Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 0 Fulham
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
Referee: Anthony Taylor
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guglielmo Vicario | Fraser Forster | ||
| Cristian Romero | Eric Dier | ||
| Micky van de Ven | Ashley Phillips | ||
| Pedro Porro | Giovani Lo Celso | ||
| Destiny Udogie | Oliver Skipp | ||
| Pape Matar Sarr | Emerson Royal | ||
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | Brennan Johnson | ||
| Dejan Kulusevski | Bryan Gil | ||
| James Maddison | Alejo Véliz | ||
| Richarlison | |||
| Son Heung-Min |
Manager: Ange Postecoglou (Australia)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd Leno | Marek Rodák | ||
| Calvin Bassey | Fodé Ballo-Touré | ||
| Tim Ream | Luc De Fougerolles | ||
| Timothy Castagne | Tom Cairney | ||
| Antonee Robinson | Harry Wilson | ||
| João Palhinha | Alex Iwobi | ||
| Saša Lukić | Harrison Reed | ||
| Andreas Pereira | Rodrigo Muniz | ||
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | Raúl Jiménez | ||
| Willian | |||
| Carlos Vinícius |
Manager: Marco Silva (Portugal)
More free flowing football against 11 men of Fulham than 9 men of Liverpool, not sure if that’s a compliment to Liverpool or an indictment of Fulham.
You understand how closing out spaces works if you think an 9 man defense is easier than a 5 man defense. Won’t be bothered to explain here but TIFO made a brilliant video explaining HOW if you’re actually serious in your statement and curious what I’m talking about.
I’ll find it but I don’t really think the argument is valid as Liverpool still attacked and left spaces to attack, they did not have 9 behind the ball all game (about 80 mins vs 10 men incl ET and about 30 mins vs 9 men)