A great way to close out a matchday! Two massive names of English football, two forces currently walking paths that are different but alike at the same time. Tottenham Hotspur sit third in the standings but are going through a wobbly form – Liverpool are also constantly going through ups and downs this season but profiting much much less than the Spurs.Tottenham are five points behind league leaders and biggest rivals Arsenal, and today’s visitors are languishing eight points behind the top four places ahead of the Sunday afternoon action.The crucial 2-1 win away to Marseille to secure top spot in Group D of the Champions League on Tuesday was the second successive match where Tottenham came from behind to win after being on the cusp of suffering a third successive Premier League defeat when trailing Bournemouth 2-0 last weekend. Having that in mind, Spurs should head into Sunday’s encounter against Liverpool with confidence. Regardless of their result against Liverpool, the win against the Cherries ensures Tottenham will remain in the top four positions, although the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and their forthcoming opponents all have a game in hand on Antonio Conte’s side.Arteta was imposing authority in Auba’s case, reveals Elneny ahead of the London derbyAlso, there may be a psychological hurdle for them to overcome when the Reds arrive in North London as the Spurs have failed to beat Liverpool in any of their last 10 meetings in all competitions. The Reds also have something to be confident about – their 2-0 win against Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday and the recent victory over Manchester City shows they have what it takes to compete with the best. Jurgen Klopp’s side are the only team to have beaten the Cityzens, Newcastle and the Italian league leaders so far this season. However, it cannot be ignored that Liverpool have massively struggled for consistency this season – their 2-1 defeat at home to Leeds United last weekend was the first time they had lost in front of a full-capacity crowd at Anfield in the Premier League since April 2017, with Virgil van Dijk’s proud unbeaten record on his home turf coming to an end through Crysencio Summerville’s dramatic 89th-minute winner.The German surely can not afford to fall 13 points behind the top three teams in the table and no doubt he will be demanding more ruthlessness from his attacking players at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Given the intense schedule and the World Cup nearing, injuries are appearing as almost a necessity lately. Among the Spurs, South Korea forward Heung-min Son is now a major doubt to appear for his country in Qatar later this month as had to be subbed during the first half at Stade Velodrome in midweek having suffered a fractured eye socket in a collision with Congolese defender Chancel Mbemba.Tottenham attacking woes pile up with Richarlison also ruled out due to a muscle injury and Dejan Kulusevski unlikely to be able to start having only returned to light training in the past day or two.Cristian Romero has missed his side’s last two matches with a muscle strain and may not be risked with the World Cup beginning exactly two weeks after this fixture, with Eric Dier potentially filling in as a right-sided centre-half once again in order to allow left-footers Lenglet and Davies to complete Conte’s back three.📊 Mohamed Salah has scored six times in his 11 Liverpool appearances versus Tottenham in all competitions. #lfc [lfc] pic.twitter.com/9QBoSSl7Jy— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) November 5, 2022 Meanwhile, Liverpool were boosted by the return of Ibrahima Konate to their backline against Napoli. The France defender is likely to receive the nod ahead of Joe Gomez alongside van Dijk against Spurs. Up front, Nunez should replace Curtis Jones on the left flank after scoring from the bench against Luciano Spalletti’s side. Andy Robertson and club captain Jordan Henderson were both rested altogether and should freshen up the side in place of Kostas Tsimikas and James Milner, who has been ruled out of contention after suffering a concussion on Tuesday.Long-term injuries are already keeping Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Arthur, Naby Keita and Joel Matip off the field.PREMIER LEAGUESaturdayLeeds – Bournemouth 4-3 (1-2)/Rodrigo 3 pen, Greenwood 60, Cooper 68, Summerville 84 – Tavernier 7, Billing 19, Solanke 48/Man City – Fulham 2-1 (1-1)/Alvarez 16, Haaland 90+4 pen – Pereira 28 pen/Nott. Forest – Brentford 2-2 (1-1)/Gibbs-White 20, Zanka 90+6 og – Mbeumo 45+3, Wissa 75/Wolves – Brighton 2-3 (2-2)/Guedes 12, Neves 35 pen – Lallana 10, Mitoma 44, Gross 83/Everton – Leicester 0-2 (0-1)/Tielemans 45, Barnes 86/Sunday15.00: (2.75) Chelsea (3.25) Arsenal (2.85)17.00: (3.50) Aston Villa (3.35) Man.Utd. (2.21)17.00: (4.10) Southampton (3.50) Newcastle (2.04)17.00: (1.99) West Ham (3.50) Crystal Palace (4.40)19.30: (3.45) Tottenham (3.50) Liverpool (2.24)***odds are subject to change
