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Liverpool star Alexander Isak finally got a Premier League goal for his new club but the joy was instantly dimmed by an apparent serious injury to his left leg.

Isak ran onto a gorgeous through ball by Florian Wirtz and buried a shot past Guglielmo Vicario while Micky van de Ven slid through the Swedish striker.

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The 26-year-old was in clear distress and did not celebrate his goal after his left leg was caught between the cutting legs of Van de Ven.

He needed to be helped from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pitch for Jeremie Frimpong in the 60th minute.

Alexander Isak injury history: Star suffers distressing injury while scoring for Liverpool

We’ll share all of Arne Slot’s comments on Isak’s injury as soon as he speaks from North London about a striker who has suffered a number of injuries since arriving in England.

Isak was pretty durable for Real Sociedad but lost time early in his first season with Newcastle. The Swede scored twice in his first three Premier League games before missing 11 with a thigh problem.

His second season at St. James’ Park saw two separate three-game absences with groin ailments, but a broken toe only cost him two matches last season as he played 34 PL games for the Magpies.

Hopefully this injury isn’t as bad as it appeared on camera.

Spurs host Liverpool on Saturday hoping to get back on track to kick off the festive period.

WATCH — Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

Thomas Frank is under serious pressure after Spurs were hammered 3-0 at Nottingham Forest last weekend. That came after two shutout wins against Brentford and Slavia Prague as inconsistency and errors are hampering Spurs’ progress this season. But they are just four points behind Liverpool heading into this weekend and a win would do wonders for belief that they can push for a top four finish.

Liverpool are feeling a bit better about themselves as they beat Brighton at home last weekend, and that came after a big away win at Inter Milan in the Champions League. Arne Slot has also handled the Mohamed Salah situation well, for now, and the Egyptian King has now gone to the Africa Cup of Nations for the next few weeks. Given their schedule, Liverpool have a serious chance to really kick on over the festive period.

For live updates and highlights throughout Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.

How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 12:30pm ET Saturday (December 20)

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — North London

TV Channel: NBC

Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com and Stream live on Peacock

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

Pape Matar Sarr is away on AFCON duty, while Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, Radu Dragusin and Destiny Udogie are all out injured. Frank has been using the trio of Kolo Muani, Richarlison and Kudus in attack, with Xavi Simons showing flashes of his brilliance in recent weeks. But if Spurs really want to kick on they have to stop making silly mistakes on the ball at the back.

Liverpool team news, focus

Injuries are starting to pile up again for Liverpool with Joe Gomez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Wataru Endo all out through injury. That is a blow heading into the busy festive period. Jeremie Frimpong is working his way back to fitness, while Conor Bradley is back from suspension and will slot straight back in at right back. Hugo Ekitike (who has scored four goals in his last two league games) and Alexander Isak could start as a duo in attack again with Florian Wirtz buzzing around underneath them. Mac Allister, Jones and Gravenberch will likely start as the midfield trio, because they are the only midfielders Liverpool have fit and available.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool prediction

Thomas Frank’s reprieve from harsh, intense criticism following Tottenham Hotspur’s recent poor performances was rather brief, as Spurs were wayward once again in a 3-0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

FOREST 3-0 SPURS — Video highlights & recap

Spurs haven’t won back-to-back games in the league since August. Below is the latest Thomas Frank reaction, speaking after his side’s fourth defeat in their last seven Premier League games.

Thomas Frank reaction — What did Spurs boss say after 3-0 defeat to Forest?

Was that a real disappointment? “Yeah, it was. It’s hugely disappointing. That was a bad performance, especially first half. I think overall, especially after the 1-0 goal, we looked disjointed. Also after the second goal, it looked disjointed after that; didn’t win enough duels; and we couldn’t hit each other — it seems like we gave the ball away every single time we won it back throughout the game. That doesn’t help to win a football match.”

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“On paper, black and white, we lose 3-0 here. That is disappointing. The better team won today. … When things go against us, we have to keep doing the right thing and keep our cool heads.”

On the sloppy play in possession: “That’s down to individuals, with all due respect. … They need to be able to hit each other. Simple passing. I think we lost the ball 20 times. Simple passing.”

Nottingham Forest host Tottenham Hotspur at the City Ground on Sunday aiming to get back to winning ways and push away from the relegation zone.

WATCH — Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur

For live updates and highlights throughout Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.

How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 9am ET Sunday (December 14)

Venue: City Ground — Nottingham

TV Channel: Peacock

Streaming: Stream live on Peacock

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur live updates - by Andy Edwards

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur live score: 2-0

Goalscorers: Callum Hudson-Odoi (28', 50')

GOAL! Forest 2-0 Spurs: Hudson-Odoi’s cross floats its way inside the far post (50')

GOAL! Forest 1-0 Spurs: Vicario and Gray give it away, Hudson-Odoi puts it away (28')

Nottingham Forest lineup

John Victor; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Savona; Sangare, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Igor Jesus

Tottenham Hotspur lineup

Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Gray, Bentancur; Richarlison, Simons, Kudus; Kolo Muani

Tottenham Hotspur made easy work of Brentford, Thomas Frank’s former club, in Spurs’ best performance of the season on Saturday, as Xavi Simons, Richarlison and Archie Gray were particularly brilliant after coming back into the XI.

SPURS 2-0 BRENTFORD — Video highlights & recap

Below is the latest Thomas Frank reaction, speaking after Spurs snapped their five-game winless run against his former side.

Thomas Frank reaction — What did Spurs boss say after beating former club Brentford?

“I’m happy with so many things. I think it was a very good performance overall — a quite complete performance. Offensively, we looked like a big threat going forward — we were more dynamic running forward on both the sides, producing good chances and good moments. I really liked that. Also the defensive side of it, which is a big thing, we kept them down to four shots throughout the game.

“I think the fans were amazing from the offset — a very good tone and atmosphere. The players were thriving off them — I really loved that.”

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On Xavi Simons making an impact offensively and defensively: “Very pleasing. So pleased for him — really, really so pleased for him — because he’s been working very hard on the training pitch and in the gym. He’s a 24/7 pro, so determined and wants it so badly. Actually, I think he’s been on a good run, close to being decisive — and today, and assist and a goal. Very good.”

Spurs host Brentford on Saturday and Thomas Frank will be happy to see his former club, but also desperate to beat them to get his current club back in the win column.

WATCH — Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford

Frank’s side showed plenty of character to fight back twice to draw at Newcastle on Tuesday, as captain and center back Cristian Romero scored twice including a late bicycle kick to make it 2-2. Spurs are without a win in four Premier League games and haven’t won at home in the league since the opening day of the season.

Brentford are humming along nicely after Frank’s departure, with his former assistant coach Keith Andrews doing a fine job and they sit level on points with Spurs heading into this game. They lost 2-0 at Arsenal on Wednesday but stuck in the game and Andrews even rested several key players to keep them fresh for this visit to Spurs.

For live updates and highlights throughout Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.

How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 10am ET Saturday (December 6)

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — North London

TV Channel: USA

Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Dominic Solanke all remain out, while Radu Dragusin is close to a return. Spurs have made so many changes to their lineup in recent weeks and Frank has called out Spurs’ fans at home for getting on the back of their players during a tough run, especially in their home defeat to Fulham at the weekend. If they concede early against Brentford this weekend it will get ugly but given all of their struggles, Spurs are only five points off the top four. All is not lost.

Brentford team news, focus

The Bees continue to punch above their weight and Igor Thiago has already scored 11 goals this season to underline his clinical finishing. He was rested in midweek along with key midfielders Jordan Henderson and Mikkel Damsgaard and all three will come back in to face Spurs. Andrews has kept things very similar to what Frank was doing so well at Brentford and they remain dangerous on the counter and from set pieces.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford prediction

Here’s the good for Thomas Frank: Tottenham Hotspur fought back from a goal down (twice) to rescue a point against Newcastle on Tuesday.

Here’s the bad: The goals — scored by captain Cristian Romero in the 79th minute and 95th minutes — were Spurs’ first (and only) two shots on target, and the second one came via bicycle kick from the edge of the box.

NEWCASTLE 2-2 SPURS — Video highlights & recap

Below is the latest Thomas Frank reaction, speaking after Spurs showed a bit of fight still left in them.

Thomas Frank reaction — What did Spurs boss say after Cristian Romero’s heroic comeback?

“The performance showed fantastic mentality and character. Every team needs that. It is fair to say it has been a tough week — fourth game in 10 days, third away game. St James’ Park is always a difficult place to come. Last 60 minutes, I am very happy with that performance overall. The ability to react to setbacks was great.”

“It says a lot about the mentality of the team. It’s been a tough week, coming here after four games in 10 days against a good Newcastle team. We suffered the first 25 minutes. The way the team handled two setbacks showed a lot about the character of the team, which I love.”

“Sometimes you need to suffer. After that, we were very brave, calm on the ball going forward. There’s a lot to love about the performance.”

On Cristian Romero’s goals: “Cuti is a top player, we all know that. His performance overall today was very good. He handles Nick Woltemade, and his header was a striker’s goal. … I haven’t seen many strikers score a better header than the first one. The second one tells you everything that he scored a bicycle kick.”

On the penalty decision against Rodrigo Bentancur: “At 2-1 down, it was an absolute mistake from the VAR. The ref did good [with the on-field call] and they encourage the refereeing call on the pitch. For me, that is never a penalty.”

Spurs captain Cristian Romero, on the comeback

“The first goal was very important. In the last three or four games, the team weren’t good enough. It has been a difficult time, but especially in this game I love the mentality.

Thomas Frank and Spurs slipped to another defeat at home, this one a 2-1 loss to Fulham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday that saw the side lustily booed at halftime and the final whistle.

MORE — Thomas Frank speaks on home boos, attacking woes

Kenny Tete scored in the fourth minute and Harry Wilson feasted on a Guglielmo Vicario gaffe two minutes later as the visitors built a 2-0 halftime lead in North London.

Mohammed Kudus conjured a second-half goal for Spurs whose play improved after a trio of 60th-minute subs, but a second goal was nowhere to be found as Fulham swallowed up or blocked numerous Tottenham Hotspur crosses.

WATCH — Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham full match replay

Fulham have now won three of their last four Premier League matches and this is their first away league win of the season. The Cottagers are onto 17 points, which is good for 15th place but just three points off sixth.

Spurs stay in 10th place as the best of five teams on 18 points.

Fulham’s confident playmakers show Spurs what they’re missing

Tottenham Hotspur crafted their own demise Saturday with early errors, but their failure to come back and claim at least a point was down to their creators or lack thereof. Part of that lays at the feet of Thomas Frank, who left some bright pieces on the bench and watched as Richarlison and Mohammed Kudus struggled early. Kudus scored but was otherwise quite quiet. An energetic Randal Kolo Muani was industrious but couldn’t generate his own danger while the middle of the park was so tame that Spurs spent the first hour or so just plugging cross after cross into an expectant Fulham back line. The introductions of Xavi Simons and Pape Matar Sarr changed things as expected but it begs whether Frank knows his best XI. Dejan Kulusevski simply could not be missed more.

Fulham veteran Alex Iwobi acknowledged after the game that Samu Chukwueze’s nickname is “Chukmagic” and he was part of a forward-thinking Cottagers attack that could’ve scored four or five on another day (Micky van de Ven had at least two goal-thwarting interventions for Spurs). Josh King and Harry Wilson were lively and Raul Jimenez a heat-seeking missile at center forward, and Marco Silva got decent play from Emile Smith Rowe and Kevin off the bench. Fulham may be limited by its center forward play this season with Jimenez aged 34 and Rodrigo Muniz out for months, but it looks set to create at a mid-table or better level.

What’s next?

Spurs go to Newcastle on Tuesday, then host Brentford on Saturday.

Fulham host Manchester City at 2:30pm ET Tuesday before welcoming Crystal Palace to Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham final score: 1-2

Kenny Tete 4', Harry Wilson 6', Mohammed Kudus 59'

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham live updates — by Nick Mendola

And one more Fulham move

Timothy Castagne will bring more defense as Alex Iwobi exits the game in the 87th minute.

Spurs make one more move

Ndogie leaves in favor of a forward: Mathys Tel.

More subs

Pape Sarr replaces Bergvall for Spurs, and soon after Fulham remove Chukwueze for Kevin.

Fulham subs

Sasa Lukic and Emile Smith Rowe come into the fray for Joshua King and Harry Wilson, the latter walking with a bit of a limp.

Spurs close again!

Lucas Bergvall runs to the near post and flicks a corner kick back across goal, and it’s just pushed away from the upper 90.

Tottenham Hotspur looking their best of the day.

Tottenham Hotspur make three subs

Off go Joao Palhinha, Richarlison, and Archie Gray for Wilson Odobert, Xavi Simons, and Rodrigo Bentancur in the 60th minute.

Mohammed Kudus goal — Spurs 1-2 Fulham

He had done almost nothing before this, but Mohammed Kudus has lashed Spurs back into the game with a powerful rip.

Spurs come close

A quiet first 11 minutes for Spurs comes to life as Pedro Porro’s cross from the right is nearly turned inside the post by a diving Randal Kolo Muani.

Spurs soon win a corner

Halftime — Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Fulham

Spurs have two shot attempts which account for an xG total of 0.01 despite 60% of the ball.

Fulham are in the catbird seat up two as visitors, just hanging out in their 18 heading crosses clear of the box or blocking them out of play.

To say that Thomas Frank’s attacking plan is not working is an understatement. Xavi Simons, Brennan Johnson, Mathys Tel, and Wilson Odobert are among those on the bench.

Micky van de Ven yellow card

The big back drops Joachim Andersen with a flying hip, and Fulham to a man seem displeased with the Dutchman.

It’ll only be a yellow.

Unreal tackle

Chukwueze cuts past Pedro Porro and is onto the doorstep, only to see Spurs bailed out by a tremendous sliding challenge from Micky van de Ven.

Harry Wilson goal — Spurs 0-2 Fulham

What’s going on here?

Guglielmo Vicario goes for a stroll, winning the ball to seemingly avert Fulham’s danger of doubling their lead.

Somehow, he doesn’t slam the ball into the seats, Fulham recover it and Harry Wilson’s sweet left peg curls a cross inside the yawning frame.

Kenny Tete goal — Spurs 0-1 Fulham

The Fulham back runs onto a loose ball outside the 18 and hammers a low shot that skips behind the front leg of Destiny Udogie and then turns hard off the back leg to leave Guglielmo Vicario with very little hope.

Tottenham Hotspur lineup

Vicario, Udogie, Danso, Van de Ven, Porro, Palhinha, Gray, Bergvall, Kudus, Kolo Muani, Richarlison

Fulham lineup

Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Iwobi, King, Wilson, Chukwueze, Jimenez

Spurs vs Fulham preview — by Joe Prince-Wright

After being hammered 4-1 at bitter rivals Arsenal last Sunday, Frank’s side were better in attack in midweek but still lost 5-3 at PSG. The balance is off for Spurs and perhaps that is predictable given all of the attacking players they are missing through injury. But Frank is under pressure from Spurs fans due to the clunky play on the ball and he could really do with a big home win to calm things down after just one win in their last six games in all competitions.

Fulham won 1-0 at home against Sunderland last weekend and two home wins in a row has eased fears they will get sucked into the relegation battle this season. Marco Silva’s side have to improve away from home, as they’ve yet to win away this season and have lost five of their six games on the road.

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

Spurs are without Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, and Yves Bissouma, while captain and star center back Cristian Romero is suspended for this game. That means Kevin Danso will likely start alongside Micky van de Ven in defense, while Randal Kolo Muani has probably played himself into the starting lineup after two goals and an assist in the defeat at PSG in midweek. Destiny Udogie, Joao Palhinha, and Xavi Simons could all come in to start after being on the bench in midweek.

Fulham team news, focus

Rodrigo Muniz is out until February, which is a big blow, but Fulham’s captain and USMNT star left back Antonee Robinson is close to a return. Sasa Lukic is back from suspension so that is a huge bonus in midfield, too. Fulham have been in games all season long but have struggled to score goals and Silva will hope Raul Jimenez grabbing the winner last weekend against Sunderland will boost his confidence and see him go on a scoring run.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham prediction

Spurs will need to be patient but if things click they can hurt Fulham and have some attacking players finding a bit of form. Expect a narrow win for the hosts. Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Fulham.

How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 3pm ET Saturday (November 29)

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — London

TV Channel: USA

Extended HLs: Arsenal v. Spurs Matchweek 12  NBC Sports

Arsenal have grown their Premier League table lead to six in the best way possible — smashing their North London derby rivals down a peg.

MORE — Recap, highlights | Arteta reaction | Frank, Vicario reaction

Thomas Frank’s men will have a lot of soul-searching to do after being out-classed by the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium, as Spurs showed up for a fight but took too long to bring their football.

So who starred, and who slumped?

Arsenal player ratings from North London derby

David Raya: 5.5 — Wasn’t asked to do anything, really, then got lobbed from 40 yards off a bad Zubimendi giveaway.

Jurrien Timber: 7.5 — Three shots, an assist, and status of “always in the right place.”

William Saliba: 7 — Passed the ball well and had little else to do.

Piero Hincapie (Off 88'): 7 — Same basic day as Saliba. His aerial prowess stood out (or leapt out) today.

Riccardo Calafiori: 7.5 — Excellent day, as usual. They’re a different team with him patrolling the left and left-central parts of the field.

Declan Rice: 8 — Three created chances including a galactic-mind first touch to set up Eze’s first. Nearly scored within the first five minutes on a marvelous side volley. Docking him a full point for a pretty classless foul and taunt of Xavi Simons late.

Martin Zubimendi: 5.5 — Wasn’t particularly poor but his giveaway leading to Richarlison’s goal showed a shocking lack of awareness given awareness is his game.

Eberechi Eze: 10 — Yep, perfect. He scored three times on an expected goals of 0.59 and honestly was a whisker from grabbing a fourth. Drew two fouls including one for a dangerous free kick.

Bukayo Saka: 8 — Three shots and four drawn fouls while joining Timber in making Spurs’ left side feel immense anxiety.

Leandro Trossard (Off 78'): 8 — Feast or famine from the man who loves a big stage, and feasted Sunday with a goal and an assist.

Mikel Merino (Off 88'): 7.5 — Stuck into a game-high 23 duels, this ‘center forward’ did his best work with a gorgeous pass to Trossard from 10 yards outside the 18.

Subs

Noni Madueke (On 78'): N/A

Ethan Nwaneri (On 88'): N/A

Cristian Mosquera (On 88'): N/A

Myles Lewis-Skelly (On 90'): N/A

Tottenham Hotspur player ratings from North London derby

Guglielmo Vicario: 5.5 — A tremendous early save and the first goal was deflected but you’d like to see him get to one of Eze’s first two goals. The third was unstoppable and Vicario made a nice save to deny the midfielder a fourth.

Djed Spence: 6 — Neither he nor Danso were quick enough on Trossard’s decisive run to the opener.

Micky van de Ven: 4.5 — An atypically poor day on a huge stage. Wasn’t helped much by his mates, though.

Cristian Romero: 5 — Good in the air but joins his defensive mates in ruing all four goals coming in the heart of the Spurs third.

Kevin Danso (Off HT): 6 — A victim of the tactical switch at halftime, the Austrian defended well in his 45 minutes but could’ve been better read Trossard’s run to meet Merino’s assist on the opener.

Destiny Udogie: 6.5 — One of a few players to drive play at Arsenal.

Joao Palhinha: 7 — Both he and Bentancur had a chance to stop Eze’s first goal from becoming a shot and did not succeed, but his seven tackles and 10 ground duels won should serve to show his commitment to the game even in a blowout.

Rodrigo Bentancur: 5 — Passed the ball well but did little else to help Spurs get a foothold in the midfield.

Mohammed Kudus: 5 — A step slow to stay with Eze on Arsenal’s third goal and it was the first time we’d noticed him during the game.

Wilson Odobert: 5 — Couldn’t find his way into the game.

Richarlison: 6.5 — He worked a full shift and delivered on his only chance with that 45-yard lob of Raya.

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