[Pre-Match Thread] Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Liverpool FC

🏟 Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

⏰ Kick-off Time: 1630 hrs (UTC +0:00)

🗣 Referee: Paul Tierney

🏁 Linesmen: Constantine Hatzidakis, Dan Cook

📺 Video Assistant Referee: Chris Kavanagh, Dan Robathan

Opposition (In League):

Build Up:

- After mini two week break for Spurs with three games in hand, they face Liverpool at home

- Snow, COVID crisis led to Burnley, Leicester and Brighton games postponed for Tottenham

- Liverpool play their sixth out of nine game in December, tricky test vs a Tottenham side fresh yet rusty after break

🚑 Injury News:

- Origi fitness unknown

- Elliot and Phillips the only long-term injuries

🦠 COVID (Omicron Variant) Updates

- VVD, Curtis and Fabinho out with positive test before Newcastle game, isolation until PL Leicester game potentially

- Rumours that Henderson has tested positive

- Full squad is vaccinated and some players receiving boosters

🚫 Players Unavailable:

[Liverpool] Elliot (Ankle), Phillips (Cheekbone), Origi (Sore Knee), VVD (Covid), Curtis (Covid), Fabinho (Covid), Henderson (Doubt)

[Tottenham] Lucas (COVID), Emerson (COVID), Skipp (COVID), Gil (COVID), Scarlett (COVID), Romero (Knee)

📝 Expected Lineups

[Liverpool, 4-3-3] Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Matip, Robertson; Ox, Hendo, Thiago; Salah, Firmino, Mane

[Spurs, 3-4-3] Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Tanganga, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Reguilon; Lo Celso; Kane, Son

📈 League Table