Overview
Tottenham just won a dramatic 4-3 victory over Manchester United to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals. However, Spurs still showed big holes in their defense. The absence of pillars such as Vicario, Van de Ven or Romero is making their defense play very poorly.
"The Rooster" has only kept a clean sheet in 1 of the last 7 matches. In the matches against Man United or Chelsea, Tottenham have lost by 3 goals or more.
Therefore, although playing at home in the upcoming match, the possibility of Tottenham being able to stop Liverpool is not high. Moreover, the "Red Brigade" is the team with the best form in the Premier League this season and is at the top of the rankings.
The last time The Kop suffered a defeat was on September 14. Since then, they have gone through a series of 21 consecutive unbeaten matches.
Overall, Liverpool under coach Arne Slot still play a strong pressing game. And remember, Tottenham often have trouble against opponents who apply that style of play.
Against a high-intensity pressing Liverpool, this promises to be a very difficult match for Tottenham. In addition, physical strength is also an advantage for The Kop. Slot rotated the squad in the Carabao quarter-final in midweek, while Tottenham fielded their strongest squad and had a tense 90 minutes against Man United.
In the last 20 Premier League encounters between the two teams, Liverpool have had the upper hand, winning 12 times and losing just twice.
Human resources situation
Spurs are facing an injury crisis, with a number of key players unavailable. Ben Davies, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are all sidelined, along with goalkeeper Vicario.
Archie Gray is expected to continue at centre-back alongside Radu Dragusin, while Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro take up the full-back roles.
Meanwhile, Ibrahima Konate is the only absent player for the away team. This will be a huge advantage for Liverpool in this match.
Expected lineup:
Tottenham: Forster, Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Maddison, Son Heung-min, Solanke.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Nunez.
The match between Tottenham and Liverpool takes place at 11:30 p.m. on November 22 (Vietnam time).
