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Liverpool can staunch top status in the Premier League at Christmas if they beat Tottenham this afternoon.
The Reds possess now no longer sat at the top of the table on December 25 since 2020/21, a season whereby they didn’t discontinue up happening to bag the title.
They did bag the league in 2019/20 after main the trend over the festive length, so Arne Slot will be hoping for a repeat of that.
Slot’s facet are on a huge unbeaten hotfoot at the moment and haven’t misplaced a sport in any competition since September.
And they’ll be aiming to proceed that towards Spurs who sooner or later got reduction to a hit programs by cruising to a 5-0 bag towards Southampton last week.
That victory relieved some strain on Ange Postecoglou, who was extra boosted by their Carabao Cup bag over Manchester United on Thursday.
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Sports Tottenham vs Liverpool: Magical Mo
Mohamed Salah has long past up to one other level this season.
He’s been all for 22 of Liverpool’s 31 Premier League targets, which is by a long way the very best portion of any player for their crew (71 per cent).
The Egyptian King has 13 targets and 9 assists in the top-flight in only 15 games.
That unbelievable tally now has him preparing to some English soccer history.
If he offers an assist towards Tottenham this weekend, Salah will become the first player ever to reach double figures for targets and assists before Christmas.
What an unbelievable success that would be for the Reds memoir, who might perchance also perfect be taking part in in his last campaign at the membership.
- Tottenham won this proper fixture 2-1 last season, last a hit consecutive residence league games towards Liverpool between 2008 and 2012 (a flee of five).
- Liverpool possess misplaced perfect two of their last 23 Premier League games towards Tottenham (W15 D6) and possess scored at least as soon as in each and every of their last 17 towards Spurs.
- Tottenham won this proper fixture 2-1 last season thanks to a ninetieth-minute Joel Matip have purpose. Certainly, this fixture has considered more ninetieth-minute a hit targets than any diverse in Premier League history (6).
Sports Tottenham vs Liverpool: Teams
Tottenham XI: Forster, Porro, Dragusin, Grey, Spence, Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Son, Solanke.
Subs: Austin, Reguilon, Udogie, Dorrington, Bergvall, Oluesi, Werner, Johnson, Lankshear.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Salah, Diaz, Gakpo.
Subs: Kelleher, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, Nyoni, Jones, Jota, Elliott, Nunez.
- Son Heung-min’s two assists towards Southampton last day out took his total in the Premier League to 68 – the joint-most of any Tottenham player in the competition’s history (level with Darren Anderton).
- Spurs possess scored more targets in the hole Quarter-hour of games than any diverse facet in the Premier League this season (9), with five of those coming in their last two games.
Sports Tottenham vs Liverpool: What has been acknowledged?
Slot explained why he rotated so mighty in midweek ahead of this sport, however insisted he didn’t function so to support bag towards Tottenham.
The Liverpool boss acknowledged on Wednesday: “It can well perchance be usual if I play with the final usual starters that now we possess a better crew than now we possess tonight in every other case I fabricate each and per week the unsuitable determination.
“We also belief these gamers because we all know how mighty quality they’ve. So, that’s the first reason to play these gamers. We possess masses of self belief in them as effectively.
“2nd of all, it is now no longer in regards to the discontinue consequence on Sunday, it is more for the long-term health of the gamers that we made the determination that those that possess played so many minutes to give them fair a minute of relaxation for the duration of this week.
“Because the time table is going to be intense again in the upcoming weeks. While you happen to possess played lots, handiest forty five or 60 minutes, and those that haven’t played lots play 90.
“That’s what we did, and it was accurate for us that it was ample to bag it.”
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- Tottenham have kept just one clean sheet in their last 23 Premier League home games, a 4-0 win against Everton earlier this season. They’re winless in their last three at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (D1 L2), last having a longer run without a home win in November/December 2013 (4).
- Having conceded just three goals in their first eight Premier League games this season, Liverpool have now conceded 10 in their last seven. Their last two games have been drawn 3-3 with Newcastle and 2-2 with Fulham, with the Reds last drawing three straight league games in the same season back in October 2015.
Sports Tottenham vs Liverpool: Date and how to follow
This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, December 22.
Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled for 4:30pm.
The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
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Premier League Match Odds with talkSPORT BET
Saturday, December 21
- Aston Villa 85/40 – Draw 27/10 – Man City 21/20
- Brentford 5/4 – Draw 5/2 – Notts Forest 19/10
- Ipswich 10/3 – Draw 29/10 – Newcastle 7/10
- West Ham 7/4 – Draw 11/4 – Brighton 5/4
- Crystal Palace 9/2 – Draw 3/1 – Arsenal 11/20
Sunday, December 22
- Everton 4/1 – Draw 31/10 – Chelsea 3/5
- Fulham 2/5 – Draw 15/4 – Southampton 6/1
- Leicester 7/5 – Draw 13/5 – Wolves 13/8
- Man Utd 4/5 – Draw 14/5 – Bournemouth 29/10
- Tottenham 3/1 – Draw 16/5 – Liverpool 7/10
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