Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: Mac Allister's goal and assist set the tone
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Shots 12 v 17: Liverpool won while out-shot
- 5 saves from Mamardashvili kept the lead
- Spurs' 45% possession v 62.4% season average
Mac Allister opened it, Gakpo extended it
Liverpool went ahead in the 21st minute and held the lead for 69 minutes. Alexis Mac Allister scored it, and a goal that broke the deadlock was worth +0.7 FN xPts. In the 54th minute he supplied the pass for Cody Gakpo to make it 2-0.
Out-shot, but protected by their keeper
Tottenham fired in 17 shots, yet five saves from Giorgi Mamardashvili limited the damage to one goal. Liverpool conceded more shots than their 11.6 average across five matches this season. The goalkeeper absorbed that extra pressure.
Spurs saw less of the ball but shot more
Tottenham had 45% possession, well below their 62.4% average over five matches this season. They still out-shot that 14.2 average with 17 attempts and won nine corners. Lucas Bergvall was busy at both ends, with eight defensive actions and three key passes.
A late goal ended the comeback hopes
Conor Gallagher pulled one back in the 69th minute, set up by Mateus Fernandes, to make it 2-1. Liverpool answered deep into stoppage time. Dominik Szoboszlai, on as a substitute in the 62nd minute, finished a Gakpo assist in the 90th+1 minute to make it 3-1.
Player of the match
Alexis Mac Allister 8.7Dominant
He scored once, assisted once, had four shots and won all three of his dribbles.
Most of his FN Score came from attacking output. His 21st-minute goal broke the deadlock, and in the 54th minute he set up Gakpo's second. Two key passes and six of 11 duels won show he was involved in both goals and in the spell that gave Liverpool 69 minutes in front.
Game state
1-02-02-13-1
Liverpool ahead 69 min · level 21 min · Tottenham ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
21'
Alexis Mac Allister
Goal
+0.7
54'
Cody Gakpo
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Alexis Mac Allister +0.1
+0.3
69'
Conor Gallagher
Goal · assist Mateus Fernandes
+0.2
90+1'
Dominik Szoboszlai
Goal · assist Cody Gakpo
+0.1
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
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Match stats
LiverpoolTottenham
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Compared with usual
Liverpool
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 15.6 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 11.6 | |
| Possession | 55% | 57.2% | |
| Passes | 368 | 504 | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 12.6 | |
Tottenham
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 17 | 14.2 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.4 | |
| Possession | 45% | 62.4% | |
| Passes | 478 | 553 | |
| Corners | 9 | 7.6 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.4 | |
Timeline
- 21'
Goal
Alexis Mac Allister competition goal #1
- 36'
Yellow
Ronald Araújo
- 40'
Yellow
Jeremie Frimpong
- 41'
Yellow
Omar Marmoush
- 45'
Sub
Joe Gomez → Jérémy Jacquet
- 45+3'
Yellow
Rodrigo Bentancur
- 54'
Goal
Cody Gakpo competition goal #1 assist Alexis Mac Allister
- 57'
Sub
Rodrigo Bentancur → Mateus Fernandes
- 57'
Sub
Destiny Udogie → Andy Robertson
- 62'
Sub
Trey Nyoni → Ryan Gravenberch
- 62'
Sub
James McConnell → Dominik Szoboszlai
- 69'
Goal
Conor Gallagher competition goal #1 assist Mateus Fernandes
- 72'
Sub
Rio Ngumoha → Bradley Barcola
- 75'
Yellow
Miloš Kerkez
- 75'
Sub
Mohammed Kudus → Sávio
- 75'
Sub
Conor Gallagher → James Maddison
- 85'
Sub
Mathys Tel → Dominic Solanke
- 86'
Sub
Lewis Koumas → Alexander Isak
- 88'
Yellow
Andoni Iraola (coaching staff)
- 90+1'
Goal
Dominik Szoboszlai competition goal #1 assist Cody Gakpo
Category leaders
- Key passesOmar Marmoush3
- Duels wonTosin Adarabioyo10/13
- DribblesAlexis Mac Allister3/3
- Defensive actionsLucas Bergvall8
- ShotsAlexis Mac Allister4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonOmar Marmoush5
#Liverpool#Tottenham#EFL Cup#Alexis Mac Allister#Cody Gakpo#Dominik Szoboszlai
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.