Liverpool vs Tottenham: Preview, Prediction & Betting Tips

Tottenham make the trip to Anfield this Sunday to take on Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool look to try and pull themselves back into the title race whereas Tottenham need a win to get back in touch with Aston Villa.

Date: 05/05/2024

Kick off time: 16:30

Location: Anfield

The title race is on with three games to go, but Liverpool don’t just need wins themselves but they also need their rivals to drop points for any shot at the title. Tottenham, however, are in the thick of the battle for Champions League football, needing a win to chase down Villa.

Liverpool currently sit third in the Premier League after 35 games. The Reds have 22 wins, nine draws and four losses, leaving them on 75 points, five points behind top of the league Arsenal.

The Reds have been amongst the goals this season, scoring 75 goals in 35 games, an average of 2.21 goals a game. Liverpool have been a little more inconsistent defensively, conceding 36 goals this season and have kept nine clean sheets.

Tottenham sit just below Liverpool in fifth in the Premier League. In 34 games, Spurs have 18 wins, six draws and 10 losses which leaves them on 60 points, seven points behind Aston Villa in the last Champions League spot.

Spurs have also been in form in front of goal this season. In 34 games, Tottenham have scored 65 goals which is an average of 1.91 goals a game. Tottenham have also been inconsistent at the other end of the pitch, conceding 54 goals and keeping six clean sheets.

Liverpool and Tottenham have met 182 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1909. Liverpool have the far better record in the fixture with 89 wins in comparison to Tottenham’s 49 wins. The other 44 games have ended in a share of the points.

The last five games in this fixture have seen two Liverpool wins, two draws and one win for Tottenham - the controversial 2 - 1 win earlier this season. The last seven games in this fixture have seen both sides on the scoresheet, in fact, the last time only one side scored was back in 2020.

Liverpool Team News

Jurgen Klopp has Joel Matip and Thiago out for the rest of the season. However, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota and Conor Bradley can all return this weekend.

Tottenham Team News

Ange Postecoglou will be without Destiny Udogie, Fraser Forster, Ryan Sessegnon and Manor Solomon for the rest of the season. However, Pedro Porro and Richarlison can return this weekend.

In their last five games in all competitions, Liverpool have two wins, one draw and two losses.

Eberechi Eze opened the scoring for Crystal Palace in the 14th minute to give them the 1 - 0 lead over Liverpool at halftime. Despite having 70% of the possession and 21 shots with six of them on target, Liverpool could not find the back of the net and slumped to a 1 - 0 loss.

The second leg of the Europa League Quarter Finals saw Liverpool in Italy to take on Atalanta. Mo Salah’s penalty in the seventh minute was the only goal of the game, giving Liverpool the 1 - 0 win on the night but The Reds still crashed out of the competition with a 3 - 1 aggregate loss.

Back in the Premier League, Liverpool bounced back against Fulham. Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool the lead just after the 30 minute mark but a goal from Timothy Castagne made it level at halftime. However, in the second half, Ryan Gravenberch and Jota both scored to give Liverpool the 3 - 1 win.

However, Liverpool found themselves on the losing side of the Merseyside derby for once the next time out. Jarrad Branthwaite opened the scoring in the first half and Dominic Calvert-Lewin added another in the second to give Everton the 2 - 0 win over Liverpool.

The last time out for Liverpool was against West Ham. Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring for West Ham just before halftime but a goal from Andrew Robertson drew Liverpool level just minutes into the second half. An own goal from Alphonse Areola gave Liverpool the lead but a late goal from Michail Antonio forced a 2 - 2 draw.

In their last six games in all competitions, Tottenham have two wins, one draw and three losses.

Tahith Chong opened the scoring early for Luton in the third minute to give The Hatters the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. However, an own goal from Issa Kabore brought Spurs level early in the second half and in the 86th minute Son Heung-min popped up with a goal to give Tottenham the 2 - 1 win.

The trip to East London saw Tottenham open the scoring early, with Brennan Johnson finding the back of the net in the fifth minute. Kurt Zouma equalised before halftime but neither team could find another goal as the game finished 1 - 1.

An own goal from Murillo gave Tottenham the lead against Nottingham Forest in the 15th minute but Chris Wood equalised for Forest before the halftime whistle. However, in the second half both Micky van de Ven and Porro scored to give Spurs the 3 - 1 win.

However, the trip to St James’ Park was one to forget for Tottenham. Despite having 73% of the possession, Spurs had just two shots on target. A brace from Alexander Isak and goals from Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schar gave Newcastle the big 4 - 0 win.

The North London derby saw Tottenham 3 - 0 down at halftime with an own goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and goals from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz. Cristian Romero got Spurs on the scoresheet and a penalty from Son got Tottenham in contention but Arsenal held on for the 3 - 2 win.

Tottenham suffered a hammerblow to their Champions League qualification hopes last time out as they were beaten 2-0 away at Chelsea following goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson.

Despite their stumble recently, Liverpool are still likely to pick up a big win against Tottenham. However, both sides are likely to be on the scoresheet, with Nunez likely to score for Liverpool. Liverpool 3 - 1 Tottenham.

Liverpool vs Tottenham will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the U.K. and the game can also be followed via radio on BBC Five Live or TalkSport.

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