Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur

Stakes are high as Premier League title bidders Liverpool take on top-four hopefuls Tottenham Hotspur in a mouth-watering fixture at Anfield.

Fresh from a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Villarreal in midweek Champions League action that confirmed their third appearance in Europe’s most prestigious grand final in five years, Liverpool will be looking to maintain the pressure on Manchester City. Unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League fixtures (W13, D2), the ‘Reds’ lag just a single point behind table-topping City with four league matches left as Jurgen Klopp bids to land a historic quadruple for the Merseyside powerhouse. Though Tottenham would be a formidable task for any Premier League side, Liverpool have been relentless against ‘Spurs’ at home, going unbeaten in 26 of their last 27 Premier League H2Hs at Anfield (W18, D8). What’s more, Klopp’s men have racked up an impressive 21-game unbeaten home streak in the Premier League, netting a staggering 52 goals in that run while conceding just nine in return.

On the other hand, Tottenham ran out 3-1 winners against an understrength Leicester City side last time out to arrest a run of consecutive Premier League games without winning (D1, L1) and reignite their top-four bid. Antonio Conte’s men, who currently trail fourth-placed Arsenal by two points, are unbeaten in their last three Premier League away games (W2, D1), keeping a clean sheet on each occasion. Grabbing a half-time lead could be pivotal to Tottenham’s hopes of upsetting Anfield, as they’ve won all 13 Premier League fixtures when leading at the interval this season. Interestingly, scoring before half-time may invite the visitors’ second as well, as they’ve netted either side of half-time in the last 11 Premier League outings in which they scored in the first half of play.