Premier League blog: Tottenham 4-1 Liverpool
Tottenham won 4-1 against Liverpool at Wembley and our blog covered all of the action.
Tottenham 4-1 Liverpool
Tottenham: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Aurier, Winks, Alli, Eriksen (Dier, 81), Son (Sissoko, 69), Kane (Llorente, 88).
Subs: Vorm, Rose, Davies, Nkoudou.
Goals: Kane (4, 56), Son (12), Alli (45+3)
Liverpool: Mignolet, Gomez, Matip, Lovren (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 31), Moreno, Henderson, Milner, Can (Grujic, 83), Salah, Coutinho, Firmino (Sturridge, 77).
Subs: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, Solanke.
Goal: Salah (24)
Booked: Can (45+2)
FT: The referee's whistle brings an end to this match. Tottenham have claimed an impressive 4-1 win over Liverpool. Harry Kane impressed once again with a double but this match was full of positives for Mauricio Pochettino and negatives for Jurgen Klopp.
90: There will be two minutes of additional time at the end of this match.
88: A worry for Tottenham as Kane leaves the field holding his hamstring. He doesn't look too concerned but that will be one to watch in the comments after the match. He is replaced by Fernando Llorente for the rest of this match.
87: Salah wins a corner for Liverpool but Harry Winks easily heads clear.
84: Marko Grujic replaces Can for Liverpool's second change of the afternoon.
81: Tottenham make their second change of this match as Eric Dier replaces the impressive Eriksen.
80: The best striker in world football?
77: Will be very tough to get Liverpool back into this match but Daniel Sturridge has the opportunity to impress as he replaces the quiet Roberto Firmino.
74: Coutinho again sees an effort from long-range saved by Lloris.
72: Quite a bit of work for Lloris to do at the moment as he keeps out a driven effort from Milner. Still Tottenham in complete control of proceedings.
70: Tottenham make their first change of the afternoon as Moussa Sissoko replaces Son, who scored the second goal in this match.
69: Alberto Moreno also tries his luck with a long-range effort but Lloris is able to gather that shot with ease.
68: Coutinho makes space for a powerful effort from the edge of the box but Lloris is equal to the challenge and produces a fantastic save to keep the ball out of the Tottenham goal.
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64: Here's the goal that gave Tottenham a 4-1 lead...
62: Eriksen sends a shot from the edge of the Liverpool box high over the bar.
60: Liverpool are out to 200/1 with Sky Bet to win but there will be a bit more interest in Salah to net a brace as a Price Boost at odds enhanced from 5/1 to 13/2!
58: Liverpool continue to cause their own problems at the back. The Reds have looked lively going forward but don't have a chance of victory if they continue to fail with even the most basic of defending.
56: GOAL KANE! Yet more awful defending from Liverpool as Tottenham go 4-1 up. Mignolet fails to deal with the free-kick as he flaps at the ball and Kane finds himself with the chance to work space for a shot. The striker again makes no mistake to find the back of the bet through a crowded six-yard box.
56: Tottenham win a free-kick in a decent position as Kane is tripped.
55: I'm sure that Mauricio Pochettino is still smiling...
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51: Kane fails to make proper contact with a header from a Tottenham corner and the ball goes wide.
50: Liverpool are on top at the start of this half as Lloris punches a cross away from danger.
49: Here's Alli celebrating his goal just before half-time...
46: The second half gets started and no change from either side at the break, although Oxlade-Chamberlain replaced Lovren during the first half for Liverpool.
Liverpool are all the way out at 40/1 with Sky Bet to win today after Alli's goal. Tottenham are odds-on at 1/12 to get the three points and the draw is now on offer at 10/1.
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HT: The referee brings the first half to an end just after that goal from Alli. Liverpool had been recovering after going 2-0 down early on but there is once again a long way back for the Reds as they fall 3-1 behind.
45+3: GOAL ALLI! Matip can only clear the resulting free-kick from Tottenham to Alli on the edge of the box. The midfielder makes no mistake with a neat half-volley to put his side 3-1 up just before the half-time whistle.
45+2: Emre Can is the first player to be booked this afternoon for a clumsy challenge on Dele Alli.
45: There will be two minutes of additional time at the end of this half.
44: Liverpool are having the better of things for the first time in this match. Hugo Lloris heads a long ball clear as Tottenham hope to hear the half-time whistle soon.
42: Salah is finding plenty of space on the right for Liverpool. He's the main danger to Tottenham's hopes of victory in this match.
40: The first corner of the game goes to Liverpool but Tottenham are equal to the challenge and clear the danger.
38: Kane at the centre of the action again as he sends a low shot wide of the Liverpool goal from outside the penalty area.
36: Here's Mohamed Salah's goal for Liverpool...
33: There is a special guest in the Wembley crowd today as you can see from the picture below. He would have made quite the difference in this match back at his best...
32: Liverpool make a change as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Lovren. A tactical switch from Klopp and needed from the Reds despite Salah pulling a goal back.
29: Liverpool can be backed at 13/2 with Sky Bet to recover from 2-0 down for victory in this match. Tottenham are odds-on at 4/9 to get the win and the draw is on offer at 7/2.
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26: That shot from Salah somehow managed to find the back of the net. The effort didn't have any pace on it at all but bounced in off the post to leave Lloris with no chance.
24: GOAL SALAH! Mohamed Salah pulls a goal back for Liverpool with a low finish. Tottenham were well on top but the Reds are now right back in this match.
23: Here's Son doubling the advantage for Tottenham...
21: A happy Harry Kane with Serge Aurier after his goal...
19: Son has the chance to play Kane through one-on-one with Mignolet but Joel Matip cuts out the pass.
17: Here's the first goal of the match from Harry Kane...
15: Nearly 3-0 to Tottenham. Son hits the bar with a powerful volley. Liverpool are all over the place in defence.
12: GOAL SON! More awful defending from Liverpool as Dejan Lovren fails to judge a header to allow Kane the chance to charge down the right flank. A great cross from the Tottenham striker finds Son in space and the South Korea international makes no mistake with the finish. A long way back for the Reds now.
10: Liverpool are out to 11/2 with Sky Bet to get the three points this afternoon. Tottenham are odds-on at 1/2 to win and the draw can be found at 7/2.
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6: Looking at the replay and that really wasn't great for Liverpool. Defending continues to be the biggest problem for Jurgen Klopp's side.
4: GOAL KANE! Tottenham have the lead. Harry Kane takes the ball away from Simon Mignolet and takes advantage of some poor Liverpool defending to find the back of the net.
1: The action gets started. Our update times are now the minute of the match.
All times BST...
1558: Nearly time for kick-off at Wembley.
1550: Here's Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on looking to end his bad Wembley record as a manager today.
"I never played against Tottenham at Wembley so maybe that's another thing," he said.
"I can say that the performance was always really good. In the Champions League final the performance was really good, everybody who saw it knows that.
"The Capital One Cup final against City was unlucky in the penalty shoot-out at the end, that's how things can happen.
"But we don't feel bad when we see Wembley, it's a good place and a wonderful stadium. And we never played against Tottenham there, so it's nothing we are thinking about. We only think about the game against Tottenham and not where we play."
1540: From Liverpool's official YouTube channel, here's Jurgen Klopp's press conference ahead of this game.
1535: Tottenham are playing at Wembley today but here's Mauricio Pochettino looking at the work being done on the new White Hart Lane, via the club's official YouTube channel.
1525: Another bad day for Everton. The Toffees have lost 5-2 at home to Arsenal to increase the pressure on manager Ronald Koeman.
Will it be Tottenham or Liverpool who claim victory in today's second North London v Merseyside contest?
1520: Sky Bet have all angles covered for your punting needs on this match.
Tottenham are the 23/20 favourites to claim victory, Liverpool are 23/10 outsiders and the draw can be backed at 13/5.
There are six Sky Bet Price Boosts available ahead of kick-off...
- Mohamed Salah to score first.Was 6/1, NOW 15/2
- Harry Kane to score a brace. Was 100/30, NOW 9/2
- Christian Eriksen to score from outside the penalty area. Was 7/1, NOW 9/1
- Philippe Coutinho to score from outside the penalty area. Was 6/1, NOW 8/1
- Tottenham to win 1-0. Was 17/2, NOW 10/1
- Liverpool to win 2-1. Was 11/1, NOW 12/1
There's a mountain of RequestABets available too, including Harry Kane to score from outside the penalty are and Liverpool to score a penalty at 80/1!
1515: Tottenham have made three changes from Tuesday night's 2-2 draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Kieran Trippier, Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min all return to replace Eric Dier, Moussa Sissoko and Fernando Llorente in the starting XI.
Liverpool beat Maribor 7-0 in midweek but this line-up is more similar to the side that drew 0-0 with Manchester United last Saturday. Georginio Wijnaldum drops out of that team to be replaced by James Milner.
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1505: Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog to cover this weekend's final Premier League game between Tottenham and Liverpool at Wembley. The teams have been revealed and can be seen at the top of the page and I'm Nick Hext to take you through all of the action. Kick-off is in 55 minutes at 1600 BST.
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