Tottenham v Liverpool preview
Liverpool are aiming to extend their unbeaten run to six matches in all competitions and earn a third straight win when the reigning Premier League champions visit Tottenham on Saturday.
The Reds beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 last Saturday in what may have been iconic forward Mohamed Salah’s final appearance for the club, with the Egypt captain subsequently joining his country at the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 and being heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in January.
Defeat could leave Tottenham as low as 15th at Christmas, having lost 3-0 at Nottingham Forest last Sunday as part of a run of one win in eight domestic matches.
Little more than six months after being appointed, manager Thomas Frank was the bookmakers’ favourite at the start of the weekend to become the next top-flight boss to leave their role.
Tottenham v Liverpool team news
Defenders Destiny Udogie and Kota Takai (both hamstring) and centre-back Radu Dragusin (knee) remain out for Tottenham, as do midfielders James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski (both knee) and forward Dominic Solanke (ankle).
Pape Matar Sarr has joined Senegal on AFCON duty, while Yves Bissouma is part of Mali’s squad.
Dominik Szoboszlai is a doubt with an ankle injury for Liverpool, while fellow midfielder Wataru Endo is out with the same issue on what is expected to be a short-term basis.
Forward Cody Gakpo could return this month from a muscular injury, but defender Joe Gomez and forward Jayden Danns will be out until January with hamstring problems. Centre-back Giovanni Leoni has a long-term knee injury.
Tottenham v Liverpool predicted line-ups
Tottenham starting XI: Vicario, Pedro Dead, Christian Romero, Son, Tyth of Spence, Mohammed Burn, Rodrigo Bentancur, Xaving Simons, Archiemae Gray, Colotian Randal, Richarlison
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson Becker, Milos Kerkez, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones, Florian Wirtz, Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike
How to watch Spurs v Liverpool: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Saturday is at 17:30 GMT (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Tottenham v Liverpool stats
- With 206 goals, this fixture is the top-scoring match in Premier League history
- The last three editions have featured 21 goals, while there have been at least three in 14 of their last 16 Premier League meetings
- Tottenham have prevailed in two of their last 25 Premier League games against Liverpool (D6 L17), winning in October 2017 (4-1) and September 2023 (2-1)
- Having beaten Brentford 2-0 in their last home league match, Spurs are aiming to win consecutive home games for the first time since a three-game stretch between September and November 2024
- Their total of 10 home league defeats in 2025 represents their joint-most in a year along with 1994 and 2003
- Liverpool won both Premier League meetings with Spurs last season by 6-3 and 5-1 scorelines
- Only the Reds themselves have scored at least five goals in three consecutive games against an opponent in the competition, doing so against Norwich between September 2012 and December 2013
- They have scored in 25 of their last 26 Premier League games against Spurs, including the last 19 in a row. Only against Arsenal (currently 20) have they had a longer scoring streak in the competition
- Among ever-present teams in the last two Premier League seasons, only Bournemouth (16) have conceded two or more goals in more away games than Liverpool (15)
- Hugo Ekitike has scored four goals across his last two Premier League games, netting twice each against Leeds and Brighton. Only Luis Suarez has netted multiple goals in three consecutive Premier League games for Liverpool (4 in December 2013)
