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The Reds have the upper hand in the head-to-head, with 29 wins to Tottenham Hotspur’s 14, from their 59 encounters in the Premier League. They have also dominated the recent head to head with the controversial 2-2 draw in London back in December interrupting a run of seven straight wins against Spurs.
Liverpool have been near perfect at Anfield this season and are the only side still unbeaten at home in the competition after seventeen matches here and have won each of their last twelve. Therefore, 101 Great Goals’ prediction for this match is Liverpool 3 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur and is available at odds of 11/1.
Alternatively, you can bet on any Liverpool win at 1.44/1 against Tottenham Hotspur at home on Saturday.
Or, back any away win for Tottenham Hotspur at 6.5/1 here at Anfield.
You can find odds of 5/1 for any draw between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
Competition Odds
Having already won the League Cup in February against Chelsea, they face them once again in the FA Cup final and are 1.5/1 favourites to make it a domestic cup double.
Having seen off Villarreal despite a shaky first half on Tuesday, the Reds are now in their third UEFA Champions League Final in five years under Jurgen Klopp. They are the favourites at 1.833/1 to win the UEFA Champions League. Or, if you believe they can do the seemingly impossible and become the first side to win the quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, League Cup and FA Cup, odds of 7/1 can be found.
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Tottenham Hotspur are battling against Chelsea, Arsenal and United to be two of the four clubs to claim the remaining two spots in the top four and with it earn qualification into the UEFA Champions League Group stages for next season. They are 2.5/1 to do so with 888Sport.com.
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Match preview
Liverpool welcomes Tottenham Hotspur to Anfield on Saturday for this Premier League match.
This is usually one of the most entertaining matches on the Premier League calendar with eight of the last nine matches producing over 2.5 goals. Odds of 1.53/1 suggest most expect another high scoring game on Saturday like the 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture back in December. It was a controversial match with Liverpool fans believing they should have had a penalty for a foul on Diogo Jota and Harry Kane should have seen red for a tackle on Andy Robertson. When Robertson was later shown a straight red card for an almost identical challenge, it just further incensed things.
Rightly or wrongly though, referees are often more lenient with cards in the first half of games and especially those between big teams. No referee wants the talking point of the game to be how it was ruined by an early red card. Mark Clattenburg in an interview last year admitted he ignored red card worthy challenges in a title decider for this reason.
Therefore, on marginal decisions that you could see going either way such as that Harry Kane foul, you will typically see more leniency if it occurs earlier in the game. Of course, if you later send someone off for a similar tackle then you create a rod for your own back.
It is also a match that hasn’t produced many reds in the past. In fact, the only previous red cards for Liverpool in the history of this head to head since they first faced each other in 1909 both came in a 4-0 drubbing at White Hart Lane in 2011 with Charlie Adam and Martin Skrtel both getting their marching orders.
There is also plenty on the line for both teams as the season nears an end. Liverpool are chasing their second league title in three years and remain one point behind Manchester City. A win here would put them top overnight putting the pressure on Manchester City to get a result in their game against Newcastle United on Super Sunday.
Spurs have been in excellent form since the January transfer window closed with Serie A pair Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur making an enormous difference to their side and arguably being among their best players in the second half of the season along with Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane.
In fact, since mid-February, the only team to have picked up more points in the Premier League is Saturday’s opponents Liverpool. This has seen the Lilywhites rise from eighth place in the table up to fifth. With Chelsea starting to stumble towards the end and with both United and Arsenal dropping points consistently, this means the race for the top four is now wide open even if Chelsea and Arsenal are the heavy favourites to win the final two spots in the coveted ‘top four’.
Mohamed Salah Goalscorer. – Salah has scored some big goals against Spurs in his career with the penalty to open the scoring and ultimately win the 2019 Champions League the biggest of them all. He also scored crucial goals for both Basel and Fiorentina in the Europa League en route to his teams eliminating Spurs from the competition. The Egyptian King also has a record of five goals in nine league games for Liverpool against the Lilywhites with four in four games here at Anfield. This makes Salah the 4.2/1 favourite to score the game’s opener on Saturday. Or 1.85/1 to bag a goal at any time during the game against Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool team news
Liverpool team news
The Reds should have a clean bill of health for this one after coming through the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Semi Final in midweek against Villarreal with no fresh injury worries.
Roberto Firmino (pictured above) hasn’t been involved in the squad since the 2-3 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup. He suffered a foot injury in the closing moments of the game. A scan revealed no serious damage but it was painful enough to prevent him from training and playing since. Firmino travelled with the squad to Villarreal and is able to run on the pitch once again. The Brazilian will have a late fitness test to be included in the squad for the visit of Spurs.
Rotation is expected here from the eleven that started the game in Villarreal. Luis Diaz, Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip look certain to start here. Kostas Tsimikas may also come in at left-back for Andy Robertson who will be in need of a rest. Should any of Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mané or Robertson start this match, it would be their seventh start in just 21 days.
Tottenham Hotspur team news
Sadly for Antonio Conte, unlike Liverpool, they have a number of key players out at the moment with most of the problems coming in defensive positions. Japhet Tanganga and Matt Doherty both have knee injuries. Tanganga is confirmed as out for the remainder of the season having had surgery. Doherty is now in the same situation having suffered a medial collateral ligament injury during Tottenham’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa.
Sergio Reguilon has been suffering from some groin pain and has struggled to complete training sessions. He is being assessed from week to week but won’t be included in the squad for the trip to Anfield. Oliver Skipp’s surgery on a hernia has gone well and he should be back in time for pre-season.
Antonio Conte gave Lucas Moura a rare start ahead of Dejan Kulusevski (pictured above) after starting eleven straight league games for the club. This was the only change to the side who drew 0-0 at Brighton the previous weekend. Kulusevski has been a revelation since joining in January and is expected to be recalled to the starting XI here as the only likely change to the side who won 3-1 last weekend.
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