Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool: Player ratings as late Bergvall goal gives Spurs a Carabao Cup advantage
- Tottenham take first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final
- Lucas Bergvall scored the only goal in north London
- Liverpool need to fight back in second leg next month
Tottenham Hotspur have one foot in the Carabao Cup final after Wednesday night’s narrow 1-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the semi-final tie in north London.
An 86th minute strike from teenage midfielder Lucas Bergvall gives Ange Postecoglou’s side an aggregate lead to defend at in the reverse fixture at Anfield next month.
An already depleted Spurs were dealt another blow early on when Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a nasty fall when stooping to head the ball at a corner. Oxygen was administered to the Uruguayan on the pitch, before he was stretchered off and later confirmed to be conscious and talking.
Liverpool also lost a player in the first half to injury, with Jarell Quansah appearing to pull up with a muscle problem and leaving the pitch after 30 minutes.
Both sides had chances to take the lead at various points, with Pedro Porro failing to hit the target at one end after mistake from Liverpool, and Trent Alexander-Arnold seeing an effort cleared off the line at the other. Dominic Solanke even had the ball in the net but VAR intervened for offside.
Solanke was again involved as Bergvall scored, battling to win the ball from Ibrahima Konate and lay on the finish for his young teammate. Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky also had a night to remember on his debut, making a brilliant stoppage time save to deny Luis Diaz an equaliser.
Tottenham player ratings vs Liverpool (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Antonin Kinsky | 8.8/10 |
RB: Pedro Porro | 7.0/10 |
CB: Radu Dragusin | 7.4/10 |
CB: Archie Gray | 7.6/10 |
LB: Djed Spence | 8.0/10 |
CM: Lucas Bergvall | 8.2/10 |
CM: Yves Bissouma | 7.7/10 |
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur | 6.2/10 |
RW: Dejan Kulusevski | 6.6/10 |
ST: Dominic Solanke | 7.5/10 |
LW: Son Heung-min (c) | 6.8/10 |
SUB: Brennan Johnson (15' for Bentancur) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Timo Werner (72' for Son) | 6.7/10 |
Subs not used: Brandon Austin (GK), Alfie Dorrington, Sergio Reguilon, Callum Olusesi, Yang Min-Hyeok, Mikey Moore, Will Lankshear.
Liverpool player ratings vs Tottenham (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Alisson | 7.0/10 |
RB: Conor Bradley | 6.7/10 |
CB: Jarell Quansah | 6.7/10 |
CB: Virgil van Dijk (c) | 7.5/10 |
LB: Kostas Tsimikas | 7.5/10 |
CM: Alexis Mac Allister | 7.2/10 |
CM: Ryan Gravenberch | 6.8/10 |
RM: Mohamed Salah | 6.0/10 |
AM: Curtis Jones | 6.5/10 |
LM: Cody Gakpo | 6.9/10 |
ST: Diogo Jota | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Wataru Endo (30' for Quansah) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (60' for Bradley) | 6.8/10 |
SUB: Darwin Nunez (60' for Jota) | 6.6/10 |
SUB: Luis Diaz (60' for Gakpo) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Ibrahima Konate (80' for Mac Allister) | 6.0/10 |
Subs not used: Caoimhin Kelleher (GK), Andrew Robertson, Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa.
Player of the match - Antonin Kinsky (Tottenham)
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