Post-Match Stats: Spurs 2-1 Liverpool

  • Tottenham v Liverpool is now the highest scoring fixture in Premier League history (152 goals).
  • Tottenham have lost consecutive Premier League games for the first time since the final two games of the 2015-16 season.
  • Liverpool have won their opening five games of a top-flight season for only the third time, after 1978-79 and 1990-91.
  • Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum’s opener was the 19th Premier League goal of his career but the first to come in an away game.
  • Georginio Wijnaldum’s goal for Liverpool came via his 55th shot attempted in away Premier League games.
  • Roberto Firmino has been directly involved in 61 Premier League goals for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp (38 goals, 23 assists), 16 more than any other player.
  • Tottenham faced 10 shots on target in a Premier League home game for the first time since January 2014 vs Manchester City.
  • Christian Eriksen’s assist for Erik Lamela’s goal was his 50th in the Premier League, making him the second player to reach that milestone for Spurs (Darren Anderton, 67).

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