Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Tottenham Hotspur today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Liverpool FC 5 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:31A 5-2 win over Tottenham at Anfield clinches Liverpool’s second-ever Premier League title and 20th domestic league win, with their 15 point lead over second-placed Arsenal now unassailable! It was the visitors who gave the champions an early scare through Solanke, who deposited his header from a Maddison corner past Alisson after 12 minutes, but the Reds would hit for three in the remaining time in the period to give them a 3-1 lead at the break. Postecoglou’s team couldn’t wrestle back the momentum following the restart and were pegged back further just after the hour mark, when Salah cut inside in trademark style to dispatch a finish at the goalkeeper’s near post. Udogie’s own goal a half-dozen minutes later sealed the deal and left Tottenham with no chance at a comeback in the final quarter-hour, with the Reds opting to push forward in search of more instead of resting on their laurels. Slot’s side’s emphatic win is evident not just in the score but in the advanced stats, having produced an xG of 2.14 compared to Spurs’ 2.14. Liverpool clinch the title with four games to go and travel to play Chelsea on May 4, while Tottenham stay 16th and meet Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday before taking on West Ham in a week. That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Tottenham - we hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:27Robertson’s inswinging corner is initially beaten away by Davies but a heavy touch from Kulusevski allows Liverpool to regain possession, but the Liverpool left-back is unable to keep the ball in play following Konate’s errant square pass.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:26FULL-TIME: LIVERPOOL 5-1 TOTTENHAM
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:25Despite already leading by a comfortable margin, Liverpool are not showing any signs of running out the clock, pushing forward at every opportunity to try and get another. With reduced numbers at the back for Tottenham, they sense the opportunity to fill their boots and increase the lead to really celebrate their title win.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:24Yellow Card Richarlison de Andrade
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:21The fourth official indicates four minutes will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:20Robertson plays a corner short to Jones, who takes a touch to set himself before hitting a right-footed shot from distance that’s blocked by Kulusevski. The deflection lifts the ball up into the air and carries it towards Vicario, who wins a free-kick after Konate is spotted being overly physical in his attempts to win the duel.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:18Liverpool have scored five or more goals in four Premier League games against Tottenham - their joint-most occasions against a single opponent in the competition (level with Norwich and Watford).
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:17Salah is again allowed to dribble unopposed to the edge of Spurs’ 18-yard box, with the defenders sitting off the winger, but he tries one too many tricks in an attempt to open space once in the area and loses possession to Udogie.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:13Substitution Alexis Mac Allister Darwin Gabriel Núñez Ribeiro
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:11Danso’s ball over the top is tracked down by Kulusevski, but Tel is unable to get on the end of his cross from the right thanks to a slight touch from Endo to put the forward off.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:10Salah has now scored 16 goals against Tottenham in all competitions, only netting more against Manchester United (16) in his European club career. 12 of those 16 have come in the Premier League, with only Alan Shearer (14) netting more against Spurs in the competition.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:07Alexander-Arnold fires a flat, left-footed pass into the penalty area for Salah, who is unable to corral the ball despite being at full stretch, which gives Vicario a chance to collect for a goal-kick.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:06Substitution Trent John Alexander-Arnold Wataru Endō
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:06Substitution Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda Harvey Daniel James Elliott
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:06Liverpool have just a quarter-hour more to wait before being able to celebrate in front of their supporters, with the result surely wrapped up at this stage. Tottenham have not been able to apply any resistance at all since the restart, with the half-time changes doing little to alter the visitors’ fortunes or performance.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:04Tottenham have lost 18 Premier League games this season, only losing more in 1993-94 and 2003-04 (19 both times).
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
18:00Own goal Iyenoma Destiny Udogie
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:59Substitution Cody Mathès Gakpo Diogo José Teixeira da Silva
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:59Van Dijk tries his luck from over 30 yards away but he fails to hit the target, with Vicario scrambling across to his near post to cover the angle just in case.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:58Substitution Dominik Szoboszlai Curtis Julian Jones
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:58Substitution Mathys Henri Tel Wilson Serge Eric Odobert
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:58Substitution Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell Richarlison de Andrade
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:58With Tel pressing intently, Alexander-Arnold is forced to launch the ball forward hoping Salah will be able to track it down, but he sends it directly into the path of Vicario.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:54Goal Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:54Gravenberch lets fly from distance, sending his low strike through the crowd of bodies, but Vicario sees it the whole way and makes the straightforward save.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:52Danso steps forward with great timing to bring down Alexander-Arnold’s off-balance clearance from near his own corner flag, winning the ball ahead of Gakpo before hitting an ambitious shot from 25 yards away that dribbles harmlessly wide.
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17:50Tottenham last avoided defeat in a Premier League away match that they were trailing by two or more goals at half time in April 2014 (drew 3-3 with West Brom). On the other hand, Liverpool have never lost a Premier League game in which they’ve led by a pair or more at Anfield, winning 117 and drawing twice.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:49Szoboszlai’s pass down the right wing gives Salah the chance to take on Udogie, which he uses to drive into the penalty area before cutting inside to fire a left-footed shot that’s blocked behind by a well-placed Bergvall.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:46Mac Allister’s third corner in quick succession doesn’t come to anything and ends the string of Liverpool set-pieces, with Vicario able to catch the Argentina international’s delivery on the edge of his six-yard box.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:44Mac Allister works his corner short to Szoboszlai, who wraps his left foot around the ball to curl it towards the back post from an altered angle, but Danso is there to nod it behind and give Liverpool a second try from the other side.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:43Van Dijk’s ball over the top looks to drop kindly inside the area for Gakpo, but Danso reads the danger and steps over to head the ball away, knocking it down for Spence to keep possession.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:42Gakpo is a bit too unselfish after receiving Mac Allister’s pass through the lines in an onside position. With only Vicario to beat, the Netherlands international instead opts to square a pass for Salah to finish into an empty net instead of shooting himself with his right foot. A good idea, the connection fails to come off, with the errant pass put in front of the winger and behind for a goal-kick.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:41Gravenberch steals the ball back from Solanke in midfield and spreads play out to the left for Robertson, whose first-time cross from wide is blocked at the outset by Spence.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:37Tottenham get the match restarted from the kick-off!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:36Substitution James Daniel Maddison Dejan Kulusevski
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:36Substitution Archie James Francis Gray Pape Matar Sarr
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:23With nothing to lose, Tottenham should approach the second half in an even more open manner as they try to get back into the game and extend Liverpool’s wait for the title. Richarlison netted last game and will be an option off the bench in any one of the forward positions, while Kulusevski and Porro could add a bit more creativity through the middle and on the flank. For the Reds, Slot will not want to invite pressure and sit back, as even a draw is good enough to seal the Premier League title. Jones and Elliott may be introduced to freshen the legs in midfield with time winding down, and Nunez could be brought on in place of the booked Gakpo to help stretch the pitch in search of even more joy.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:22Early nerves crept in to leave Liverpool behind after just a dozen minutes, but Slot’s side corrected course and found the back of the net three times in just over a quarter-hour to give the hosts a 3-1 lead over Tottenham at the interval. The visitors silenced the crowd early, making the most of their first shot on target to take the lead through Solanke’s header via a Maddison corner, but the deficit seemed to wake up the Reds, who began to pour forward with urgency. Diaz restored parity exactly 271 seconds after the opener with a close-range sliding finish that was correctly given following a VAR check for offside, and Mac Allister put the hosts ahead a short time later with a thumping hit from distance. Gakpo would add the cherry on top and double the advantage with just over 10 minutes to go in the half, digging out an accurate shot to beat Vicario at his bottom corner after a Mac Allister corner was not properly cleared. Despite finding the back of the net on three separate occasions, Liverpool have only generated an xG of 1.16, while Tottenham’s 0.21 is enough for a single strike.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:21HALF-TIME: LIVERPOOL 3-1 TOTTENHAM
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:18The fourth official indicates four minutes will be added to the end of the half for stoppages.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:18Gakpo holds off Spence with strength to cut inside and curl a cross to the far post but without a team-mate in the vicinity, Vicario is allowed to make a routine catch.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:16Tottenham have conceded 13 goals against Liverpool this season, losing 6-3 in the Premier League and 4-0 in the League Cup semi-final second leg, as well as their current 3-1 deficit. The most they’ve allowed in a single campaign to one team is 14 (vs Chelsea in 2001-02).
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:15Bergvall receives Vicario’s pass and immediately plays the ball down the pitch for Johnson, who drives towards the byline before pulling back a low cross. The delivery just evades the outstretched foot of Solanke and travels to the back post where Tel looks to tuck a finish past Alisson, but a desperate Konate slides in and does just enough to take it off the foot of the forward!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:11Alexander-Arnold hits a skipping volley towards goal from 18 yards away after Salah’s knockdown from a Robertson cross, but Davies gets his head in the way bravely to repel the shot and protect Vicario.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:09This is the first time that Tottenham have trailed by two or more goals in a Premier League away game after scoring the opening goal since a 4-1 loss at Leicester in February 2023.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:09Things have gone from bad to worse for Tottenham, who now find themselves two goals down with 10 minutes to play in the half, having squandered their lead in just a dozen minutes midway through the period. Solanke’s header off the crossbar was the last shot Postecoglou’s side have had - which is still the only effort mustered outside of their goal.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:05Yellow Card Cody Mathès Gakpo
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:05Mac Allister is making both sides wait ahead of a corner-kick, with the wind constantly moving the ball off the designated spot. The midfielder has tried two or three times to finally deliver his cross, but he’ll need to wait for the breeze to die down first.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:05Goal Cody Mathès Gakpo
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:02With Szoboszlai and Mac Allister standing over the deadball it’s Alexander-Arnold who steps up to hit it, but he sends his effort high and wide of the target.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:01Bergvall charges through a stationary Szoboszlai and kicks his heels, bringing the midfielder to the ground to give Liverpool a free-kick in a dangerous, central position.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
17:00Looking to once again find the back of the net from a corner-kick, Maddison delivers his inswinger towards the back post looking for Solanke, but Konate gets their first to allow Alexander-Arnold to hook it away more emphatically.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:59CLOSE! Maddison’s free-kick delivery finds Solanke on the penalty spot, with the striker able to redirect his header towards goal. Forced into action, Alisson leaps up and gets fingertips to the effort, pushing it onto the crossbar and over for a corner!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:59Alexander-Arnold’s mistimed challenge on Udogie gives Tottenham a free-kick on the left touchline inside Liverpool’s half.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:55Assist Ryan Jiro Gravenberch
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:54Diaz has also become the second Liverpool player to score on his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool this season, with Jones also accomplishing the feat against Leicester City earlier in the year.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:53GAKPO SCORES BUT IT WON’T COUNT! In a similar routine to Liverpool’s goal for minutes ago, Gravenberch works a give-and-go with Salah on the edge of the 18-yard box before centring a pass across the face of goal for Gakpo, who slides in at the back post to finish the move. Just like for Diaz’s strike, the linesman raises his flag for offside, but this time the call is upheld, with the score remaining 1-1.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:52Diaz, who is appearing in his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool, becomes the 10th player to score on his centenary.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:49Assist Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:47Udogie hoists a free-kick from inside his own half towards the Liverpool goal with both Solanke and Maddison chasing, but Alisson steps off his line and meets the ball in the air to make a secure catch.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:47Konate launches the ball down the pitch and picks out the run of Mac Allister, but neither he, nor Diaz are able to find the room to shoot on the edge of the penalty area, with the Colombia international’s pass out to the right intercepted by Udogie.
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16:43Assist James Daniel Maddison
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:43Liverpool have lost just one of their last 30 Premier League home games against Tottenham, going unbeaten in 13 (nine wins) since a 0-2 loss in May 2011.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:42Goal Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:42ALMOST A SENSATIONAL OPENER! Mac Allister’s initial corner is punched away by Vicario, but only as far as Szoboszlai 20 yards from goal. The Hungary international mishits his shot towards goal, taking the ball into the feet of Gakpo on the penalty spot with his back to goal. Without the space to turn, the forward flicks it up over his head and attempts an audacious overhead-kick, only to miss the target narrowly!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:42Van Dijk plays a long, raking ball forward for the run of Gakpo, who extends fully to bring the pass down under his spell before prodding a half-volley towards goal. Seemingly headed off-target, Vicario gets in the way and takes a touch to give Liverpool a corner instead.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:39Tel cuts inside from the left, skipping past Mac Allister and Szoboszlai on his way into the 18-yard box but the forward slips at a crucial time and shows just enough of the ball to Konate, who swipes it away.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:38Tel swings a cross in from the left towards the penalty spot that takes a glancing touch off the head of Solanke. The ball then falls at the far post to Johnson, but a heavy first touch allows Robertson to step in and clear the danger.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:34Danso wrestles Diaz to the ground 30 yards from goal, giving Liverpool an early free-kick to test Vicario. Mac Allister instead works the set-piece short to the right and combines with Salah to facilitate a dangerous one-two on the edge of the penalty area, but the Egypt international blazes his eventual shot over the bar.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:33Maddison steals the ball from the foot of Gravenberch in midfield before charging forward down the left wing to play a leading pass to the byline for Tel. Running out of room, the forward attempts to centre a cross but the closely watching Konate gets a touch before winning a goal-kick.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:31Liverpool get the match under way from the kick-off!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:17Tottenham rotate almost the entirety of their starting XI, making eight changes from the team that lost 2-1 to Nottingham Forest on Monday. Davies and Danso form the centre-back pairing instead of Van de Ven and Romero, with Udogie in for Porro at full-back. All three midfielders are swapped with Sarr, Bentancur and Kulusevski dropping out for Maddison, Gray and Bergvall, while in attack, Solanke and Johnson are preferred to Richarlison and Odobert.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:17Liverpool make two alterations from the side that beat Leicester City 1-0 seven days ago, with Slot opting to use his first-choice full-backs from the start, as Robertson and Alexander-Arnold replace Tsimikas and the injured Conor Bradley respectively.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:17TOTTENHAM SUBS: Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Cristian Romero, Dejan Kulusevski, Pedro Porro, Wilson Odobert, Pape Sarr, Antonin Kinsky, Micky Van de Ven.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:17TOTTENHAM XI (4-3-3): Guglielmo Vicario; Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies, Kevin Danso, Djed Spence; James Maddison, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall; Mathys Tel, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:17LIVERPOOL SUBS: Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Caoimhin Kelleher, Jarell Quansah.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:17LIVERPOOL XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson Becker; Andy Robertson, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah; Luis Diaz.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:17With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:06With the Premier League falling sharply down Tottenham’s list of priorities, it would not be a surprise to see Postecoglou pick a side today with one eye on their Europa League semi-final first-leg tie against Bodo/Glimt. Mathematically safe from relegation with five games left to play, dropped points for Everton and Manchester United earlier in the weekend present Spurs with the chance to move up the table, with a win enough to jump both clubs and get into 14th position.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:06One is the magic number today for Liverpool, who will clinch their 20th league title (their second in the Premier League era after 2019-20) at Anfield with a single point against Tottenham. Already a full 12 points ahead of closest chasers Arsenal having played one match fewer, a win or draw against Ange Postecoglou’s side would put them an unassailable 13 clear with four games remaining. A 3-2 loss to Fulham earlier in the month was followed up with back-to-back victories against West Ham and Leicester City, thanks in large part to winning goals in the final quarter-hour from a pair of defenders; Virgil Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
16:00Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Tottenham!
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
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