Tottenham Hotspur & Liverpool meet on Match-day 15

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Spurs at home against Liverpool – Sunday – 4:30pm GMT – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs, currently sitting third in the League, will be hoping to secure all three points when they welcome Liverpool to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

It’s 26 points so far for Tottenham Hotspur this season, going into this meeting

Is this to be the game where Spurs to put a halt to their recent record of poor results? They go into this fixture on the back of two recent defeats to Bournemouth and Newcastle United.

Also, Spurs keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last 13 meetings is astonishing this season, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. Their position is third in the League and they have 26 points, that is, 8W, 3L and 2D having won eight fixtures, drawn two games, and lost three matches.

Playing at home, Spurs have won five matches and lost one game.

Tottenham Hotspur will have secured 29 points so far this season, should they secure a win.

Good Attacking Performance

They have a good scoring record of 26 goals (24 from open play and two penalties). Their stand out attacking players have been Harry Kane (10), Pierre Hojbjerg (3), and Heung Min Son (3). Spurs have conceded 16 goals.

Spurs may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.

Liverpool have so far accrued 16 points in this season of the Premier League

Liverpool come to this match on the back of a 1-2 home loss against Leeds United at Anfield.

Also, some statistics are more relevant than others they say, and two losses for Liverpool seems very relevant. With 16 points (4W, 4L and 4D), they are established in ninth position in the League having won four fixtures, drawn four meetings, and lost four matches.

Liverpool have drawn two fixtures and lost three games of their five League matches on the road this season.

A victory for Liverpool would put them on 19 points.

Good Attacking Performance

Liverpool have a good scoring record this season, with 23 netted so far. This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Roberto Firmino (6), Mohamed Salah (4), and Luis Diaz (3). Liverpool have conceded 15 goals.

Injury and illness have depleted Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and they will likely be missing seven key personnel for Sunday’s match.

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Liverpool with a greater number of wins. In the last 63 meetings, they have enjoyed 30 wins, to Spurs’s 14 wins. In addition, the last 20 games against Liverpool have resulted in ten wins for Spurs. Their most recent encounter in this competition was May 2022 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Players to watch

For Spurs, Harry Kane scored10 goals in 13 League matches this campaign, while Roberto Firmino contributed withsix goals and provided one assist in 12 League games this season for Liverpool.

Other players of note for Spurs are Pierre Hojbjerg and Heung Min Son with three goals and three goals respectively and for Liverpool are Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah with six goals both.

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