Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool

BPL 2018-19 – Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool Match Preview

We’ve got a great one here! Top game of the weekend between two big boys who have title aspirations and it’s Tottenham hosting the league leading Liverpool at Wembley to kick off the Premier League weekend. Spurs are coming off a frustrating loss before the international break and are coming into this game slightly weakened with Alli and Lloris out, meanwhile Liverpool hold a perfect 100% Win record and have lived up to all the hype so far however this is going to be their first BIG test of the season.

Key Facts

Although Spurs used to struggle at Wembley, they are pretty used to playing there now. Their record at Wembley in league games in 2018 as a whole is 9W 0D 1L. Their only loss coming to record breaking champions Manchester City last season. They won their only home league game this season against Fulham 3-1.

This game will feature the top 2 scorers from last season in Salah (32) and Kane (30). They both scored in both fixtures between these sides last season.

Last season, these teams had entertaining match ups. Both managed to hit an over 3.5 goals mark. The first ending in a 4-1 Spurs win while the other was a 2-2 draw.

Ever since that game at Wembley last season between these sides, Liverpool have had the best defensive record in the league.

Liverpool have conceded the least goals this season, only one which could’ve been easily avoided has Allison not made a silly mistake. Liverpool have kept 3 clean sheets in 4 games this season.

Spurs have only managed to keep one clean sheet this season and have conceded 4 goals in 4 games.

The most in form attacking players for both sides right now are Lucas for Spurs and Mane for Liverpool. Lucas has 3 goals while Mane is the league’s top scorer with 4.

Jurgen Klopp has not won a match at Wembley in his managerial career so far. 3 Played 3 lost including two cup finals.

Team News

Tottenham: Spurs are coming into this game with a couple of very key absentees those being captain Hugo Lloris and a key creator Dele Alli. It’s a huge blow for Spurs because Liverpool are not the type of opponent where you can afford losing key players. To replace Lloris, it will be Michel Vorm in goal again after not playing so well in the previous matchday against Watford and it’s a worry because we all know that Liverpool will create chances and whether Vorm can put in a good shift is questionable. One good bit of news is that Son Heung Min could potentially feature for Spurs in this game, but whether he’ll start for Alli right away after coming back from national duty for Korea is unlikely we could see a little chance in tactics and someone like Dier or Wanyama could replace Alli. Tactically we expect Pochettino to be a little cautious but we can expect Spurs to go at Liverpool. Kane Lucas and Eriksen are going to have to be on their game to break down that tough Liverpool backline.

Liverpool: Well, there isn’t any big news concerning Liverpool’s team. Lovren is still out so Joe Gomez will more than likely continue to occupy that position alongside van Dijk. We did see Klopp change his line-up for the first time against Leicester this season by bringing in Henderson over Keita which was a little weird considering how good Keita has been and we expect him to get back in the squad, it’s just that it’s hard to predict over who out of Henderson, Milner or Wijnaldum as all are playing well right now. Expect Liverpool to put out a similar line-up to the one they’ve been using all season and they should be on the front foot, but because they’re away, Klopp may use the counter attacking approach and with players like Salah Mane and Firmino they totally have potential to rip Tottenham apart.

Betting Tips and Predictions

Given the current circumstances, we can only see a Liverpool win here. They look fantastic to start the season, a completely different team if you compare to how they looked the last time they faced Spurs at Wembley. Not only that, Liverpool have a fully healthy squad ready to go again after the international break, while Spurs are down Alli and Lloris and these are HUGE absentees, especially Lloris because we know how many chances Liverpool will create and well Vorm just isn’t as good as Lloris. Liverpool win at 2.25 is our pick, and also if you want to risk even more a -1.5 Liverpool handicap at 4.30 is worth a try. Spurs confidence must surely be shaken after losing to Watford right after beating United which is just such a typical Spurs thing to do. We’re not going to go into overs and unders for goals here because it’s too risky to go either way. Over doesn’t have much value but you wouldn’t go for an under either. We’re simply going to stick with a Liverpool win here for this match and also Mane to score anytime as soon as the bets are available for goal scorers. We’re thinking a 0-2 Liverpool win with Mane and Salah being the scorers. Spurs will miss Alli’s influence which will affect their attacking threat and against Liverpool’s backline it will be very tough for Spurs which is why we think Liverpool will be able to hold them off while their dominant attack will get a couple of goals as usual and get a statement win.

Match Odds (TonyBet)

Tottenham Hotspur Win – 3.00

Draw – 3.75

Liverpool Win – 2.25

KICK OFF – 15th September 2018 – 12:30pm UK Time