IF Liverpool want to get their season back on track, they will need three points at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs will be without Son Heung-min after the South Korean picked up a fractured eye socket in Marseille.
- Kick-off time: 4.30pm UK
- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League in the UK
- Live stream: Now
- Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Lenglet, Davies, Emerson, Bentancur, Bissouma, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Perisic, Kane.
- Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Elliott, Thiago, Firmino, Salah, Nunez.
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It’s nearly time!
The players are out on the pitch and warming ahead of tonight’s massive Premier League clash.
Big day for Liverpool
The Merseyside team’s record this season is an eyesore for Reds supporters.
They’ve won four, drawn four and lost four.
In fact, they’ve won more games in the Champions League, in which they’ve only played six times, than in the Premier League.
A win today and Klopp’s men would boost themselves just one place into eight place above Fulham.
Next week they’ve got Southampton at home in their final game before the start of the World Cup.
Klopp said: “Let’s make something special out of this game, for us.
“The whole thing starts with ‘win the first challenge’ – and celebrate it in the stands on the pitch. Not by running around, just by feeling it – that’s the first step.
“Then go from there.
“I’m ready for that and the people gave me the sign after the game they’re ready for it as well.”
Facts about the match
Over their last 21 meetings, Spurs have won just once, and that came all the way back in 2017, when Tottenham won 4-1 at Wembley Stadium.
But Liverpool have enjoyed the more fruitful form in this future, winning five of their last nine away games at Spurs, losing only once.
Harry Kane has notched six times against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, and with his 10 goals already this season, he’ll be looking to boost his tally further.
Roberto Firmino, on the other hand, has baffled in five of his last six starts against Spurs.
Conte and Klopp have played each other six times in the Premier League. Four draws and one win apiece.
Liverpool are favourites
Here are some pre-match odds for you all to feast on.
- Tottenham – 12/5
- Draw – 11/4
- Liverpool – 21/20
*Odds are courtesy of Betfair and correct at time of publication.
Liverpool subs
Kelleher, Gomez, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Ramsay, Carvalho, Bajcetic
Spurs subs
Forster, Tanganga, Doherty, Sanchez, Skipp, Sarr, Kulusevski, Bryan, Lucas
Liverpool team news
And here’s how the Reds line up.
Konate is back in the XI for Klopp’s side. Salah will play up top with Firmino and Nunez.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Elliott, Salah, Firmino, Nunez
Tottenham team news
The Tottenham team is in!
And Ivan Perisic starts up top with Harry Kane in the absence of Heung-min Son and Richarlison.
Spurs XI: Lloris, Royal, Dier, Lenglet, Davies, Sessegnon, Bissouma, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Perisic, Kane
Around the grounds
There are three other Premier League games being played right now.
Look away now Man Utd fans…
Around 30 minutes left in each game. What a start to life as Aston Villa boss for Unai Emery.
Liverpool’s injury woes
And if there’s one manager who knows exactly what Conte is feeling, it’s Klopp.
The Reds have been hampered by injuries all seasons, with centre-backs Ibrahim Konate and Joel Matip both out of action.
Diogo Jota will miss the World Cup and a big chunk of the season for Liverpool, while Luis Diaz is also out of action until the new year.
“I hate this subject,” Klopp said of the football schedule.
“These problems were so clear and nobody mentioned it for one time until 3-4 weeks until the World Cup.
“We are all guilty for letting it happen in the first place.”
Game day settings
What a stadium this is.
Last season it played host to an epic 2-2 draw between the two sides.
Spurs missing Son and Co
Antonio Conte spent much of his press conference ranting about the current football schedule, which will be interrupted later this month for the World Cup.
Numerous players from different clubs have pulled out of games with injuries which will force them to miss the Qatar showpiece, which is due to begin on November 20.
Today for Spurs, Cristian Romero, Richarlison and Son Heung-min will all miss the game.
Son had surgery on a fractured eye socket earlier this week, putting his World Cup with South Korea at risk.
And it’s left Conte seriously unhappy.
“This type of schedule is crazy,” said Conte.
“Many times I hear about the welfare of the players, but they are not really worried about the welfare of the players if the schedule is this.
“In every moment you show that the most important thing is the show must go on.”
Welcome to Tottenham vs Liverpool
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Both Spurs and Liverpool have suffered rather inconsistent starts to their respective seasons, but it’s Antonio Conte’s side who still find themselves third in the league.
Liverpool, however, are down in ninth, and don’t look to close to getting anywhere near the top four right now.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have become accustomed to challenging for league titles in recent years, but their 2022/23 campaign has been a real struggle.
They do, however, have a big win over title favourites Man City, having beaten them 1-0 at Anfield last month.
But since then, the Reds have faltered again, losing clashes with relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest and 12th-place Leeds.
Tottenham could find themselves even higher than they are, but inconsistency has cost them.
They started the season well but have since lost games against North London rivals Arsenal, Man Utd and fourth-place Newcastle.
Both sides will see today as must-win, and the perfect way to inject some much-needed confidence into their campaigns.
A win for Liverpool will boost them further to top-four aspirations, while a Spurs victory would cement their credentials as a top three side.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
