19 players at risk of missing Liverpool vs Tottenham as injury crisis clear
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Arne Slot's Liverpool and Igor Tudor's Tottenham both have extensive injury lists as the two teams prepare to face each other in the Premier League this weekendLiverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has picked up an injury(Image: Getty Images)Both Liverpool and Tottenham will be without key players when they clash in the Premier League this weekend.The Reds welcome Spurs to Anfield on Sunday as they seek to bounce back to winning ways. Liverpool suffered a 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League in its most recent outing, having also fallen to Wolves in its previous Premier League game.Arne Slot's players head into the encounter sitting sixth in the Premier League standings and could slip even further adrift in the race for a top-four berth by the time Sunday's kick-off arrives at Anfield.
Liverpool has been managing multiple injury concerns throughout the campaign, and that situation will persist when it takes on Spurs this weekend.READ MORE: Alan Shearer makes 'messy' prediction for Liverpool vs Tottenham with Paul Merson in agreementREAD MORE: Liverpool injury latest and possible return dates including Alisson amid fresh Alexander Isak updateAlisson Becker remains uncertain for Liverpool after sitting out the Galatasaray defeat in midweek with a muscle problem, though Slot indicated he expects the goalkeeper to return to training before the match."He [Alisson] has been with the physios and rehab until now, and we are training today, so let's see if he can join today [Friday], that is something I expect but not 100 percent sure yet," Slot said. "I've not spoken to him.
I'm hopeful."Federico Chiesa may also feature for Liverpool after the Italy international was absent from the midweek journey to Turkey due to illness.Igor Tudor is under pressure at Tottenham(Image: Getty Images)"I expect he feels better now, because he felt unwell the day before the game, and we are now three or four days further ahead, so I think he's able to train with us today again," Slot said.Liverpool is anticipated to be without Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo and Giovanni Leoni for the rest of the campaign, while Alexander Isak continues his rehabilitation after sustaining a fractured fibula and an ankle injury in December.As for Tottenham, it faces a considerable injury crisis ahead of its clash with Liverpool.Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha will both be unavailable for the fixture as they undergo concussion protocols following a collision during Tottenham's 5-2 loss to Atletico Madrid in midweek.Micky van de Ven is suspended, while there are also concerns about the fitness of Yves Bissouma and January acquisition Conor Gallagher."Micky is out," Spurs boss Igor Tudor said. "Bissouma has a problem, and Conor has a fever, but we hope he will be ok."Always something happen.