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Tottenham player ratings vs Liverpool: Summer signing a 4/10 as £75m man fails to make impact

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Tabuteau, S. (2026, September 15). Tottenham player ratings vs Liverpool: Summer signing a 4/10 as £75m man fails to make impact. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-player-ratings-vs-liverpool-fc-senesi-tel-savio-b1297126.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Sam Tabuteau

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Tottenham Hotspur faced Liverpool in a match where the home team emerged victorious with goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo, followed by Spurs' response through Conor Gallagher’s header and Dominik Szoboszlai's late goal. Sam Tabuteau provides player ratings for Tottenham, noting that summer signing Marcos Senesi received a low score of 4 out of 10 for his jittery performance and lack of match sharpness, while Destiny Udogie was praised with a rating of 7 for his reliable presence on the left flank.
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On September 15, 2026, Liverpool defeated Tottenham 3-1 in the Carabao Cup at Anfield. Dominik Szoboszlai scored a crucial goal late in the match to secure Liverpool's victory. Meanwhile, Arsenal cruised past Ipswich with a 4-2 win, featuring an impressive performance by 16-year-old Max Dowman who scored his first senior goal. Both matches highlighted the strength of Arsenal and Liverpool compared to Tottenham, as Arsenal won despite fielding mostly second-choice players.

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Sam Tabuteau
97 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 I wouldn't be where I am today without Tottenham, for sure," Kane said.
🔮 On a disappointing evening at Anfield, Lacroix left the pitch with a hamstring injury just before half time, and Alonso said afterwards he did not know how long the Frenchman would be out.
🔮 "I will never do that and you can ask her, she was on the joke with me.
🔮 United released a statement at the time explaining the need for Sesko to undergo tests before a recovery timeline could be confirmed.
🔮 Read More “Changing the spirit of the group (is important), changing the performance of the players, especially the more fragile players, maybe the younger players,” De Zerbi continued.
🔮 Struggled with Colwill’s physicality early on but found more luck when he dropped off and started spinning into space.
🔮 Both teams are building some momentum after stuttering starts to the season, though the Blues will have to cope with the shock absence of Joao Pedro through injury as Geovany Quenda makes his first start for the club along with Mike Penders.
🔮 Another win today would make it a record-breaking seventh in a row against their north London foes.
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🔮 Against no other team have the Blues won more than against Spurs, and they will relish the opportunity to let their fearsome attacking triumvirate loose on the north Londoners’ patchwork defence.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · How Tottenham can end their Stamford Bridge hoodoo
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Topics

Argentine Italian Liverpool Merseysiders Spurs

Subjects

Spurs ORG · 9× Mamardashvili PERSON · 3× Conor Gallagher PERSON · 2× Liverpool ORG · 2× Lucas Bergvall PERSON · 2× Mateus Fernandes PERSON · 2× Mohammed Kudus PERSON · 2× Udogie PERSON · 2× Alexis Mac Allister PERSON · 1× Cody Gakpo PERSON · 1×

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The visitors got a goal back when Conor Gallagher headed in from close range from Mateus Fernandes’ set piece, but Dominik Szoboszlai settled the tie with a thunderous half-volley as the Merseysiders coasted into round four.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15
🔮 Martin Dubravka 5: Made a good save from Lewis Koumas, and there was nothing he could do about the goals.

Claims (17 extracted, 4 hedged)

Spurs had enjoyed the better of the chances, but the hosts took the lead when Alexis Mac Allister curled home superbly from the top of the 18-yard box. asserted
Allister → enjoy → box
The home side then doubled their lead in the 54th minute as Cody Gakpo bent a right-footed shot into the far corner. asserted
Gakpo → double → corner
The visitors got a goal back when Conor Gallagher headed in from close range from Mateus Fernandes’ set piece, but Dominik Szoboszlai settled the tie with a thunderous half-volley as the Merseysiders coasted into round four. asserted
Merseysiders → get → round
Sam Tabuteau rated the Spurs players on another frustrating evening… asserted
Tabuteau → rat → evening
Martin Dubravka 5: Made a good save from Lewis Koumas, and there was nothing he could do about the goals. uncertain
he → make → goals
Archie Gray 5: Knew exactly what Gakpo was going to do yet could not stop him from doubling Liverpool’s lead. uncertain
Gakpo → know → lead
A jittery performance from the Argentine, who showed his lack of match sharpness. asserted
who → show → sharpness
He set up Spurs’ two best chances, first cutting the ball back for Lucas Bergvall before crossing to the near post for Mohammed Kudus to fire over. asserted
Kudus → set → post
On a night where Spurs’ defence creaked, the Italian remained a reliable and physical presence. asserted
Italian → creak → night
Overall commanded himself well, though, and provided some nice driving runs as Spurs enjoyed the better of the play in the first-half. asserted
Spurs → command → half
As ever, though, he found chances of his own hard to come by until a late shot was well saved by Mamardashvili. asserted
shot → find → Mamardashvili
Subs: Mateus Fernandes 7: Made an almost immediate impact when his corner was missed by Mamardashvili and headed in by Gallagher. asserted
corner → make → Gallagher
His quality in possession made a real difference. asserted
quality → make → difference
Andy Robertson 6: A warm welcome on his return to Anfield, but the scoreline certainly helped the home crowd’s sense of goodwill. asserted
scoreline → help → goodwill
A useful attacking threat but Spurs could not force an equaliser. uncertain
Spurs → force → equaliser
James Maddison 6: Gave Liverpool something to think about, but was not able to provide the finishing touch Spurs needed. asserted
Spurs → give → touch
Dominic Solanke N/A: came on to give Spurs a focal point but they could not carve out any chances for him. uncertain
they → come → him
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