Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Reds Aim to Capitalize on Crisis-Struck Spurs at Anfield

Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday (12:30 p.m. ET, Peacock) with both clubs desperate for a restorative victory after bruising mid-week Champions League defeats. Arne Slot’s side, stung 1-0 by Galatasaray in Istanbul, sit sixth in the Premier League and risk missing next season’s Champions League after also falling at Wolves last weekend. Spurs, meanwhile, arrive on Merseyside just one point above the relegation zone, winless in 18 of their last 20 league fixtures and reeling from a 5-2 humiliation at Atlético Madrid that marked Igor Tudor’s fourth straight loss since taking charge.

Team news offers little solace to the visitors. Micky van de Ven is suspended, Cristian Romero and João Palhinha are doubtful after a nasty head collision in Madrid, and Destiny Udogie faces a late fitness test. James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Bergvall and Ben Davies are all ruled out, forcing Tudor to contemplate a conservative 4-5-1 with Radu Dragusin and Kevin Danso at centre-back. Guglielmo Vicario returns in goal after Antonin Kinsky’s mid-week experiment backfired, while Dominic Solanke, Xavi Simons and a possibly-ill Conor Gallagher are expected to rejoin the XI.

Liverpool’s injury list remains lengthy—Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Alexander Isak and Wataru Endo are long-term absentees, Federico Chiesa is doubtful—but Alisson could return after missing the trip to Turkey. Slot is expected to rotate after a taxing 90 minutes in Istanbul; Curtis Jones, Jeremie Frimpong, Andy Robertson and Cody Gakpo are pressing for starts after Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Alexis Mac Allister looked leggy against Galatasaray.

With Spurs short on confidence, personnel and defensive options, Anfield anticipates an early onslaught. A fast start could turn this into a long afternoon for the Londoners, yet any slip from the Reds will invite renewed scrutiny on Slot’s European qualification hopes. Follow live updates, analysis and highlights below as two giants seek starkly different salvation.

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