Without a doubt, the stand out fixture of this weekend in the English Premier League is Liverpool traveling to Tottenham. This league fixture, a rematch of the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, is in the Sunday late afternoon matinee slot.
And as we learned yesterday, this matchup will play out again in the next/semifinal round of the EFL Cup.
In other words, this is a clash that’s overflowing with storylines.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool FYIs
Kick-off: 4.30pm (BST), Sunday Dec 22, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK
Starting XI Predictions:ย Liverpool FCย ย Tottenham Hotspur
Team News:ย Liverpool FCย ย ย Tottenham Hotspur
Google Result Probability: Tottenham 23%, Draw 22% Liverpool 55%
Let’s take a look at who Arne Slot mightย might select for this one. Happy festive fixtures to those who celebrate.
Theย Sports Bank’s Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Kostas Tsimikas; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Mo Salah, Dominic Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz; Diogo Jota
Prediction: Liverpool FC 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0ย
I just don’t see Slot letting his side drop points in the trip to White Hart Lane. The differential in form this season, between these two sides is jst two great.
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