Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Stream, TV channel, score, teams as Kane and Salah START – Premier League latest updates

City set the bar again

The full time whistle has just been blown in the Premier League’s early kick-offs, and Manchester City have once more laid down a marker for Liverpool to follow.

Pep Guardiola’s league leaders demolished Newcastle United at St James’ Park to move four points clear of Jurgen Klopp’s men as it stands.

Meanwhile, Chelsea stuttered yet again, and it now has to be asked whether this exciting three-horse race for the Premier League title actually only contains two clubs.

• Newcastle 0-4 Man City
• Wolves 0-0 Chelsea

Two teenagers among Liverpool subs

62 Kelleher, 9 Firmino, 12 Gomez, 15 Oxlade-Chamberlain, 18 Minamino, 21 Tsimikas, 49 Gordon, 76 Williams, 78 Quansah

Spurs bench – Sergio Reguilon returns

40 Austin, 2 Doherty, 3 Reguilon, 14 Rodon, 18 Lo Celso, 23 Bergwijn, 25 Tanganga, 27 Lucas Moura, 29 Skipp

And the Liverpool starting XI

Which includes a Premier League debut for 19-year-old Tyler Morton. The teenager is one of three changes as Jurgen Klopp is also forced to change his midfield. James Milner and Naby Keita also come into the team as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson (cold) and Thiago (Covid) miss out.

1 Alisson; 66 Alexander-Arnold, 32 Matip, 5 Konate, 26 Robertson; 80 Morton, 8 Keita, 7 Milner; 11 Salah, 20 Jota, 10 Mane

Here’s how Tottenham line up

It may have been a fortnight since their last game, but Antonio Conte still makes five changes to the last Spurs side he put out – including his entire midfield four. Emerson Royal, Tanguy Ndombele, Oliver Skipp and Ryan Sessegnon come in with Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp and Sergio Reguilon dropping to the bench while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg misses out entirely. Elsewhere, Dele Alli returns in place of Lucas Moura for his first start since the North London derby in September; it’s Sessegnon’s first Premier League start since January 2020.

1 Lloris; 6 Sanchez, 15 Dier, 33 Davies; 12 Emerson, 8 Winks, 28 Ndombele, 19 Sessegnon; 20 Alli, 7 Son; 10 Kane

Reds feeling festive for December

They say it’s the most wonderful time of year, and that certainly seems to be the case if you’re a Liverpool fan.

The Reds have once again been in the sparkling form in the run-up to Christmas, and it’s now five years since they lost a Premier League game in December.

Jurgen Klopp’s team are unbeaten in their last 34 Premier League games in the month of December, ever since a 4-3 loss at Bournemouth in 2016. It’s the longest unbeaten run any side has had in a specific month in the competition.

Thiago tests positive for Covid-19

Midfielder Thiago Alcantara is absent from the Liverpool squad this afternoon having returned a positive coronavirus test.

The Spaniard will now following Virgil van Dijk, Curtis Jones and Fabinho in undertaking a period of self-isolation.

Jordan Henderson is also said to be out of today’s game through illness although his situation is not related to Covid-19 with the Liverpool captain having registered a negative test result.

Conte easing in Covid cases

Tottenham are unbeaten in the Premier League since Antonio Conte took over in North London, but the Italian has had his work cut out in his preparation for today’s fixture.

Conte admitted the club had a ‘big problem’ when due to face Rennes in the Europa Conference earlier this month, and he has had to approach training differently in order to ensure their safe return.

“We had nine players and seven staff out with Covid. You can’t give these players the same work as the other players, otherwise you risk injury. We would like to pick the best players, but you have to understand that they need time to be fit. It would be a disaster for us if they got injured.“

Reds odds-on for victory

They’ve won eight games in a row and their last six against Spurs so it’s no surprise that the bookies have made Liverpool odds-on favourites for another three points this afternoon.

The match is as priced up are as follows:

• Tottenham win 15/4
• Draw 3/1
• Liverpool win 3/4

Odds from Betfair correct at the time of posting.

Tottenham take on Liverpool

Good afternoon and welcome to London for our live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur versus Liverpool in the Premier League.

The second-placed Merseysiders arrive in N17 in red-hot form, having won their last eight games in all competitions, and eager to add to their sensational recent record against Spurs.

Magnificent Mohamed Salah has been integral to Liverpool’s dominance this season, and is now on the verge of history. The Egyptian has either scored or assisted in his side’s last 15 league games, equalling the competition’s longest such run set by Jamie Vardy in 2015.

However, the Reds are short of numbers in more defensive areas with Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones still absent following their positive coronavirus tests.

Rusty or refreshed? That’s the question Tottenham fans will be asking of their squad after a two-week break from playing due to games against Leicester, Brighton and Rennes being postponed in the wake of multiple cases of Covid-19 at the club.

They’ll certainly be hoping the rest will have revitalised Harry Kane. The striker has yet to score a Premier League goal in front of his home fans this season, and has managed just one in total.

We’re all set for a 4.30pm kick-off in the capital, and we’ll shortly have the all-important team news as part of our pre-match build-up.