MatchWSL: Nine stats to know ahead of Liverpool v Tottenham
Check out nine interesting facts and figures ahead of the Barclays Women’s Super League clash between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
The Reds are back at Prenton Park for a 2pm GMT kick-off on Sunday – with tickets on sale here.
Read on for statistics to know ahead of the encounter…
In this fixture last season, the Reds came from a goal down to be 2-1 winners at Prenton Park, with Emma Koivisto and Missy Bo Kearns on target.
Earlier in this campaign, the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Brisbane Road, where an opener from Celin Bizet was cancelled out by Sophie Roman Haug’s first LFC goal.
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Watch on YouTubeTottenham have won three of their last five away WSL matches (one draw, one defeat), having picked up only one point in their preceding nine away games (one draw, eight defeats).
Among players to play at least 250 minutes in the Women’s Super League this season, Liverpool’s Melissa Lawley tops both ball carry distance per 90 minutes (250m) and ball carry progression per 90 minutes (159m).
Roman Haug has won 56 aerial duels in the division so far this season – 22 more than any other player.
Spurs’ leading scorer in the WSL this term is Martha Thomas with seven goals. Three of those have come from outside the penalty box.
Tottenham’s away Women’s Super League games this season have seen the most goals scored of any side (29 – 13 for, 16 against).
The visitors have the best shots on target percentage of any side in the league this season (61.2 per cent).
Three players have started all 12 of the Reds’ WSL fixtures in 2023-24 to date: Gemma Bonner, Grace Fisk and Fuka Nagano. Spurs also have three such cases: Molly Bartrip, Bizet and Thomas.
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