PREVIEW | Tottenham vs Liverpool - team news, lineups, predictions

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·18 December 2025

PREVIEW | Tottenham vs Liverpool - team news, lineups, predictions

Tottenham and Liverpool face off this Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 17:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Tottenham currently have 22 points and lie in 11th position. Last time out, Thomas Frank's team slipped to a 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2025/26).

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Liverpool have won 26 points to date and are placed in 7th position. In their last fixture, Arne Slot's team won 2-0 against Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Liverpool winning 5-1.

Predicted lineups

Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven, Cristián Romero, Djed Spence, Rodrigo Bentancur, Archie Gray, Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani, Richarlison

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil Van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Rio Ngumoha, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitiké

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Tottenham

Dominic Solanke - Injury
Dejan Kulusevski - Knee Injury
Kota Takai - Injury
Destiny Udogie - Injury
Radu Dragusin - Injury
Yves Bissouma - Suspension
Pape Sarr - Called Up To National Team

Liverpool

Mohamed Salah - Called Up To National Team
Jeremie Frimpong - Injury
Conor Bradley - Suspension (five bookings)
Dominik Szoboszlai - Ankle Injury
Cody Gakpo - Muscle Injury
Wataru Endo - Ankle Injury
Joe Gomez - Muscular problems
Stefan Bajcetic - Surgery
Giovanni Leoni - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Last starting XIs

Tottenham ( vs Nottingham Forest 2025-12-14): Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristián Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani, Richarlison

Liverpool ( vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2025-12-13): Alisson Becker, Joe Gomez, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Milos Kerkez, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitiké

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MANAGERS

Thomas Frank has faced Arne Slot on two occasions, recording only losses.
Arne Slot has faced Tottenham on four occasions, recording three wins and one loss
Thomas Frank has faced Liverpool on eight occasions, recording one win, one draw, and six losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Liverpool currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
Away from home, Liverpool is coming off three consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Liverpool is coming off three consecutive games without losing.
Liverpool currently has one loss in the last six games.
Liverpool currently has two draws in the last 24 games.
Liverpool is coming off six consecutive games scoring goals.
Liverpool is coming off five consecutive games without losing.
Liverpool is coming off two consecutive wins.
At home, Tottenham currently has one loss in the last five games.
At home, Tottenham is coming off five consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Tottenham is coming off two consecutive games without losing.
At home, Tottenham is coming off two consecutive wins.

HEAD TO HEAD

Tottenham and Liverpool have faced each other 187 times, with Liverpool having the advantage: 92 wins, compared to Tottenham's 50 wins.
At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham has an advantage in clashes against Liverpool: 42 wins in 92 matches. Liverpool has 30 wins.
In the English League, there have been 164 matches between the two teams, with Tottenham winning 43, 41 draws, and Liverpool winning 80.