Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 24 May 2009

Result

Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 24 May 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 24 May 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Fernando Torres opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Fernando Torres (29'), an own goal by Alan Hutton (64') and Yossi Benayoun (81'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Robbie Keane (77').

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Liverpool were 2nd on 83 points from 37 and Tottenham Hotspur 8th on 51 points from 37. Liverpool went on to finish that season 2nd with 86 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 8th with 51.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Liverpool wins, 4 draws and 2 for Tottenham Hotspur.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 1-0
  • 64'Own goal · Alan HuttonLiverpool · 2-0
  • 77'Goal · Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur · 2-1
  • 81'Goal · Yossi BenayounLiverpool · 3-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Vedran ĆorlukaTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 4, draws 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Team news

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

Pepe Reina, Daniel Agger, Fábio Aurélio, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Yossi Benayoun, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Martin Škrtel

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

Heurelho Gomes, Alan Hutton, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Didier Zokora, Jermaine Jenas, Luka Modrić, Gareth Bale, R. Keane, Jermain Defoe