Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Sreya

Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool – Tottenham Hotspur hosts Liverpool at the New Wembley on 22nd October, Sunday in an English Premier League fixture.

Tottenham are third in the league table with seventeen points and with a win tonight, could close the gap on Manchester United who lost to Huddersfield yesterday. Since their loss to Chelsea, Tottenham have surprisingly steadied their ship, picking up wins across competitions and even managing to draw against Real Madrid at Bernabeu this past midweek.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have struggled since their win against Arsenal and are now placed eighth with thirteen points. Liverpool have won only one of their last six games and played out a goalless draw against Manchester United last weekend.

Team News

Erik Lamela, Victor Wanyama and Moussa Dembele miss out due to injuries while Liverpool will be without Adam Lallana, Adam Bogdan, Nathaniel Clyne and Sadio Mane.

Tottenham Hotspur Possible Starting Lineup: Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Kieran Trippier, Eric Dier, Harry Winks, Ben Davies, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Harry Kane.

Liverpool Possible Starting Lineup: Simon Mignolet, Joseph Gomez, Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren, Alberto Moreno, Emre Can, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho.

“Liverpool have unbelievable players and a great manager. I think it will be tough to play against them. We need to be ready to give our best and compete in our best way and to deserve to win.”

– Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool H2H Stats, Liverpool have won two and drawn three of their previous five encounters with Tottenham Hotspur. In fact, Tottenham have not won in any of their last ten meetings with Liverpool in all competitions.

It should be a closely contested affair but based on their current form, Tottenham Hotspur should have the upper hand. A 2-1 win for Tottenham Hotspur is the most likely result.