Liverpool are again in Premier League motion this weekend as they face a visit to an in-form Tottenham aspect in arguably the largest recreation of the season up to now.
Tottenham vs. Liverpool
Premier League (7) | Tottenham StadiumSeptember 30, 2023 | 5.30pm (BST)
Referee: Simon HooperResult final season: Gained 2-1Standings: Liverpool 2nd, Spurs 4thUK TV: Sky Sports activities
The Reds are on a purposeful march of their very own having picked up seven straight wins in all competitions, however this weekend presents their hardest check of the season to this point.
Jurgen Klopp shall be hoping his aspect can lay a marker down towards the workforce sat slightly below the Reds within the desk as he seems to be to take care of this spectacular begin to 2023/24.
Here’s a listing of the whole lot you’ll want to know forward of Tottenham vs. Liverpool.
1. Crew information – Trent’s again
Jurgen Klopp has stated that Trent Alexander-Arnold shall be within the squad, with the right-back having educated as regular on Thursday and Friday.
Whether or not he is ready to begin, although, stays unclear. Joe Gomez is match if Trent isn’t to be risked.
There are not any different main points for Klopp, with Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago and Conor Bradley the one absentees.
2. Spurs standouts
There could also be no Harry Kane any extra, however Tottenham have nonetheless acquired loads of gamers who can pose a menace this weekend.
Son Heung-min has taken on the armband at Spurs and has 5 objectives in six league video games this season.
He has additionally scored 4 objectives in his final 5 outings towards the Reds and shall be hoping to proceed that pattern for a much-improved Spurs aspect.
Newcomer James Maddison has additionally made a quick begin to life in London and himself has three objectives in his final eight appearances towards Liverpool.
Possible Spurs XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Maddison, Solomon, Son
3. Hosts off to a flyer
Ange Postecoglou has made a powerful begin to life at Tottenham, together with his aspect selecting up 4 wins and two attracts from a tough opening set of fixtures.
Spurs sit two factors behind Liverpool heading into this one and might leapfrog the Reds ought to they inflict the primary defeat upon Klopp of the season.
Postecoglou himself is a likeable man – and never simply because he was a Liverpool fan as a child!
“Liverpool was my workforce however you develop up and issues change,” he stated on Friday. “I used to like ‘Completely satisfied Days’ [TV show] again then too!”
Spurs outcomes this season:
4. Salah to overhaul Hunt?
As is case towards most groups he performs, Mohamed Salah has an ideal file in the case of that includes towards Tottenham.
The Egyptian King has 9 objectives in 13 appearances towards Spurs and is presently tied with Roger Hunt because the Liverpool participant with the second-most strikes for the Reds towards Tottenham within the membership’s historical past.
Ian Rush is out in entrance in that class, however you wouldn’t wager towards him reaching the Welshman’s tally earlier than his race is run.
5. Unbeaten run
The 2022/23 marketing campaign was a troublesome one, however you would need to return to April 1 to search out the final time the Reds tasted defeat in any competitors.
Liverpool are presently on the longest unbeaten run of any Premier League aspect and the supervisor shall be hoping for that to stay the case as he bids to take care of momentum.
Man Metropolis had been the final aspect to beat the Reds in final season’s 4-1 thrashing on the Etihad, with Liverpool selecting up twelve wins and 5 attracts within the league since that afternoon.
6. Completely satisfied looking floor
Since Tottenham moved into their new stadium again in 2019, the Reds have gained three of their 4 journeys and drawn the opposite.
Remarkably, Spurs have recorded only one victory on this fixture since 2012, coming within the 4-1 thrashing through the one season they spent at Wembley.
Let’s hope that run continues on Saturday!
7. First assembly with Postecoglou
Saturday would be the first time the brand new Tottenham boss has come up towards Liverpool or any Klopp aspect in his managerial profession.
Postecoglou is a self-proclaimed Crimson and is among the many present bookies’ favourites to take over at Anfield when the dreaded day comes for Klopp to stroll away.
The Greece-born supervisor shall be placing his childhood allegiances to 1 aspect this weekend and he bids to proceed his spectacular begin to life within the Premier League.
8. Extra modifications on the best way
The fixture schedule has acquired a contact busier in latest weeks as Klopp has used the depth in his squad to share minutes round.
The supervisor made 10 modifications to his aspect for the League Cup conflict with Leicester however is predicted to revert again to a workforce sheet that extra intently resembles his choice towards West Ham final weekend.
Possible Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Diaz
9. Hooper in cost
Simon Hooper will referee Saturday’s conflict, a person who was in cost the final time the Reds acquired beat, worryingly!
Liverpool had been charged for surrounding the official and requesting for Rodri to be despatched off on the Etihad again in April, a request which was denied by Hooper.
He shall be assisted from the sidelines by Adrian Holmes and Simon Lengthy, whereas Tony Harrington will tackle the position of fourth official.
Darren England shall be joined by Dan Prepare dinner within the VAR room at Stockley Park.
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Up the Reds!
