Liverpool Women Target Four Points After Spurs Draw

Heading into the 2026-27 campaign, Liverpool Women could look at their opening run — newly promoted Charlton, mid-table Tottenham, and defending FAWSL champions Manchester City — and circle one number in red pen: four points. Ambitious enough. Realistic too.

They might just get there. The way they’ve gone about it, though, suggests this group is already aiming higher.

A ruthless 4-0 dismantling of Charlton on opening day nudged expectations upwards. That wasn’t a grind, it was a statement. Then came Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Spurs, a result that technically keeps them on schedule for that four-point target, but left the sense that Liverpool had left something behind at kick-off.

Gareth Taylor certainly felt that way.

"I'm really proud of the performance," the manager said afterwards. "I felt we were the better team. We improved second half, but I still felt we were probably the team that were looking more likely in the first. I think where we've just come up short today is our final action."

The pattern backed him up. Liverpool pushed, probed, and pinned Tottenham back for long stretches. The tempo rose after the break, and the visitors struggled to escape.

"For the amount of play that we had, it felt in the second half that Tottenham really couldn't get out of their half but only for a couple of moments," Taylor said. "I'm really proud of the team and where we've taken it to now. I thought the goal was quality and I thought we could have had a penalty."

That last line will sting. When you dominate territory and feel you’ve been denied a big decision, a draw can feel like a defeat dressed up as progress.

Yet progress is exactly what this is. Even if Liverpool do end this opening three-game block with the originally targeted four points, it will already mark a huge step up from last season’s struggles. That’s before you even factor in how sharp they’ve looked in pre-season and in these early competitive outings — cleaner in possession, more assertive in the press, far more confident in their own ideas.

Taylor sees that growth in the details.

"There are a lot of elements of our game today that we're really satisfied with," he said. "Tottenham are a good team. They're not going to give up the spaces easily and they wanted to be aggressive and change their press in the first half to try to stop us gaining so much ball."

Spurs adjusted. Liverpool kept coming. The final pass let them down, not the structure, not the intent.

Now comes the real measuring stick: a rare Friday night clash with Manchester City, the reigning champions. The numbers say four points from three games would be a solid return.

The performance levels hint Liverpool might be ready to demand more than solid.