Liverpool 3:1 Tottenham: League Cup Match Result — Sportpul

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Finished

Kick-off was 15 Sep, 20:00 BST

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Venue: Anfield City: Liverpool

In the League Cup game on 15 September 2026, Liverpool beat Tottenham 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 5:6, corners 5:9.

Match report

Liverpool saw off Tottenham 3:1 in the Round of 32 of the League Cup on Tuesday evening. The home side took control through Alexis Mac Allister's early strike and held firm despite a late Tottenham response from Conor Gallagher.

And here's the thing — the opening goal came at minute 21, just after the sort of period Étienne would remember most vividly. Mac Allister finished a Liverpool move that saw them press forward with purpose. By then, Tottenham had already shown they weren't going to sit back, with Jeremie Frimpong picking up a yellow card at minute 40 and Omar Marmoush following suit a minute later.

To be fair, the match shifted after the break. Cody Gakpo restored the two-goal cushion at minute 54, but Tottenham's Gallagher pulled one back at minute 69. The away side had been more comfortable on the ball — 56 per cent possession — and created more from distance with six shots outside the penalty area compared to Liverpool's six inside it.

The statistics tell an interesting story. Tottenham registered 2.33 expected goals against Liverpool's 1.53, yet that doesn't account for the quality of chances or the discipline of the finishers. Liverpool's goalkeeper made five saves to his counterpart's two, and the hosts managed 17 successful tackles against 12 from the visitors.

What matters now is the progression. Liverpool advance while Tottenham's cup campaign comes to an end, adding to a run of difficult fixtures — two consecutive 0:0 draws before this defeat.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 5 – 6

Shots off target 2 – 5

Expected goals 1.53 – 2.33

⚽ 21' Alexis Mac Allister — Goal 🟨 36' Ronald Araujo — Yellow card 🟨 40' Jeremie Frimpong — Yellow card 🟨 41' Omar Marmoush — Yellow card ⇄ 45' Joe Gomez — Substitution 🟨 45+3' Rodrigo Bentancur — Yellow card ⚽ 54' Cody Gakpo — Goal ⇄ 57' Rodrigo Bentancur — Substitution ⇄ 57' Destiny Udogie — Substitution ⇄ 62' Treymaurice Nyoni — Substitution ⇄ 62' James McConnell — Substitution ⚽ 69' Conor Gallagher — Goal ⇄ 72' Rio Ngumoha — Substitution 🟨 75' Milos Kerkez — Yellow card ⇄ 75' Mohammed Kudus — Substitution ⇄ 75' Conor Gallagher — Substitution ⇄ 85' Mathys Tel — Substitution ⇄ 86' Lewis Koumas — Substitution 🟨 88' Andoni Iraola — Yellow card ⚽ 90+1' Dominik Szoboszlai — Goal

Match events

21' 1:0 Liverpool Goal Alexis Mac Allister
36' 1:0 Liverpool Yellow card Ronald Araujo
40' 1:0 Liverpool Yellow card Jeremie Frimpong
41' 1:0 Tottenham Yellow card Omar Marmoush
45' 1:0 Liverpool Substitution Joe Gomez off: Jérémy Jacquet
45+3' 1:0 Tottenham Yellow card Rodrigo Bentancur
54' 2:0 Liverpool Goal Cody Gakpo assist: Alexis Mac Allister
57' 2:0 Tottenham Substitution Rodrigo Bentancur off: Mateus Fernandes
57' 2:0 Tottenham Substitution Destiny Udogie off: Andrew Robertson
62' 2:0 Liverpool Substitution Treymaurice Nyoni off: Ryan Gravenberch
62' 2:0 Liverpool Substitution James McConnell off: Dominik Szoboszlai
69' 2:1 Tottenham Goal Conor Gallagher assist: Mateus Fernandes
72' 2:1 Liverpool Substitution Rio Ngumoha off: Bradley Barcola
75' 2:1 Liverpool Yellow card Milos Kerkez
75' 2:1 Tottenham Substitution Mohammed Kudus off: Sávio Moreira de Oliveira
75' 2:1 Tottenham Substitution Conor Gallagher off: James Maddison
85' 2:1 Tottenham Substitution Mathys Tel off: Dominic Solanke
86' 2:1 Liverpool Substitution Lewis Koumas off: Alexander Isak
88' 2:1 Liverpool Yellow card Andoni Iraola
90+1' 3:1 Liverpool Goal Dominik Szoboszlai assist: Cody Gakpo

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

5 Shots on target 6

2 Shots off target 5

1.53 Expected goals 2.33

2 Big chances 3

92 Attacks 91

5 Corners 9

15 Fouls 11

11 Free kicks 14

1 Offsides 3

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 8

13 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

8/2433% Aerial duels 16/2467%

46 Backward passes 87

5 Blocked shots 6

31 Clearances 16

3/1421% Crosses 3/2015%

5/1050% Dribbles 12/2255%

0.82 Expected assists 1.37

65 Failed passes 63

5 Goalkeeper saves 2

14 Interceptions 7

7 Key passes 13

24/5345% Long passes 16/3644%

76 Passes into the final third 95

226 Passes in the opposition half 243

158 Passes in own half 253

0.42 Shot accuracy 0.35

6 Shots from outside the box 6

6 Shots inside the box 11

17/2374% Tackles 12/1963%

370 Total passes 476

Line-ups

Liverpool

Starting XI
#	Player	number
25	Giorgi Mamardashvili	25
2	Joseph Dave Gomez	2
6	Miloš Kerkez	6
30	Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong	30
33	Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva	33
10	Alexis Mac Allister	10
18	Cody Mathès Gakpo	18
42	T. Nioni	42
53	James McConnell	53
73	R. Ngumoha	73
67	Lewis Koumas	67

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Alisson	1
5	J. Jacquet	5
44	Luke Chambers	44
3	Wataru Endo	3
8	Dominik Szoboszlai	8
38	Ryan Jiro Gravenberch	38
9	Alexander Isak	9
23	Víctor Muñoz Villanueva	23
29	Bradley Barcola	29

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Tottenham

Starting XI
#	Player	number
39	Martin Dúbravka	39
4	Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabioyo	4
5	Marcos Nicolás Senesi Barón	5
13	Iyenoma Destiny Udogie	13
14	A. Gray	14
8	Conor John Gallagher	8
11	Mathys Henri Tel	11
15	Lucas Erik Holger Bergvall	15
20	Mohammed Kudus	20
30	Rodrigo Bentancur Colmán	30
22	Omar Khaled Mohamed Abd Elsala Marmoush	22

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Antonín Kinský	31
3	Andrew Henry Robertson	3
6	Jan Paul van Hecke	6
33	Benjamin Thomas Davies	33
37	Micky van de Ven	37
10	James Maddison	10
18	Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes	18
17	Sávio Moreira de Oliveira	17
19	Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell	19

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