lennon raced through to slot in and move Spurs six points off the top.

The home side had gone behind when Martin Skrtel stabbed in a shot from 10 yards after his header came back off team-mate David Ngog.

Jermain Defoe missed a Spurs penalty but Spurs levelled when Skrtel turned a Luka Modric cross into his own net before Lennon's late winner.

The victory after a thrilling game of rollercoaster fortunes will only enhance Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp's claims that his side can win the Premier League title.

Redknapp talked up his side's chances after a 3-2 win at Arsenal and, after a midweek victory over Werder Bremen in the Champions League, Spurs proved they have the kind of fighting qualities and consistency they will need to back up their manager's words.

Liverpool were punished for not taking some gilt-edged chances, although they did show the gap between the two sides might not be as large as the differing recent fortunes of the pair might suggest.

However, it was Tottenham's reaction to adversity which ultimatley proved the more decisive and impressive.

The home side started promisingly enough as Lennon skinned Reds left-back Paul Konchesky and found Modric, who failed to get enough power and direction on a shot he fired straight at keeper Pepe Reina.

A Maxi Rodriguez angled strike went wide at the other end before Redknapp's risk in playing Rafael Van der Vaart backfired with the influential playmaker going off injured after 10 minutes.

Defoe came on as his replacement and he quickly showed signs of intent when he volleyed a Modric cross at Reina in what was proving to be an absorbing game as the team's traded blows.

Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch got ahead of Jamie Carragher but steered a shot wide from a corner for the home side, while another Maxi effort was smartly palmed round the post by keeper Heurelho Gomes.

Spurs had a great chance to take the lead when Reina palmed a Modric cross to Defoe, who showed signs of rustiness as his close range shot was blocked off the goal-line by Carragher.

Another Spurs player in Younes Kaboul was forced to go off injured and, after Raul Meireles had a well-struck 25-yard strike palmed wide, the visitors went ahead.

Skrtel headed a free-kick against Ngog before reacting quickest to send in the loose ball.

Spurs were wobbling and should have been further behind when an audacious pass from Torres put Maxi through on goal but he tried to be too clever instead of shooting at goal and only ended up fooling himself rather than Gomes.

The usually clinical Torres was twice through on goal either side of half-time but was foiled by crucial Sebastien Bassong tackles on both occasions.

Liverpool's lack of ruthlessness almost came back to haunt them only for Meireles to head a off Bale strike off the line.

And the White Hart Lane side had the ideal chance to draw level when they were awarded a penalty for Ngog blocking a Bale free-kick with his arms as he rose to block it in the Reds wall.

However, although Defoe sent the spot-kick horribly wide, Modric helped quickly eased Spurs' disappointment as they found the kind of attacking rhythm which has made them such an entertaining team to watch.

The diminutive Croatian scythed through the Liverpool defence and had his low cross turned into his own net by Skrtel with Crouch waiting for a tap-in.

The intensity of the game ratcheted up along with the noise from the home faithful as the game turned into a frantic affair.

Both sides were denied penalties when Konchesky appeared to push Crouch, while with Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt went down after a challenge by Spurs left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto in the Spurs area.

Meireles sent a rasping left-foot shot just wide, before the decisive intervention of Lennon.

Crouch flicked on a long Assou-Ekotto ball and Lennon, who had got inside Konchesky, kept his cool to sidefoot past Reina.

Sunday, 28 November 2010

Barclays Premier League

Tottenham 2 - 1 Liverpool



The home side had gone behind when Martin Skrtel stabbed in a shot from 10 yards after his header came back off team-mate David Ngog.

Jermain Defoe missed a Spurs penalty but Spurs levelled when Skrtel turned a Luka Modric cross into his own net before Lennon's late winner.

The victory after a thrilling game of rollercoaster fortunes will only enhance Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp's claims that his side can win the Premier League title.

Redknapp talked up his side's chances after a 3-2 win at Arsenal and, after a midweek victory over Werder Bremen in the Champions League, Spurs proved they have the kind of fighting qualities and consistency they will need to back up their manager's words.

Liverpool were punished for not taking some gilt-edged chances, although they did show the gap between the two sides might not be as large as the differing recent fortunes of the pair might suggest.

However, it was Tottenham's reaction to adversity which ultimatley proved the more decisive and impressive.

The home side started promisingly enough as Lennon skinned Reds left-back Paul Konchesky and found Modric, who failed to get enough power and direction on a shot he fired straight at keeper Pepe Reina.

A Maxi Rodriguez angled strike went wide at the other end before Redknapp's risk in playing Rafael Van der Vaart backfired with the influential playmaker going off injured after 10 minutes.

Defoe came on as his replacement and he quickly showed signs of intent when he volleyed a Modric cross at Reina in what was proving to be an absorbing game as the team's traded blows.

Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch got ahead of Jamie Carragher but steered a shot wide from a corner for the home side, while another Maxi effort was smartly palmed round the post by keeper Heurelho Gomes.

Spurs had a great chance to take the lead when Reina palmed a Modric cross to Defoe, who showed signs of rustiness as his close range shot was blocked off the goal-line by Carragher.

Another Spurs player in Younes Kaboul was forced to go off injured and, after Raul Meireles had a well-struck 25-yard strike palmed wide, the visitors went ahead.

Skrtel headed a free-kick against Ngog before reacting quickest to send in the loose ball.

Spurs were wobbling and should have been further behind when an audacious pass from Torres put Maxi through on goal but he tried to be too clever instead of shooting at goal and only ended up fooling himself rather than Gomes.

The usually clinical Torres was twice through on goal either side of half-time but was foiled by crucial Sebastien Bassong tackles on both occasions.

Liverpool's lack of ruthlessness almost came back to haunt them only for Meireles to head a off Bale strike off the line.

And the White Hart Lane side had the ideal chance to draw level when they were awarded a penalty for Ngog blocking a Bale free-kick with his arms as he rose to block it in the Reds wall.

However, although Defoe sent the spot-kick horribly wide, Modric helped quickly eased Spurs' disappointment as they found the kind of attacking rhythm which has made them such an entertaining team to watch.

The diminutive Croatian scythed through the Liverpool defence and had his low cross turned into his own net by Skrtel with Crouch waiting for a tap-in.

The intensity of the game ratcheted up along with the noise from the home faithful as the game turned into a frantic affair.

Both sides were denied penalties when Konchesky appeared to push Crouch, while with Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt went down after a challenge by Spurs left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto in the Spurs area.

Meireles sent a rasping left-foot shot just wide, before the decisive intervention of Lennon.

Crouch flicked on a long Assou-Ekotto ball and Lennon, who had got inside Konchesky, kept his cool to sidefoot past Reina.




Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool FT
(HT 0-1)

Skrtel 42 (Liverpool Goal)

Skrtel (og) 65 (Tottenham Goal)

Lennon 90+2 (Tottenham Goal)





Att: 36,310

TOTTENHAM Vs LIVERPOOL

Possession
Tottenham 51% Liverpool 49%

Attempts on target
Tottenham 13 Liverpool 8

Attempts off target
Tottenham 7 Liverpool 4

Corners
Tottenham 5 Liverpool 8

Fouls
Tottenham 6 Liverpool 16