Tottenham and Liverpool meet in Sunday’s big Premier League match in north London as the Reds aim to ensure they will be top of the table at Christmas.

Spurs’ enthralling 4-3 Carabao Cup win over Manchester United on Thursday — not to mention that 5-0 romp away to Southampton in their last league game — means they come into this game in confident fashion.

They won this fixture 2-1 last season, but that was a rare positive note in what has been a one-sided head-to-head over recent years. Liverpool have only lost to Spurs twice in all competitions since 2012, and they come into today on a 20-game unbeaten run stretching back to that shock home loss to Nottingham Forest in September.

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Starting lineups:

Tottenham (4-3-3, right to left): Forster (GK) — Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence — Sarr (Johnson, 58), Bissouma, Maddison (Bergvall, 58) —Kulusevski, Solanke, Son (Werner, 82).

Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson — Mac Allister (Jones, 67), Gravenberch, Szoboszlai — Salah (Nunez, 87), Gakpo (Jota, 67), Diaz (Elliott, 87).

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83 mins: Hold on….it’s 5-3!

Could they? Bergvall’s deep cross is nodded back into the six-yard box by Johnson and Solanke pokes past Alisson.

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82 mins: Really sharp goal keeping from Forster as Alexander-Arnold’s cross deflects past him but the veteran stopper claws it out at the near post.

Forster comes to the hosts rescue again to deny Jota. Timo Werner is on for Son.

76 mins: Diaz breaks in behind and tries to lift a bouncing ball over Forster but it lands just over the bar! Spurs fans are already heading for the exit in their thousands.

72 mins: 5-2…Spurs hit back!

It won’t change the final result, but that is a superb finish, as Kulusevski volleys Dominic Solanke’s chip past Alisson!

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67 mins: Forster gets down low to keep out a drive from Alexander-Arnold and Sot makes a double substitution. Mac Allister and Gakpo are off and Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones are on.

61 mins: SALAH AGAIN!!!!

Spurs are run ragged and Salah has his second! Gakpo squares across the box to Szoboszlai – who helps it on to Liverpool’s talisman to tuck home his 15th EPL goal of the campaign!

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58 mins: Double change for Spurs – Sarr and Maddison off – and Lucas Bergvall and Brennan Johnson are on.

54 mins: SALAH MAKE IS 4-1!

All that has been missing from this Liverpool performance has been a Liverpool goal and the Egyptian duly obliges as Gray cannot cut out Gakpo’s low ball into the box and the Reds main man fires home!

Szoboszlai almost makes it five, but he loses his footing inside the box, and fires wide.

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50 mins: Same old Spurs struggles, as Liverpool press the hosts back into their own half from the restart, and Djed Spence does well to recover and block off Salah.

Szboszlai is then booked for a foul on Yves Bissouma.

46 mins: Back underway – no change at the break – another 45 minutes of that please!

HT: Tottenham 1-3 Liverpool

Time for both sides to catch their breath! Liverpool have been simply sensational in the capital – as Maddison’s brief respite was immediately cancelled out – with Arne Slot’s team looking to lay down a festive marker in the Premier League title race!

Ahead at the break 👊🔴 #TOTLIV pic.twitter.com/zHQSdSJj3F

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 22, 2024

45 mins: Liverpool tear through and it’s 3-1!!!

Alexander-Arnold’s long ball forward is not dealt with by the Tottenham defence, Salah races on, and his reverse ball frees Szoboszlai to slide under the onrushing Forster!

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40 mins: INSTANT REPLY FROM SPURS.. 2-1!

Liverpool are appealing for a free kick, as Kulusevski crunches into Mac Allister from Alexander-Arnold’s risky pass on the edge of the Reds penalty area, but the rebound is curled home brilliantly by James Maddison!

Game on…

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35 mins: 2-0 LIVERPOOL!

Liverpool are rampant…

Andy Robertson hangs in a cross from the left, Szboszlai challenges at the far post, and his knockdown drops perfectly for Alexis Mac Allister to nod past Forster!

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30 mins: First booking of the game as Gakpo deliberately brings down Sarr as Spurs try to breakaway.

26 mins: A positive response from Spurs – as Dejan Kulusevski flashes wide of the target – before another Diaz effort is gathered in by Forster.

23 mins: 1-0 LIVERPOOL!

A deserved breakthrough for the dominant visitors as Alexander-Arnold floats in an inch-perfect cross from the right and Diaz times his run to head past Forster!

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20 mins: Liverpool fly forward again, as Diaz slips in Gakpo inside the box, but his cut back is superbly cut out by Archie Gray.

17 mins: SALAH OFF THE BAR!

Seconds after Cody Gakpo fires off target, Salah jinks away from Destiny Udogie on the edge of Spurs’ box, but his effort clatters back off the crossbar!

11 mins: BIG CHANCE FOR LIVERPOOL!

Trent Alexander-Arnold lifts a superb ball into Salah’s path, but Forster sprawls to block at his near post, and Dominik Szoboszlai’s follow up blocked by Pape Sarr.

5 mins: Two early chances for Liverpool as Fraser Forster’s pass out from the back is intercepted and fired wide by Mo Salah before Luis Diaz smashes wide from the edge of the box.

KICK-OFF: TOTTENHAM V LIVERPOOL!

We’re underway in N17…

COME ON YOU SPURS! 🙌

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 22, 2024

35 mins before kickoff:  Away from the on-pitch action, Spurs fans are also voicing their frustration over Daniel Levy, with a pre-game protest planned in North London.

There’s a protest against the Tottenham ownership ahead of the upcoming game against Liverpool. Black balloons are expected to be released before kick off with ‘Levy out’. pic.twitter.com/6gf5vGTpua

— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) December 22, 2024

1 hour before kickoff:  TEAM NEWS IS IN!

Tottenham line up as expected and Cody Gakpo starts for Liverpool. 

Your Spurs XI to face Liverpool! ✊

🔢 @krakenfx pic.twitter.com/2J1ulJu9kS

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 22, 2024

The Reds to take on Spurs 👊🔴 #TOTLIV

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 22, 2024

1 hour and 15 mins before kickoff: Another Trent rocket incoming?

Trent’s strike on our way to a 3-1 win at Tottenham 😮‍💨#TOTLIV ’20/21 ✨ pic.twitter.com/o7Uas8vGwe

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 21, 2024

1 hour and 30 mins before kickoff: Sunny Spurs all set!

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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 22, 2024

2 hours before kickoff: After Arsenal’s thrashing of Crystal Palace on Saturday, the pressure is on Liverpool in north London today…

Arsenal close the gap on Liverpool and Chelsea 🤏

🔜 Everton v Chelsea, Sunday 14:00 GMT
🔜 Spurs v Liverpool, Sunday 16:30 GMT pic.twitter.com/1C4245TfXj

— Premier League (@premierleague) December 21, 2024

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Conor Bradley (hamstring) and Ibrahima Konate (knee) are likely to be out until the festive fixtures have concluded, but Kostas Tsimikas is on the bench.

Andy Robertson was able to serve his one-game suspension for a sending-off against Fulham during the Carabao Cup quarter-final win over Southampton and he starts.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson (GK) — Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson — Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai — Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.

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