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A huge Tottenham vs Liverpool clash takes place on Sunday and it set to be a truly entertaining game in north London.

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Will Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs get a marquee win to boost their top four hopes? Or will Arne Slot’s Liverpool keep on rolling and get back to winning ways in the Premier League?

Both teams are littered with incredible attacking talents and their dials are set to ‘entertain’ at all times.

Below is a look at the Tottenham vs Liverpool odds, picks and predictions.

Tottenham vs Liverpool odds

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Tottenham win: +290

Liverpool win: -130

Draw: +333

Tottenham vs Liverpool picks

Looking through the odds, a few good Tottenham vs Liverpool picks appear to be on the first goalscorer and team to win the match market. Mohamed Salah is +525 to be the first goalscorer and for Liverpool to win. While from a Tottenham perspective, if you fancy Heung-min Son to score first and Spurs to win you’ll get a huge price of +1100. The latter seems like it could happen as Spurs often start fast. But can you rely on them to keep that tempo up and see out the win? It’s a big ask. Tottenham to be winning at half time and Liverpool to be winning at full time is +1400 and is a very good option.

Tottenham vs Liverpool prediction

LONDON — It was a lot of fun to watch Tottenham vs Liverpool unfold on Sunday, well, at least if you were a Liverpool fan.

Liverpool ravaged and feasted on a ragged and depleted Tottenham to win 6-3 as their fans lauded the Premier League leaders from the away end in north London.

Arne Slot’s side sit top of the Premier League table at Christmas and were rampant as Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz both scored twice, while Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai all got in the act. James Maddison briefly made it 2-1 and Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke both scored late on after Liverpool had gone 5-1 up to put some respectability on the scoreline.

Here’s a look at what we learned from another classic Tottenham vs Liverpool encounter.

Liverpool more fluid without a true number nine

It was tough to tell who was playing as a central striker for Liverpool and that is a very good thing for Arne Slot. Liverpool created nine big chances, had a tally of over 4.46 expected goals and had 24 shots at goal. Just like the days of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino flying forward and interchanging seamlessly, Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Luis Diaz did that time and time again against Spurs. With goal scorers Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szobozlai pouring from midfield to make it a four-on-four for most of their attacks, this was Liverpool at their fluid best. Darwin Nunez is going through a tough time up top and Slot has made the decision that he doesn’t really need a proper number nine. That is more than fine as Liverpool’s electric front three and marauding central midfielders are so tough to mark and help them press high and pile on the pressure. When you add Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, and Harvey Elliott into the mix, Liverpool also have a number of players they can rotate seamlessly into this system. Slot has found a way to get all of Liverpool’s best attackers and midfielders on the pitch at the same time and it’s a joy to watch with Ryan Gravenberch as a true holder giving them balance to attack and express themselves.

Depleted Tottenham run out of steam

Missing their two best center backs, left back, and goalkeeper, this was always going to be a tough task for Tottenham. They looked shattered from the start. They played a draining 4-3 win on Thursday against Manchester United in the League Cup quarterfinal and it showed on the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Ange Postecoglou doesn’t have enough options to rotate his team and is playing inexperienced and squad players out of position at the back. Combine that with Spurs’ infamous high defensive line and it’s a recipe for disaster. In their last three home games in all competitions Spurs have now conceded 13 goals to Chelsea, Manchester United, and Liverpool. These results won’t define their season and Ange Postecoglou will be heartened that his side didn’t give up as Kulusevski, Son and Solanke kept on trying to create in attack and Spurs scored three. But it’s pretty clear Tottenham need to reinforce their defensive options even after Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, and Destiny Udogie return to the fold. There can’t be this big a drop off when they lose a few key players — building a top squad, not just a top team, is the next step for Ange’s project at Spurs.

Stopping counters key to Liverpool’s title hopes

The only weakness in this Liverpool team appears to be their lack of pace defensively. Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, and Joe Gomez are dominant center backs but when Tottenham found gaps down the sides of Liverpool’s center backs and stretched them with crosses into the box, the Reds looked fragile. Liverpool have now conceded two or more goals in four of their last five Premier League games. That’s fine if they’re going to keep scoring three or four at the other end but it’s not sustainable and will cost them points over the course of the season. In the title race you’d say Arsenal have a much better defense than Liverpool and if the Reds are going to keep surging towards an unlikely Premier League trophy this season, they have to tighten things up at the back. Simply put, they have to be more boring. The way Slot roared his side on to get forward suggested he’s fine with being an entertainer over a pragmatist. That is great in theory but Liverpool must tighten things up to get themselves over the line this season.

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Kulusevski pulls one back for Spurs v. Liverpool

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Salah's brace makes it 5-1 for Liverpool v. Spurs

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Salah taps Liverpool 4-1 in front of Spurs

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Maddison gives Spurs lifeline against Liverpool

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Mac Allister gives Liverpool 2-0 lead v. Spurs

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Diaz's header puts Liverpool 1-0 in front of Spurs

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Player ratings from Tottenham Hotspur’s Week 17 clash with Liverpool are obviously slanted to the big-winning visitors to North London.

Tottenham players ratings vs Liverpool

Fraser Forster: 4 — Not going to do anything about the first goal and the second’s a big ask, too, but slow to react either way if he was going to make a big stop on either. Four saves and five goals allowed on 3.50 expected goals on target.

Djed Spence: 4 — A bit jumpy, he went for the same ball as Gray on the second goal and has failed to close down wide attackers along with Porro on the other side. Blocked three shots but so much went poorly.

Archie Gray: 5 — Looked his age a few times and found out the hard way that you can play Mo Salah pretty well and still see a chance smash the cross bar.

Radu Dragusin: 4 — Making a number of poor choices that stop him from being a part of pivotal defensive moments.

Pedro Porro: 5.5 — Responsible for a goal but also one of the only Spurs players constantly producing in the other direction. A game-high 14 passes into the final third.

Yves Bissouma: 5.5 — Did what he could in front of a struggling back line during the first half, then joined them in a dismaying second 45 minutes.

Pape Sarr (Off 68'): 5 — See Bissouma’s grade, minus the final 22 minutes.

Heung-min Son (Off 82'): 5.5 — Up for it, but sloppy. A lazy or even sarcastic offside stopped one Spurs chance.

James Maddison (Off 58'): 7 — If anything’s true about the mercurial Maddison, he shows up for big games. Great goal.

Dejan Kulusevski: 8.5 — Helped cause the turnover for Maddison’s goal, and was just very good all-around on a day his teammates struggled to match him.

Dominic Solanke: 7 — Starved of the ball in the first half, but rebounded and scored a goal and nabbed an assist.

Subs

Brennan Johnson (On 58'): 6 — Worked hard, got an assist.

Lucas Bergvall (On 58): 5 — Brutal on Liverpool’s last goal.

Timo Werner (On 82'): — N/A

Liverpool players ratings vs Tottenham

Alisson Becker: 6 — Not going to stop either goal. Didn’t have much else to do.

Andy Robertson: 6 — Has picked his spots well to move forward.

Virgil van Dijk: 8 — Not at fault for the goal. Good with the ball while ringing up 11 defensive actions. A remarkable 9-for-9 in duels.

Joe Gomez: 7 — Much of the same as Van Dijk, just not as strong.

Trent Alexander-Arnold: 9 — Has had his hands and feet full with Heung-min Son, but oh my the vision and passing when Liverpool have the ball. Glorious assist to Diaz. Led the game in touches and created chances. Also led the game in defensive actions.

Ryan Gravenberch: 6.5 — Busy and clean but somehow not truly registering a strong mark on the game.

Dominik Szoboszlai: 8 — Won the header that became Mac Allister’s goal, then scored one himself. Winning almost every duel. Between Szoboszlai, Diaz, and Salah, the trio rang up 20 shot attempts.

Alexis Mac Allister (Off 68'): 7 — Did so much well including scoring the Reds’ second goal but lost the ball on Spurs’ late-half goal and then docks him a point. Four interceptions and nine recoveries.

Mohamed Salah (Off 87'): 9 — Smashed the cross bar early and gave the Spurs left side real headaches. Great reverse to Szoboszlai for the third goal before becoming the finisher to continue his assault on the Premier League season and career record books. Then set up Diaz’s second. Top, top, top form.

Cody Gakpo (Off 68'): 7 — Solid but not spectacular.

Luis Diaz (Off 87'): 9 — What a diving header to open the scoring, and brilliant work to start and finish the sixth goal.

Maddison gives Spurs lifeline against Liverpool

James Maddison rockets his effort into the Liverpool goal to reduce Spurs' deficit to one in the first half at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Diaz's header puts Liverpool 1-0 in front of Spurs

Trent Alexander-Arnold's picture-perfect cross finds the head of Luis Diaz to give Liverpool the breakthrough they've been searching for in the first half at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Semenyo stuns Man United to make it 3-0

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Kluivert's penalty makes it 2-0 v. Man United

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Cunha powers Wolves 3-0 ahead of Leicester City

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Huijsen heads Bournemouth 1-0 ahead of Man United

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Rice puts Arsenal 5-1 ahead of Crystal Palace

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Martinelli makes it 4-1 for Arsenal over Palace

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Havertz taps in Arsenal's third v. Crystal Palace

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Jesus blasts Arsenal 2-1 ahead of Crystal Palace

Thomas Partey finds Gabriel Jesus open at the top of the box, where the Brazilian striker guides his effort into the Crystal Palace goal to give Arsenal a 2-1 lead at Selhurst Park.

Sarr's curler puts Crystal Palace level v. Arsenal

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With their respective Premier League campaigns aren’t going quite as they had hoped, Tottenham and Manchester United should both be desperate for a win when they meet in the League Cup quarterfinals in north London on Thursday.

Tottenham sit 10th in the PL table with Ange Postecoglou three games shy of a season and a half on the job, and some Spurs fans are starting to lose patience for another manager they believe has over-promised and under-delivered. Nearly 16 years on from the club’s last trophy, Postecoglou can buy himself loads more time if he were to end the drought and lift a piece of silverware at Wembley Stadium on March 16. Tottenham’s confidence will be sky-high (relatively speaking) after beating last-place Southampton at the weekend and snapping a three-game winless run in league play.

Manchester United have, of course, won a handful of trophies since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure over a decade ago now (if you can believe it’s been that long), but the Red Devils have been nowhere near the consistent power they were (5 trophies in 11.5 seasons, compared to 6 PL titles alone in the 12 seasons prior). Now under the leadership of Ruben Amorim and fresh off a derby comeback for the ages over the weekend, six points is all that stands between them and the top-4. Derby, League Cup quarterfinal, Festive Fixtures — a fantastic time to build some momentum.

How to watch Tottenham vs Manchester United live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 3pm ET Thursday (December 19)

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — London

TV Channel: Paramount+

Streaming: Paramount+

Tottenham team news, focus

Spurs’ injury crisis somehow got worse this week, as Destiny Udogie lasted just 28 minutes before coming off against Southampton (more precautionary than anything, according to Postecoglou) and captain Son Heung-min was subbed off at halftime after picking up a knock in the first half.

OUT: Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Cristian Romero (quad), Guglielmo Vicario (fractured ankle - MORE), Richarlison (thigh), Rodrigo Bentancur (suspension - MORE), Wilson Odobert (thigh), Ben Davies (thigh) | QUESTIONABLE: Son Heung-min (knock), Destiny Udogie (thigh)

Manchester United team news, focus

OUT: Mason Mount (undisclosed), Luke Shaw (foot) | QUESTIONABLE: Noussair Mazraoui (knock)

Tottenham vs Manchester United prediction