Tottenham vs Liverpool Prediction: English Championship leader will rehabilitate

Prediction for the EPL match which will take place on December 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Tottenham have scored nine goals in their last two appearances. In the quarter-finals of the English League Cup, the Spurs beat Manchester United 4:3 at home to reach the semi-finals of the tournament. The last opponent of the Londoners in the Premier League was Southampton. The team led by Ange Postecoglou scored all five goals in the first half and made a clincher. Before the start of the 17th round in the asset of the Spurs 23 points, the team is located on the tenth line in the EPL table.

Spurs have good news regarding Van de Ven, who has returned to training, but it is too early to expect him on the pitch. If Udoji does not recover in time, Postecoglou will simply have no options for rotation in defense. In the League Cup, he was forced to substitute Reguilon, and this is the end. In attack, we should expect the appearance of Brennan Johnson. Yes, Kulusevski is very good now, but Tottenham need at least one fresh player up front.

🔖 Tottenham starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Forster – Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence – Sarr, Bissouma – Kulusevski, Maddison, Son – Solanke

⛔️ Out: Bentancur (disqualified), Vicario, Odober, Richarlison, Romero, Davies, van de Ven (all injured)

👤 Head coach: Angelos Postecoglou

Liverpool also played the quarter-final match of the League Cup in this midwicket. The opponent of Arne Slot's team was Southampton. On the road the Reds were stronger with the score 2:1 and entered the semi-finals of the tournament. In the last two matches of the championship of England, the Merseysiders lost four points. First, they missed an away win over Newcastle United 3:3, then ten-man squad snatched a draw at home against Fulham 2:2. Despite the misfires Liverpool approaches the 17th round as the leader of the EPL, but the advantage over Chelsea reduced to two points (Liverpool has one more match in reserve).

Almost the entire Liverpool starting lineup was given a rest in the League Cup. The only exceptions were Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold, but Slot tried not to squeeze all the juices out of them. Perhaps the main question regarding the guests' lineup concerns the attack. Nunez ran the entire match against Southampton, which may mean that Jota has finally regained his form and the Uruguayan can't be expected in the starting lineup for the game against Tottenham. On the left, there is a difficult choice between Gakpo and Diaz, the rested Colombian looks preferable to his colleague.

🔖 Liverpool starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson – Gravenberch, McAllister – Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz – Gakpo

⛔️ Out: Bradley, Konate (both injured)

👤 Head coach: Arne Slot

Under Jurgen Klopp, Tottenham have become a fairly comfortable opponent for Liverpool. In the last 14 matches, the Spurs have achieved only one victory, when in the last championship they caught the Reds at home with two red cards. And even in this situation, Tottenham barely snatched three points, thanks to an own goal from Matip in injury time. It is also worth noting that these meetings of this pair almost never go without an exchange of goals. Both teams have been discussing here for eight games in a row.

• In seven of the last eight matches between Tottenham and Liverpool, the bet on total over 2.5 goals has played. This option is offered on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.32;
• In the last eight matches between Tottenham and Liverpool, the bet on both teams to score has played. This option is offered on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.40;
• In five of the last six face-to-face matches, the forecast for total over 4.5 yellow cards has played. This option is available on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.65;
• In six of the last eight matches, Liverpool have taken at least 11 corners. On the 1XBet bookmaker website, the corner line TB 10.5 is estimated at odds of 1.45.

Liverpool will be aiming for a win after losing two points in the English championship. Tottenham is playing very inconsistently, and their defensive performance leaves much to be desired. We expect the leader of the English championship to rehabilitate and take the important three points to remain in first place at the end of the 17th round. We suggest choosing a combined line with P2 favorite and TB goals.

Our match prediction: is a victory for Liverpool and TB (2.5) for a coefficient of 2.03 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is a victory for Liverpool in the first half for a coefficient of 2.05 in the Bet365 bookmaker.