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Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool both return from Carabao Cup action when they lock horns in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Tottenham’s lopsided win over Manchester United and Liverpool’s hard-fought win over Southampton ensured that the two would be matched up. Carabao Cup Semi-finals early in the New Year. Tottenham Hotspur will face off in a last-four clash on Sunday afternoon at the Stadium.
Liverpool Chelsea have closed the gap in recent weeks as they aim to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table when they visit the capital. Back-to-back draws and the postponement of the Merseyside derby mean their previously healthy lead has dwindled to just two points.
victory for Tottenham They will see them move to within ten points of the table-topping Reds and the Lilywhites have tended to shine in high-profile meetings this term. They have beaten both Manchester clubs twice and have proved unstoppable when on song. However, the visit to Liverpool will be his toughest assignment yet.
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Tottenham vs Liverpool H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current Form (All Competitions)
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Tottenham |
Liverpool |
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Tottenham 4-3 Man Utd – 19/12/24 |
Southampton 1-2 Liverpool – 18/12/24 |
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Southampton 0-5 Tottenham – 15/12/24 |
Liverpool 2-2 Fulham – 14/12/24 |
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Rangers 1-1 Tottenham – 12/12/24 |
Girona 0-1 Liverpool – 10/12/24 |
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Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea – 08/12/24 |
Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool – 04/12/24 |
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Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham – 05/12/24 |
Liverpool 2-0 Man City – 01/12/24 |
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the country |
TV Channel/Live Stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Go, Sky Go Extra, Now TV |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, NBC, Telemundo |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Tottenham defensive Injury emergency As a result they have conceded quite a few goals in recent weeks and will be without Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero and Mikey van de Ven for Sunday’s clash. However, Destiny Udogi, who missed the midweek win against Man Utd, should be fit according to Ange Postecoglou.
Rodrigo Bentanker continues his seven-game ban and will watch from the sidelines alongside Wilson Odobert, Richarlison and Mickey Moore. Timo Werner missed the Carabao Cup clash through illness but is expected to feature in the upcoming match against Liverpool.
Tottenham predicted lineup against Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Forster; Poro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogi; Sir, Bisoma; Kulusewski, Madison, son; Solanke.
Liverpool injury list Comparatively short but they are also missing several key defenders. Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate are unavailable on Sunday, the latter’s absence having been a problem in recent outings.
Andy Robertson will be available for Sunday’s trip to north London, despite being sent off against Fulham last weekend. The left-back served a one-game ban in the Carabao Cup in midweek but faces a battle for his starting spot with the returning Kostas Tsimikas.
Liverpool made wholesale changes against Southampton, resting Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah. He should be relatively well rested for the clash with Spurs.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Alison; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, McAllister; Salah, Jones, Diaz; Jota.
If recent matches between Tottenham and the league’s big-hitters are anything to go by, we’re in for a treat on Sunday. Goals are likely to come in their numbers, as evidenced by recent 4-3 meetings with Chelsea and Man Utd on Spurs’ home soil.
Tottenham’s makeshift back five, which includes Fraser Forster, who made two catastrophic mistakes in midweek, will be stretched by a formidable Liverpool front line. In particular, Mohamed Salah to continue his impressive record against the Lilywhites, with 12 goals in the past 20 meetings.
Tottenham have an attacking talent of their own and their gung-ho style always causes problems for opponents looking to play on the front foot. However, Liverpool should have the confidence, knowledge and quality to mount a stern test in north London.
