Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 20 January 2010

Result

Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Wednesday 20 January 2010, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday 20 January 2010. The half-time score was 1-0.

Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Dirk Kuyt (6') and Dirk Kuyt (90', penalty). Tottenham Hotspur did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 7th on 34 points from 21 and Tottenham Hotspur 4th on 38 points from 21. Liverpool went on to finish that season 7th with 63 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 4th with 70.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Liverpool wins, 2 draws and 3 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read D-W-W-L-W and Tottenham Hotspur's D-W-D-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Dirk KuytLiverpool · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Jermaine JenasTottenham Hotspur
  • 34'Yellow card · Gareth BaleTottenham Hotspur
  • 39'Yellow card · J. MascheranoLiverpool
  • 50'Yellow card · Wilson PalaciosTottenham Hotspur
  • 82'Yellow card · Lucas LeivaLiverpool
  • 90'Penalty goal · Dirk KuytLiverpool · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 5, draws 2, Tottenham Hotspur 3.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-4-1-1)

Pepe Reina, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Javier Mascherano, Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher, Philipp Degen, Alberto Aquilani, Albert Riera, Lucas Leiva, Dirk Kuyt, Martin Škrtel

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)

Heurelho Gomes, Michael Dawson, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Jermaine Jenas, Wilson Palacios, Luka Modrić, Niko Kranjčar, Gareth Bale, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe