PREM: Tottenham v Liverpool preview
Tottenham v Liverpool preview
Heavyweights Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool collide in a mouthwatering clash at Saturday lunchtime
Since the start of last season, Manchester City are the only team to have scored more goals, attempted more shots and averaged more possession in the Premier League than Spurs or Liverpool.
Spurs lost their 100 per cent record against Watford before the international break, losing some of the momentum gained by their fantastic 3-0 victory over Manchester United the week before.
Since Mauricio Pochettino was appointed Tottenham manager, only United have taken more points and won more games at home against fellow top-six sides.
Meanwhile, this is the first time Liverpool have won their opening four games of a Premier League season, making this the Reds' best start to a league season since 1990. Much of Liverpool's fine start to the season has been built around their solid defence, which has shipped just one goal in the opening four games
Since losing 4-1 at Spurs last October, Liverpool have the Premier League's best defensive record (conceded 23 goals in 33 games) and have kept the most clean sheets in that period.
Despite their perfect start to the campaign, boss Jurgen Klopp isn't getting carried away.
Jurgen Klopp says there is no talk of the Premier League title at Liverpool
He said: "I'm not interested in it. It's gone. The next game is Tottenham, it's a completely different challenge. We have to see. It's always a challenge. It's always interesting, you never know exactly what will happen but I'm pretty sure we will have a good time in the next few weeks but we have to fight. It's still early in the season. Four games only."
Tottenham will be without Hugo Lloris and Dele Alli.
Goalkeeper Lloris, who was sentenced this week for drink-driving, has been ruled out for several weeks with a thigh injury while England midfielder Alli has a hamstring problem sustained during the international break.
Forward Heung-min Son is back from a lengthy stint of international duty, but Moussa Sissoko is still missing with a hamstring problem.
Liverpoo midfielder Adam Lallana is likely to miss out with the groin strain that saw him leave the England squad during the international break. Meanwhile, Simon Mignolet is fit after a hand injury