Antonio Conte has shored up the Tottenham Hotspur defence since becoming head coach, but he will face his biggest test yet as Liverpool travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.
Spurs have conceded just one goal under the Italian, but they face a Liverpool side who haven’t failed to find the net in 32 consecutive matches, drawing their last blank against Real Madrid back in April.
Tottenham go into this one on the back of three straight wins, the most recent being a 3-0 home win over struggling Norwich, which have seen them steadily climb the table.
However, a COVID-19 outbreak has meant they had their matches against Rennes, Brighton and Leicester all postponed.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have won their last eight in a row, most recently defeating Newcastle 3-1 at home on Thursday.
Tottenham vs Liverpool predicted line-ups
Tottenham could be without Sergio Reguilon as he works to get back to full fitness while Liverpool are likely to be missing Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones through COVID-19, as well as Divock Origi with a knee issue and Nat Phillips with a fractured cheekbone.
Tottenham’s predicted line-up (3-4-1-2): Hugo Lloris; Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, Ben Davies; Japhet Tanganga, Tanguy Ndombele, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Ryan Sessegnon; Giovani Lo Celso; Harry Kane, Son Heung-min.
Liverpool’s predicted line-up (4-3-3): Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara; Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Sadio Mane.
Tottenham vs Liverpool: When does it start?
This Sunday’s match between Tottenham and Liverpool kicks off at 16:30 GMT, the local time in England. For those in the USA, you can tune in at 11:30 ET / 10:30 PT.
Tottenham vs Liverpool: Where to watch it?
The Premier League tie will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, December 19. The game will be available on streaming service DAZN for those in Spain, while it can be streamed on Peacock Premium in the USA and watched on Sky Sports Premier League in the UK
