Tottenham v Liverpool live: Reds try to break down 10-man Spurs after Simons red card
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Slot says Liverpool have moved on from Salah's outburstTottenham host Liverpool in Saturday’s late kick-off in the Premier League, with the hosts looking for an unlikely win against the champions to ease the pressure on under-fire boss Thomas Frank.The Dane has overseen a turbulent opening few months of the season in north London – with the 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest last week Spurs’ sixth in the league – but reports suggest his job is still safe.And while a win over Liverpool this weekend would certainly buy Frank more time, the Reds arrive in the capital in improved form, with Arne Slot’s side having won their last two matches, including against Brighton last time out. Jamie Braidwood20 December 2025 17:15Liverpool's Jekyll and Hyde defence According to Opta, across their last 17 Premier League games away from home, Liverpool have either kept a clean sheet (6) or conceded 2+ goals (11) in every single one.
Liverpool won both last season, a 6-3 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last December before the 5-1 win at Anfield that sealed the Premier League title. (Liverpool FC via Getty Images202)Jamie Braidwood20 December 2025 16:50Arne Slot: Liverpool do not have ‘unlimited money’ to fix squad issuesArne Slot has insisted that Liverpool do not have “unlimited money” after spending a record £450m in the transfer market in the summer.Liverpool broke their transfer record twice to sign Florian Wirtz for £100m and then Alexander Isak for a British record £125m.But while Slot has still found himself short of defenders this season, with centre-back Giovanni Leoni out for the whole campaign and moments when he was deprived of both senior right-backs, in Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong, he said they do not have bottomless piles of cash to buy again now.Richard Jolly 20 December 2025 16:35Tottenham v Liverpool team newsSo Dominik Szoboszlai is fit to start for Liverpool and may well be lining up on the right again with Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz also pushing forward.Arne Slot resists the temptation to start Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak together, with the Swede again on the bench, while Connor Bradley and Milos Kerkez are the full-backs.For Tottenham, Randal Kolo Muani leads the line with Lucas Bergvall and Xavi Simons seemingly both in very advanced positions, alongside Mohammed Kudus.
I know what good looks like and I know where we should get, and one thing is I'm 1000 per cent sure, we haven't seen any club be successful unless they had key people in the right decisions for a long time.Jamie Braidwood20 December 2025 16:05Florian Wirtz backed to come good for Liverpool after bulking up in gymArne Slot has told Florian Wirtz to take heart from the Premier League greats who made a slow start to life in England.The Liverpool head coach admitted his £100m buy would rather have begun with a flurry of goals and assists, whereas, after 21 games, Wirtz is still yet to open his account for his new club.But a host of imports have taken time to adjust to the division, with players such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Eden Hazard, David Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo all displaying their finest form after getting used to the demands of English football. Richard Jolly 20 December 2025 15:45Thomas Frank on ending Tottenham's home season on a high Tottenham have only won four Premier League matches at home in 2025 - suffering 10 defeats under both Thomas Frank and Ange Postecoglou - and the visit of champions Liverpool is another test.