Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool – Premier League LIVE: Cody Gakpo levels the game after Son Heung-min had opened the scoring with Curtis Jones sent off for the Reds
It’s a low cross and it’s absolutely pinpoint. He just doesn’t make the connection.
Golden, golden chance. And that’s half time.
Gakpo levels it up!
Cody Gakpo has scored and injured himself doing so.
Szoboszlai puts a cross in and Van Dijk headers it down. Gakpo’s touch is poor but his shot isn’t and he fires Liverpool level.
The Reds have already come from behind to win with 10 men once this season…
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool
WELL THAT CAME FROM NOWHERE!
Udogie goes into the book
Gomez goes down on the right a nd wins Liverpool a free kick.
Szoboszlai’s cross is cleared. Six minutes added on.
Yellow for Udogie after he trips Gakpo.
Tottenham hit the post!
Richarlison hits the post! Think it wouldn’t have stood though with Udogie running across Alisson.
Spurs are well on top now. Liverpool need to hang in there.
Liverpool penalty check
A brief check for a Liverpool penalty with Van de Ven on Gomez. But we carry on.
Mac Allister goes into the book for stopping a counter attack. Allison then saves from Son.
Son puts Spurs ahead
Great pass my Maddison, who is pulling the strings from deep. Richarlison is indown the left and he picks out his mate in the middle – Son Heung-min – who pokes in from close range to give his side the lead.
It’s a long way back for Liverpool now…
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool
AND TOTTENHAM TAKE THE LEAD UP THE OTHER END!
Diaz goal ruled out for offside
I won’t lie, I thought Liverpool had just taken the lead.
Playing on the counter now, Salah pokes Diaz through and he finishes superbly. The flag is up and there’s a VAR check but he’s off.
I’ve not seen the lines but I’m sure Romero was keeping him on. I guess not, but that was strange.
Tottenham on top
Tottenham dominating the territory now and Maddison gets the first shot away since the red, but it’s same and Alisson saves easily.
A good chance for Richarlison now as he’s found by Kulusevski but it’s over.
Liverpool have to re-build
I’ll be honest, I don’t think anyone knows the rules anymore.
I agree with Gary Neville on Sky commentary. He’s tackled Bissouma and his foot has slipped off the ball. It wasn’t intentional but it’s still high. I’m honestly not sure.
Anyway, Liverpool need a re-shuffle and this game has changed massively.
CURTIS JONES IS SENT OFF
Yep. That’s harsh but he’s gone. He’s gone over the ball and his foot slips but we know how it ends when referees go to the screen.
VAR check for a red card
Effort from Salah with the outside of his foot but it’s well over. Think it took a deflection but a goal kick is given.
Gomez crosses now but no Liverpool player is in the box.
Curtis Jones is booked for a high challenge on Bissouma. He is high and there’s a VAR check. A touch on the ball and his foot slips off.
Might be in trouble here…
Good recovery pace from Van de Ven
Good ball down the line for Szoboszlai from Salah aand his cross makes its way to Jones, who shoots but his effort is blocked.
Fantastic pace from Van de Ven who gets back to recover against Gakpo after a through ball from Jones.
A knee issue is why Nunez isn’t starting, I’m told.
Tottenham penalty appeal turned down
Not sure what’s happened but Klopp and Richarlison exchange words. Looked like the Brazillian was nodding sarcastically.
A cross from Kulusevski hits Van Dijk in the hand but it’s down. He’s lucky it hit that had because if it was the other one that’s a penalty. It might have been outside the box anyway.
BIG double save from Vicario
WOW! A FANTASTIC PIECE OF GOALKEEPING!
Szoboszlai goes long to Diaz and he plays in Robertson, who squares it to Gakpo. He can’t get the ball out his feet and when he eventually goes Vicario saves.
Roobertoson is following up but Vicario is there again! Best chance of the game.
Good play from Richarlison
Gakpo loses out in the middle of the park. Richarlison gets the better of Gomez on the right and fires in an unexpected cross, low past Alisson.
Kulusevski is chasing and can’t quite get there. Chance.
Spurs come forward now
First signs of nerves perhaps as Mac Allister passes out of play.
Sarr then nearly nicks one as Alisson tries to play out!
Spurs then come flying forward. Kulusevski with the shot and Van Dijk blocks.
Liverpool have the first shot of the game
A bright start from the home side with Son driving forward and a huge roar greeats him.
Liverpool settle down now a bit with the ball. Robertson gets a ball in from high up on the left. Joe Gomez is playing centrally at the other end.
The first shot as Salah tees up Diaz but he fires wide.
Mac Allister shoots wide from the resulting corner.
Kick off!
Some atmosphere inside the ground.
Here come the teams!
The teams are on their ways out at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Kick off is moments away.
Premier League full times
Right then, it’s full time in all the 3pms and we’ve had some cracking results.
Manchester United 0-1 Crystal Palace
West Ham 2-0 Sheffield United
Wolves 2-1 Manchester City
Aston Villa beat Brighton 6-1 earlier on.
Son to stay through the middle
Well I mentioned that Son would be back out on the left today, but Ange Postecoglou has told broadcasters that he’ll be through the middle with Richarlison left.
He’s the third player to start out there in as many games.
Trent Alexander-Arnold back in the Liverpool squad
Liverpool have changed just one from their 3-1 win over West Ham last weekend, with Gakpo coming in for Nunez.
But the main headline is that Trent Alexander-Arnold is in after being absent through injury since the international break.
Joe Gomez and Joel Matip remain on the right side of the Reds’ defence.
Son and Maddison start for Tottenham
There had been doubts over the fitness of the pair after they hobbled off in the derby last week but they’re both fine to start.
It looks like Son will be going back out wide despite his success through the middle recently, as Richarlison replaces the injured Brennan Johnson in the side’s only change from last week.
Liverpool team to face Tottenham
Alisson, Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.
Last term they were forced to chase down Arsenal, eventually overtaking thh Gunnersin the final weeks of the campaign, but this time they have flown out the blocks.
Pep Guardiola’s men have won their first six league games, scoring 16 goals and conceding just three times. They have set their stall out early for a sixth title in seven years.
A breath of fresh air for Spurs
And what a contrast it’s been for Tottenham, eh?
Ange Postecoglou, the best way I think to describe it, has been a breath of fresh air.
Not just his off-field antics, but his play style. No fear. Focus on attack. No Harry Kane, but no problem.
They are also undefeated. Today may be their toughest test – potentially bar last week – and we will see if they are up to it.
They certianly won’t hold back.
Liverpool’s positive start
Both of these sides are unbeaten so far and keen to bounce back from disappointing campaigns last term.
Liverpool in particualr, perhaps. Jurgen Klopp’s side went from Champions League finalists to finishing outsdie the top four in the Premier League last season but they’ve changed a lot from the team that won the division just three seasons ago.
The midfield has changed. The style has changed. The attack has changed.
They’re second, and given City’s current scoreline, they could go top today.
Jurgen Klopp has challenged his Liverpool 2.0 to create their own destiny as he explained how rebuilding the team has left him re-energised.
Liverpool’s flying start to the campaign – they have won their last seven fixtures in all competitions – will be put to the test over the next week, with trips to Tottenham and Brighton sandwiching a tricky Europa League fixture at home to Belgian side Union St Gilloise.
Klopp will not allow himself to get caught up in the excitement that is growing within the red half of the city and warned repeatedly on Friday that for all the promising signs, the team is still ‘not stable’ and he is anxious about the way they are beginning matches.
Two teams, two stand-out new signings
Whilst both Liverpool and Tottenham appear to have recruited extremely shrewdly over the summer – and in north London, that includes off the pitch – arguably the two standouts have had a transformative effect on their respective midfields: Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai and James Maddison for Spurs.
Within weeks, Szoboszlai has been compared to no less a Reds icon that Steven Gerrard, and Maddison’s budding partnership with Son Heung-min is going some way to banishing bittersweet memories of Harry Kane.
But who comes out on top today?
Three goals down inside 15 minutes, Spurs fought back against all odds and thought they’d stolen a point thanks to Richarlison‘s 93rd-minute equaliser.
Wrong. There was still enough time for Diogo Jota to send Anfield into raptures with an even later winning goal…
Good afternoon!
It’s been a busy day of Premier League action, but we’re going to switch focus to the day’s final kick-off, as Liverpool travel to Tottenham with the hope to knocking the north London side off their perch.
Both teams are unbeaten in the league thus far – but who walks away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the points this evening?
Stick around as we bring you team news, build-up, and more ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off.
Key Updates
Diaz has to score!
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool
Diaz goal ruled out for offside
CURTIS JONES IS SENT OFF
Trent Alexander-Arnold back in the Liverpool squad
Son and Maddison start for Tottenham
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Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool – Premier League LIVE: Cody Gakpo levels the game after Son Heung-min had opened the scoring with Curtis Jones sent off for the Reds