MatchThe opposition lowdown: Tottenham Hotspur

Recent form

Spurs head in to the contest having earned a 4-3 victory over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup on Thursday night.

In the Premier League, they sat 10th ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures, having picked up 23 points from 16 games so far this season.

Last time out in the top flight, they claimed a 5-0 win against Southampton at St Mary’s, having netted all goals in the opening half of the contest.

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Ones to watch

In the Premier League, Heung-min Son and James Maddison have been key figures for Tottenham.

Maddison has netted seven goals and provided four assists this term, while Son has totalled five goals and six assists.

Brennan Johnson (six goals) and Dominic Solanke (five goals) have also been in good form in front of goal, while Dejan Kulusevski has scored four times too.

Team news

Destiny Udogie (quad) is expected to return for Tottenham, while Timo Werner (illness) is hoping to be available.

Ange Postecoglou will be without eight others for the Reds’ visit, though.

Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Mikey Moore, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison remain sidelined, and Rodrigo Bentancur continues to serve a suspension.

What was said

Tottenham head coach Postecoglou

“We’ll play our football because that’s what is winning us games. That’s what we’ll do against Liverpool. [They’re a] fantastic side, going really well.

“Arne [Slot] has come in and it’s not easy when you’re taking over from somebody with the status of Jürgen Klopp. They’re very settled and as a team they’ve got quality within the starting XI and squad.

“They’ve dealt with things; you saw last week they were a man down and they still had that overall belief. They’re the standout team in the competition so far, but again on our day when we play our football, we’re pretty good opposition.”

Previous meeting

In the last fixture between the two teams, Liverpool overcame Tottenham 4-2 at Anfield in the Premier League in May.

Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott were all on target for the Reds that afternoon.

Pre-match stats

Liverpool have lost just two of their last 23 Premier League games against Tottenham (won 15, drawn six) and have scored at least once in each of their last 17.

This fixture has seen more 90th-minute winning goals than any other in Premier League history so far (six).

With nine, Spurs have scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes of league games this season than any other team in the division. They have also conceded the fewest number in that time, just one.

Tottenham have lost three of their eight home league matches so far this campaign – to Arsenal (0-1), Ipswich Town (1-2) and Chelsea (3-4).

Son has netted in each of his last five outings against Liverpool.