Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 16 August 2009

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool

Premier League · Sunday 16 August 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool: match report

Tottenham Hotspur defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 16 August 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

Benoît Assou-Ekotto opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Benoît Assou-Ekotto (44') and Sebastien Bassong (59'). Liverpool scored through Steven Gerrard (56', penalty).

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

Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 4th with 70 points, and Liverpool 7th with 63.

Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-4-2 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Yellow card · Aaron LennonTottenham Hotspur
  • 32'Yellow card · J. MascheranoLiverpool
  • 44'Goal · Benoît Assou-EkottoTottenham Hotspur · 1-0
  • 51'Yellow card · Martin ŠkrtelLiverpool
  • 55'Yellow card · Heurelho GomesTottenham Hotspur
  • 56'Penalty goal · Steven GerrardLiverpool · 1-1
  • 59'Goal · Sebastien BassongTottenham Hotspur · 2-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Jamie CarragherLiverpool
  • 67'Yellow card · Benoît Assou-EkottoTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Heurelho Gomes, Sebastien Bassong, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Tom Huddlestone, Wilson Palacios, Luka Modrić, Aaron Lennon, R. Keane, Jermain Defoe

Liverpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Javier Mascherano, Emiliano Insúa, Jamie Carragher, Lucas Leiva, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Steven Gerrard, Martin Škrtel