Liverpool vs Tottenham LIVE: Reds have to win against Champions League hopefuls to relaunch stuttering title bid – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Liverpool host Tottenham at Anfield for a delightful Premier League clash this weekend.

The Reds have seen their hopes of winning multiple trophies in Jurgen KloppLos Angeles' last season failed in recent weeks and they have to beat the Spurs to relaunch their title challenge.

LiverpoolAll the problems seemed to come to the surface last week when Klopp and Mohamed Salah They were involved in a heated exchange on the sidelines.

But they hope to leave all that behind and attack this match against Tottenham.

Spurs have lost three in a row against Chelsea, Newcastle and Arsenal and are in danger of being beaten to death Aston Villa Champions League.

Ange PostecoglouEngland's men have a game less than Villa and are still in the race, but they must win at Anfield.

Liverpool vs Tottenham: Salah will survive Klopp

Klopp's departure from Anfield is now imminent, with Arne Slot ready to replace the German.

One of his biggest signings, Salah, was widely expected to follow him out the door this summer, with Saudi Arabian clubs keen on the Egyptian international.

However, talkSPORT understands that Liverpool are confident that Salah will remain on Merseyside.

Salah joined Liverpool from Roma in the summer of 2017 and has proven to be one of their best players in the Premier League.

He and Klopp have enjoyed an excellent partnership and it seemed fitting that they both left at the same time to mark the end of an era.

However, that will not be the case and Salah will be a Liverpool player for at least one more year.

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• Liverpool have lost just one of their last 29 Premier League home games against Tottenham Hotspur (19 wins, nine draws), a 2-0 defeat in May 2011.
• Tottenham Hotspur are looking to complete their first league double against Liverpool since the 2010-11 season, beating two different Reds managers that season (Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish). Their last league double against the Reds, beating the same manager twice, was in Dalglish's first spell in 1986-87.
• Liverpool (3) against Tottenham (3) have scored six winning goals in the 90th minute in the Premier League, the most games in the history of the competition. In fact, the last two league meetings between the two teams were won thanks to a 90th-minute winning goal for the home team.

Liverpool vs Tottenham: team news

The Reds' injury problems are starting to ease as we approach the end of the season.

But the campaigns of Joel Matip, Conor Bradley and Thiago Alcántara appear to be over.

This match will also be too early for Diogo Jota.

Meanwhile, the Spurs have problems on defense.

Destiny Udogie, Ryan Sessegnon and Ben Davies are out for the rest of the season.

Timo Werner will also not play again for Spurs this year due to a hamstring problem, while Fraser Forster and Manor Solomon remain out.

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• Liverpool have conceded the first goal in 16 Premier League games this season; Since 2004-05 with Rafael Benítez (20) they had not done it again in a single campaign. In fact, the Reds have conceded the first goal in four of their last five games at Anfield in the competition, as many as in the previous 22.
• This will be Liverpool's 18th Sunday game in the Premier League this season, having only played more in a single campaign in 2012-13 (20). They have won nine of their 17 so far this season (D6 L2), only winning more in 2013-14 (11/15) and 2018-19 (10/13).
• Liverpool have lost their last two home games in all competitions, as many as in their previous 57 combined. They failed to score in any of the defeats, the last time they lost three in a row without reply at Anfield was in March 2021.

Liverpool vs Tottenham: What has been said?

Jamie O'Hara believes Postecoglou has been too naive at times this season, especially when it comes to set pieces.

speaking to talkSPORTHe said: “I don't really know what he's trying to say, but he's basically saying I don't care about the set-piece situation. But it's a big problem and an Achilles' heel for us.

“I understand that he is trying to build a philosophy and a team that plays good football and he has that. But if there is a problem and it remains a problem, surely as a coach at the highest level, you have to address it.”

And his co-host, Jason Cundy, added: “I feel like you're naïve if you think set pieces aren't a big part of the game. There's a huge percentage of goals that are scored on set pieces, a huge percentage.” !

“Because the margins are so tight, so small, if you can get an advantage on any set piece, look at Arsenal. The reason they have won it is because of their set pieces.”

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• Tottenham have not lost any of their last six Premier League away games on Sundays (W2 D4), and their last defeat was at Anfield against Liverpool in April 2023. Four of their five such games this season They have been draws, but they won their last match of this type at Aston Villa in March (4-0).
• Liverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 Premier League games, including none in the last eight since beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 in March. The last time the Reds went longer without a shutout in a single season in the league was from October to December 2004 (9).
• Liverpool's Jürgen Klopp lost his first Premier League meeting with Spurs' Ange Postecoglou earlier this season. The only manager to win consecutive Premier League games against Klopp is Brendan Rodgers with Leicester in 2021, while the last manager to beat him in his first two top-flight games was Louis van Gaal in 2009-10 with Bayern from Munich when he was a son of BTottenham. Heung-min has scored in each of his last four Premier League games against Liverpool, putting Spurs 1-0 up in the first leg in September. The only player to have scored in five consecutive Premier League games against the Reds is Jamie Vardy (between 2016 and 2017), coach of Russia Dortmund.

Liverpool vs Tottenham: Date and how to follow

This Premier League match will take place on Sunday, May 5.

Kick-off at Anfield is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

Sky Go customers will be able to stream the action on their laptops and mobile devices.

Alternatively, fans can purchase a one-day NOW TV pass for £11.98.

talkSPORT will have updates from Merseyside throughout the afternoon and talkSPORT.com will have a live blog.

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