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At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on December 20, a major game in the 18th round of the Premier League was contested, with Spurs facing Liverpool at home. Tottenham have been affected by the pandemic and two games have been postponed, which means that Tottenham's last game was half a month ago. The prolonged absence of games will affect the state of the players. And after so long of hiatus, Tottenham Hotspur is playing against the powerful Liverpool, which is a great challenge for Tottenham. Conte has only lost 1 of his previous 4 appearances against Liverpool, and this time Conte did not lose, leading Spurs to a draw with Liverpool.
In this game Conte lined up in a 532 formation. Lowry serves as the starting goalkeeper. Aparecido, Sanchez, Dale, Ben Davis and Sessegnon are paired at 5 backs. Ndombele, Winks and Alli make up the 3 midfield. Harry Kane and Son Heung-min joined forces. Lucas Junior, Belvin, Lo Celso and Reguilon sit on the bench. Liverpool were in the 433 attacking formation, with mane, Salah and Jota starting their attacking tridents.
Tottenham's tactics are more conservative, that is, simple low-post defense, looking for opportunities to play counter-attack, which will not be a surprise, after all, the opponent is the powerful Liverpool. Liverpool took the lead in creating an opportunity, with Robertson's header deflected wide of goal. However, it was Tottenham who scored first, with Ndombele assisting Harry Kane's low shot. After that, Son Xingyu and Ali both wasted very good opportunities and failed to extend the lead. As a result, Spurs were punished, Robertson made a steal and assisted Jota's header to the top, and the two sides returned to the same running line. Jota was then knocked down in the penalty area, but the referee did not make any decision, which made Klopp angry. Mane had a chance to counter the score, but his shot hit the crossbar. At half-time, Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool. Spurs had only 30% possession in the first half, 6 shots on goal, 3 shots on target, and scored 1 goal. Liverpool had 12 shots on goal in the first half, a times more than Tottenham, with five shots on target and 1 goal.
In the second half, the game became very open, the two sides came and went, constantly creating good opportunities, of which Tottenham Had the best chance in the 54th minute, but Alli did not pass very well, giving Alisson enough time to move and block Kane's shot. Spurs, who missed the opportunity, conceded the ball in the 68th minute, Robertson headed the ball in the top and although Salah was suspected of handball, the referee still thought the goal was valid. At the critical moment, Ali loosened the chain and made a mistake, allowing Son Heung-min to easily hit the empty goal and equalize the score. Robertson then received a red card for a bad foul. Spurs were unable to take advantage of their numbers to score again. The final score was tied at 2-2! Liverpool lost points, which made the title rivals Manchester City gain a big advantage in the air. Manchester City leads Liverpool by three points.
Tottenham Only 10 shots on goal and two goals in this game. Liverpool's 18 shots on goal also scored two goals. In the post-match whoscored rating, Harry Kane scored a game-high 7.8 points, and he scored 1 goal with 5 shots on goal, wasting a lot of chances. Son Also scored one goal to score 7.1 points. The biggest culprit for Liverpool's draw was undoubtedly Alisson, and it was his mistake that caused Liverpool to concede the crucial 2 points. Alisson scored just 6.1 points, the lowest among Liverpool starters.