Liverpool host a Tottenham Hotspur side desperate to avoid Premier League relegation at Anfield today.
Spurs head coach Igor Tudor has lost all four games in charge since taking over from the sacked Thomas Frank.
While Arne Slot's hosts are aiming for a win which would boost their chances of Champions League qualification.
Start time: 4.30pm GMT, 12.30pm ET, 9.30am PT
TV info: Sky Sports (UK), Peacock (U.S.), DAZN (Canada)
Team news: Ngumoha pushing for start; Romero, Palhinha out
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Tottenham Hotspur are set to be without captain Cristian Romero and midfielder Joao Palhinha for the visit to Liverpool after the pair clashed heads towards the end of Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid.
It has been confirmed that both players are undergoing concussion protocols and will therefore miss the game in a fresh blow to beleaguered interim head coach Igor Tudor.
Tudor also confirmed Yves Bissouma will miss the game with a muscle injury, and said fellow midfielder Conor Gallagher has been suffering with a fever, admitting he had “a lot of problems” in naming a competitive XI.
With Micky van de Ven suspended after being sent off against Crystal Palace and Ben Davies among Spurs’ long-term injury absentees, Tudor only has two senior centre-backs available in Kevin Danso and Radu Dragusin.
James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall, Wilson Odobert, Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur and Destiny Udogie are also sidelined.
Spurs have lost six matches in a row in all competitions for the first time in their history, and are aiming for their first league win since December against Liverpool.
Arne Slot said Rio Ngumoha is staking a strong claim for a first Premier League start ahead of today's clash with struggling Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in his pre-match press conference on Friday.
The 17-year-old shone in last week’s 3-1 FA Cup victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers before being an unused substitute in Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League defeat by Galatasaray.
“We have treated him carefully this season... because of (potential) stress fractures. Rio is a player who could start for us. He is definitely an option to start in one of the upcoming three games.
Slot expects to have Alisson back in goal for the visit of Spurs. Giorgi Mamardashvili deputised against Galatasaray after the Brazilian keeper picked up a minor injury in training on Monday.
Winger Federico Chiesa is also set to return to the squad after missing the trip to Istanbul due to illness.
The Premier League's 30th matchweek of 38 began yesterday with five fixtures across the country.
Not many goals, but plenty of drama as Brighton and Newcastle picked up narrow away wins against Sunderland and Chelsea respectively, while there were thrills and spills in the title race.
Arsenal struggled to break down Everton but finally did, with a history-making goal from 16-year-old Max Dowman, while rivals Manchester City dropped two points against West Ham.
Here's how they finished:
Burnley 0-0 Bournemouth
Sunderland 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Minteh)
Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle (Gordon)
West Ham 1-1 Manchester City (Mavropanos; Silva)
Arsenal 2-0 Everton (Gyokeres, Dowman) — recap everything that happened with The Athletic's live coverage from the match here