When Tottenham and Liverpool face off against one another on Saturday night in north London, both teams will be attempting to retain their respective undefeated starts to the Premier League season. The Reds, who are now second in the standings and two points ahead of their hosts, who were forced to settle for a draw in the thrilling North London Derby last Sunday, go to the city.
Jurgen Klopp’s team, meanwhile, defeated West Ham 3-1 at Anfield in their most recent league game and followed that up with a simple 3-1 victory over Leicester City in the Carabao Cup midweek. Spurs will be hoping that their relatively quiet schedule helps them in the upcoming weeks and months because they have already exited that tournament.
Focusing on the immediate future, however, both teams will aiming to deliver a telling blow to a likely top four rival this weekend, and will recognise that a win on Saturday would represent a considerable statement of intent.
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The Tottenham Team News
This weekend, Tottenham’s injury situation has both good and bad news. Despite an embarrassing situation with his knee last Sunday, James Maddison appears to be keeping his spot in the middle of the field. On the other hand, Brennan Johnson’s prospects of playing are less certain after he was also substituted against Arsenal.
little Ryan Sessegnon and Rodrigo Bentancur are anticipated to remain absent for a little longer, Bryan Gil, who has yet to play under Ange Postecoglou, is getting close to returning to health. Ivan Perisic might not play again this year after tearing his ACL during practice.
Giovani Lo Celso, who has only played 16 minutes of Premier League football so far this season, is also a question mark but is reportedly getting closer to being included.
