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Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Tottenham Hotspur are 90 minutes away from booking their first trip to Wembley since 2021 but their 1-0 first-leg lead over Liverpool looks slender ahead of what will be a testing tussle at Anfield.

Ange Postecoglu’s side fought hard to earn their advantage at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month and were fortunate to finish the game with all 11 players on the pitch.

Liverpool felt Lucas Bergvall should have received his marching orders for what appeared to be a second bookable offence only moments before the Swede popped up to score the winner.

Arne Slot’s side are still fighting on all four fronts, just as they were this time last season under Jurgen Klopp.

But the Reds are in better physical shape than last season with fewer injury concerns going into the final months of the campaign.

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez are the only notable absentees for this clash while Spurs are still dealing with a host of injuries.

Radu Dragusin suffered a serious knee injury in last week’s Europa League win over Elfsborg, joining the likes of Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario and Dominic Solanke on the sidelines.

But new signings Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel could make their Spurs debuts in the clash.

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur betting tips and predictions

Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals - 8/11

Matches between these clubs usually produce plenty of thrills and spills so the first leg was a major outlier in terms of goals scored.

Eight of the previous nine head-to-head meetings had featured three or more goals with all nine matches seeing both teams get onto the scoresheet.

Antonin Kinsky’s performance was one of the main reasons why the first leg did not land any both teams to score bets as the Czech goalkeeper was superb on his debut.

Kinsky made six saves, including one stupendous one-handed effort to repel a late Darwin Nunez header, and looks likely to be a busy man again on Thursday.

The Reds have scored at least two goals in their last 15 home games in all competitions while both teams have bagged in five of the last six at Anfield.

Spurs have scored in their last four away games and seem unlikely to change their attack-minded approach for this trip to Merseyside. 

Over 3.5 Liverpool goals - 6/4

The potential inclusion of Micky van de Ven could significantly strengthen Spurs’ defence, but it may be too much of a risk to start him in such a demanding fixture.

Danso is more likely to be thrown in at the deep end for his Tottenham debut because he has been playing recently, albeit in France.

Whoever Postecoglu selects in central defence it seems likely to be a new partnership because Van de Ven only featured alongside Archie Gray for 45 minutes against Elfsborg before being withdrawn on only his second appearance since October.

If Liverpool score early, and they have scored before the break in six of their last nine home games, then there is a chance the floodgates could open.

It happened at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium just before Christmas when Slot’s men scored three goals either side of the interval to lead 5-1 before closing out a 6-3 road win.

Liverpool have scored at least four goals in three of their last five games against Spurs and it seems worth the risk to back them for over 3.5 goals here given one strike will not take them through.

Djed Spence to be booked - 7/2

Spence had one of his best games in a Tottenham shirt as Postecoglu’s patched-up side earned their first league win since December on Sunday.

The former Middlesbrough full-back, who has had three separate loan spells since he joined Spurs, has emerged as a dependable defender for the Australian boss.

He rarely gets into trouble with referees, having collected only three yellow cards all season.

Unfortunately, two of those cautions came within the space of 20 minutes at the City Ground on Boxing Day and he was sent off in a 1-0 defeat.

Spence will be put under a lot of pressure in this game by his direct opponent Mohamed Salah, who has received the most progressive passes in the Premier League and has carried the ball into the box more times than any other player this term.

The 24-year-old Londoner could get into trouble with the official if he gets lured into any risky challenges and looks a likely candidate to receive a booking in this game.

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Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur odds

Liverpool - 1/5
Draw -
6/1
Tottenham -
12/1

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