Liverpool 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 15 May 2011

Result

Liverpool 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 15 May 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Liverpool 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Liverpool were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 15 May 2011. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Liverpool did not score. Tottenham Hotspur scored through Rafael van der Vaart (9') and Luka Modric (56', penalty).

Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Liverpool were 5th on 58 points from 36 and Tottenham Hotspur 6th on 56 points from 36. Liverpool went on to finish that season 6th with 58 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 5th with 62.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Liverpool wins, 1 draw and 4 for Tottenham Hotspur.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Rafael van der VaartTottenham Hotspur · 0-1
  • 20'Yellow card · Luis SuárezLiverpool
  • 45+1'Yellow card · SandroTottenham Hotspur
  • 56'Penalty goal · Luka ModricTottenham Hotspur · 0-2
  • 70'Yellow card · Jon FlanaganLiverpool

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 5, draws 1, Tottenham Hotspur 4.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)

Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Jamie Carragher, Lucas Leiva, Jay Spearing, Luis Suárez, Andy Carroll, Dirk Kuyt, Maxi Rodríguez, Martin Škrtel, Jon Flanagan

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-1-1)

Carlo Cudicini, Younès Kaboul, Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Rafael van der Vaart, Luka Modrić, Steven Pienaar, Peter Crouch, Aaron Lennon, Danny Rose, Sandro