The playmaker has landed the award for the second time this season after helping the Reds to three points in the capital.
Wirtz recorded an assist for Alexander Isak's opening goal, while Hugo Ekitike added to the scoreline, ahead of Richarlison's late consolation effort for nine-man Spurs.
The forward netted for a third consecutive Premier League appearance with a clever header that put his side two goals up at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening.
Ekitike has scored five times in his last three top-flight outings and, overall, has tallied 11 for the Reds since his summer transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt.
He told BBC Match of the Day: “[It is] the best feeling as a striker. You need goals. The most important is the win and to play with confidence, and obviously if I can help with goals.
“The first goal I helped with the pass before the assist, so I try to help the team the best as I can and that’s the most important.”
Read our match report from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
An eventful match in London featured a first-half red card for Spurs’ Xavi Simons, before Alexander Isak put Liverpool in front with a clinical finish soon after the restart.
Ekitike’s header then made it 2-0 but Tottenham pulled one back inside the final 10 minutes through Richarlison, with their captain Cristian Romero then also sent off in stoppage time for a second bookable offence.
Ekitike added: “It wasn’t our best game, a difficult game, but we had the control. It was difficult in the last part of the second half because they pushed and they scored. We kept the result and we go back to Liverpool with the win, that is the most important thing.
“It is never easier [to play against 10 men]. They play at home, the fans push them and they have more energy, more than at the start.
“That makes it more difficult, so you have to play smart and to fight for every ball.”
Spurs had Xavi Simons sent off just past the half-hour mark and Isak then broke the deadlock in the capital with a 56th-minute finish.
Ekitike's header 10 minutes later – his fifth goal in his last three league outings – was enough to secure the points for the Reds, who held on after Richarlison netted late in the second half.
The hosts went down to nine men in stoppage time after Cristian Romero was guilty of a second bookable offence.
Team
Conor Bradley returned from suspension as the only change to the line-up Liverpool deployed against Brighton & Hove Albion the previous weekend.
Jeremie Frimpong started on the bench after recovering from the injury he sustained in October.
Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz (Nyoni, 90+9), Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Bradley (Isak, 46 [Frimpong, 60 (Chiesa, 90)]), Jones, Ekitike (Robertson, 90+9), Gravenberch.
Unused subs: Mamardashvili, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky.
First half
Clear-cut chances were at a premium in the opening period, even after Tottenham were reduced to 10.
Bradley made an important block on a Randal Kolo Muani shot inside the first five minutes.
Virgil van Dijk headed straight at the goalkeeper before Kolo Muani did the same at the other end.
The flashpoint of the half came when Simons' initial yellow card for a challenge on Van Dijk was changed to a red via a VAR review, with it deemed serious foul play.
Liverpool looked to press home their numerical advantage immediately, Florian Wirtz testing Guglielmo Vicario with a side-footed curler from inside the box.
Second half
Isak came on for Bradley, who took a knock towards the end of the first half, as Dominik Szoboszlai dropped into right-back.
The No.9 was only on the field for 11 minutes but in his final act he put the visitors ahead by thrashing a first-time finish past Vicario, having been played in by Wirtz.
There was no celebration from the scorer, however, as he remained on the ground as a result of being caught by Micky van de Ven in the process.
Spurs nearly levelled when a run from Kolo Muani ended with a strike that took a deflection from Milos Kerkez and floated onto the crossbar.
Two minutes passed and then they were down by two.
Ekitike beat Romero in the air inside the six-yard box to nod home a Frimpong cross that looped off the outstretched foot of Djed Spence.
Richarlison gave the home side hope in the 83rd minute, capitalising on the Reds failing to clear their lines from a corner to halve the deficit.
There were nervy moments in the closing stages, although Liverpool's cause was somewhat aided by Romero receiving his second yellow.
The points were preserved by Alisson Becker intervening on a Pedro Porro shot and threatening cross from Wilson Odobert.
Conor Bradley returns from suspension to replace the injured Joe Gomez in London.
Elsewhere, Jeremie Frimpong is named among the substitutes after returning to fitness.
Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Bradley, Jones, Ekitike, Gravenberch.
Season so far
Thomas Frank's side have taken 22 points from their 16 games in the top flight this term so far.
Six wins and four draws have been offset by six defeats - with three of those coming in the past five outings.
Spurs were beaten 3-0 away from home at Nottingham Forest last time out in the league.
Key players
Richarlison is the leading scorer for Tottenham in the Premier League in 2025-26 with six goals.
Defender Micky van de Ven is next-best with three strikes.
Mohammed Kudus has been their chief creator in league football, registering five assists.
Guglielmo Vicario has made 47 saves - the joint-third-highest figure across the division at this stage.
Team news
Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, Kota Takai and Destiny Udogie remain sidelined due to injury.
Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr are away at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Previous meetings
Liverpool enjoyed much the upper hand across four clashes between the clubs last season.
They ran out 6-3 victors in this fixture almost exactly 12 months ago, and then sealed their status as Premier League champions with a 5-1 win in the return at Anfield in April.
In between, the Reds defeated Tottenham 4-1 on aggregate in their two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final.
What they said
Frank, Spurs head coach
"It's a very good team that we're facing but we also know if we hit a high level, we can compete very well, I believe we can do something good and we'll go for the three points.
"We worked very hard on our breakthrough phase, worked very hard on our positions there, and how we do that this week. Then, of course, [we] also worked on the defensive side of the game."
Pre-match stats
This is the top-scoring fixture in Premier League history (206 goals). The last three league matches between the pair have seen 21 goals (seven per game), while there have been at least three goals in 14 of their last 16 Premier League meetings.
Richarlison has been involved in seven Premier League goals against Liverpool (four goals, three assists), more than he has against any other opponent. All four of his goals have come at Anfield.
Following their 2-0 win over Brentford, Spurs will be looking to win back-to-back home Premier League matches for the first time since a run of three ending in November 2024.
Tottenham have won seven of their last nine Premier League games kicking off at 5.30pm on a Saturday, a run which includes a 2-1 win over Liverpool in September 2023.
Frimpong has been declared fit for the Premier League encounter in the capital after recovering from the injury he sustained away at Eintracht Frankfurt in October.
Bradley, meanwhile, was absent from last weekend's win over Brighton & Hove Albion due to suspension.
Joe Gomez came off against the Seagulls with a muscle injury and was replaced at right-back by Dominik Szoboszlai, who suffered an ankle issue himself in the closing stages of that game.
Gomez and Cody Gakpo have been ruled out of the meeting with Spurs, but it is hoped Szoboszlai will be able to play.
Arne Slot said at his pre-match press conference on Friday morning: "He [Gakpo] had a scan that looked promising so that means that we are not that worried anymore, as we were maybe one or two weeks ago.
"So that means he might come back a bit earlier than expected two weeks ago, but that's definitely not tomorrow and also not next week.
"Joe is not in the squad as well for the weekend and Dominik trained yesterday, parts of the training [session], for the first time so let's see where he is today and how he is tomorrow. Jeremie is in the squad again as well."
Slot later added that Szoboszlai's involvement in the Reds' matchday-minus-one workout would determine whether he is able to start against Spurs.
"If the player feels comfortable to play and he did all the things he had to do, then he will start," the head coach said. "If he can fulfil the whole session or he fulfils it but he doesn't feel comfortable himself, we will have a discussion."
Mohamed Salah is away at the Africa Cup of Nations, as are Tottenham midfielders Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr.
The hosts have no fresh injury concerns following their defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out.
They do, however, remain without Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, Kota Takai and Destiny Udogie.
Boss Thomas Frank said: "Everyone is doing fine. Last game, it's the same players available. No-one new is available in the squad."
Like Liverpool, Frank's side come into this game having not played in midweek, which has allowed for greater time on the training pitch.
"It's been nice to finally have a full training week. That helps. I've said a few times, we have a few good players out with a lot of goals and assists in them," Frank continued.
"A full week definitely helps a lot. I would be very surprised if we don't have the energy. If you play in the Premier League and Europe at the same time, it is a massive physical and mental load – but no excuses, that's what we want."
Last match
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham (December 14): Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Gray, Simons, Kudus, Kolo-Muani, Richarlison.
Liverpool 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (December 13): Alisson, Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ekitike.
Frimpong è stato dichiarato idoneo per la partita di Premier League nella capitale dopo essersi ripreso dall'infortunio subito in trasferta all'Eintracht Frankfurt a ottobre.
Bradley, nel frattempo, era assente dalla vittoria dello scorso fine settimana contro il Brighton & Hove Albion a causa della squalifica.
Joe Gomez è uscito contro i Seagulls per un infortunio muscolare ed è stato sostituito come terzino destro da Dominik Szoboszlai, che ha subito lui stesso un problema alla caviglia nelle fasi finali di quella partita.
Gomez e Cody Gakpo sono stati esclusi dall'incontro con gli Spurs, ma si spera che Szoboszlai possa giocare.
Arne Slot ha dichiarato nella sua conferenza stampa pre-partita di venerdì mattina: «Lui [Gakpo] ha avuto una scansione che sembrava promettente, quindi significa che non siamo più così preoccupati, come forse una o due settimane fa.
«Quindi potrebbe tornare un po' prima del previsto due settimane fa, ma sicuramente non è domani e nemmeno la prossima settimana.
«Anche Joe non è in squadra per il fine settimana e Dominik si è allenato ieri, parte dell'allenamento [sessione], per la prima volta, quindi vediamo dov'è oggi e come sta domani. Anche Jeremie è di nuovo in squadra»
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Slot ha poi aggiunto che il coinvolgimento di Szoboszlai nell'allenamento della giornata meno uno dei Reds determinerebbe se sarà in grado di iniziare contro gli Spurs.
«Se il giocatore si sente a suo agio nel giocare e ha fatto tutte le cose che doveva fare, allora inizierà», ha detto l'allenatore. «Se riesce a portare a termine l'intera sessione o la completa ma non si sente a suo agio, ne discuteremo
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Mohamed Salah è in trasferta alla Coppa delle Nazioni Africane, così come i centrocampisti del Tottenham Yves Bissouma e Pape Matar Sarr.
I padroni di casa non hanno nuovi problemi di infortunio dopo la sconfitta contro il Nottingham Forest l'ultima volta.
Rimangono tuttavia senza Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, Kota Takai e Destiny Udogie.
Il
boss Thomas Frank ha dichiarato: «Stanno tutti bene. Nell'ultima partita, sono gli stessi giocatori disponibili. Non sono disponibili nuovi giocatori in rosa».
Come il Liverpool, la squadra di Frank arriva a questa partita non giocando a metà settimana, il che ha permesso di trascorrere più tempo in campo di allenamento.
«È stato bello avere finalmente una settimana di allenamento completa. Questo aiuta. L'ho detto alcune volte, abbiamo alcuni buoni giocatori con molti gol e assist», ha continuato Frank.
«Una settimana intera aiuta sicuramente molto. Sarei molto sorpreso se non avessimo l'energia. Se giochi in Premier League e in Europa contemporaneamente, è un enorme carico fisico e mentale, ma niente scuse, è quello che vogliamo».
Ultima partita
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham (14 dicembre): Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Gray, Simons, Kudus, Kolo-Muani, Richarlison
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Liverpool 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (13 dicembre): Alisson, Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ekitike.
The Reds visit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for a 5.30pm GMT kick-off on Saturday.
Ekitike goes into the game having scored four times in his last two top-flight outings, netting braces against Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion respectively.
He could, therefore, become only the second Liverpool player to notch multiple goals in three consecutive Premier League matches after Suarez, who did so in four successive games in December 2013.
Here are more pre-match facts and figures to know, from LFC statistician Ged Rea and Opta…
The clubs have met 66 times in the Premier League, with Liverpool winning 34, drawing 17 and losing 15.
Away from home in that period, the Reds have won 12 times, with Tottenham winning 13 and eight matches ending in draws. Liverpool have scored more goals in those encounters (52-47).
Tottenham have won just two of their last 25 Premier League games against Liverpool (drawn six, lost 17), picking up home wins in October 2017 (4-1) and September 2023 (2-1).
This will be Liverpool’s seventh league visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – they have previously lost only once there, in September 2023, winning four times and drawing twice.
Liverpool won both Premier League meetings with Tottenham last season by 6-3 and 5-1 scorelines. Only the Reds themselves have scored five or more goals in three consecutive games against an opponent in the competition, doing so against Norwich between September 2012 and December 2013.
Liverpool have scored 52 times at Tottenham in the Premier League. Only away to West Ham United (55) and Newcastle United (54) have they scored more on the road.
Never in their history have Liverpool scored more than three times in successive league visits to Tottenham.
Liverpool have scored in 25 of their last 26 Premier League games against Tottenham, including the last 19 in a row. Only against Arsenal (a current run of 20) have they had a longer scoring streak in the competition.
Liverpool v Tottenham is the top scoring fixture in Premier League history (206 goals). The last three league matches between the pair have seen 21 goals, while there have been at least three goals in 14 of their last 16 league meetings.
The Reds have recorded five league doubles (wins home and away) over Tottenham in the last seven seasons and 10 in the Premier League era.
Of Liverpool’s last 53 league games played during the month of December they have lost just once, 1-0 at Leicester City in 2021, and of the other 52 they won 38 and drew 14.
Alexander Isak has scored six goals in five Premier League appearances against Tottenham. Against no side has he found the back of the net more often in the competition.
Only two Liverpool players have scored hat-tricks at Tottenham: Billy Liddell in 1951 and Roger Hunt in 1964.
The Reds travel to London for a 5.30pm GMT kick-off on the back of consecutive wins and clean sheets, with victories having been claimed over Internazionale and Brighton & Hove Albion respectively.
Overall, the reigning Premier League champions are on a five-match unbeaten streak across all competitions and Jones told Liverpoolfc.com: “The confidence was always there, I wouldn’t say that it left.
“I say all the time that if I have a look around at the talent around me, you always have that buzz that you can’t wait to go and play with those lads.
“I would say that the past games show that the connection is there, that we’re starting to gel again as a team with how hard we are working, the goals we’re scoring.
“So, yeah, I feel that the buzz is around the place again but at the same time we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves.
“I feel that it’s just [about taking] each game as it comes and I think that’s what we’ve done well – especially when we’ve had that little bit of a dip, it was just [about] taking the small steps. That was why we think it’s going wrong, then how we change it, then the teams that we picked and then we started to play well and now we are starting to win games.
“So now I don’t want to think that we’re fully back or that we’re going to win all the games, I just feel now it’s that we’re at the point where we’re playing well, the energy is there, the buzz is there, so let’s just go and win each game that we can but don’t think too far ahead.
“Just take each game [as it comes] but yeah, I feel it’s an exciting time again.”
Read the rest of our Tottenham preview with Jones below.
After a really intense period, you’ve had a full week in between last Saturday’s game and the visit to Tottenham. How has that been and do you feel refreshed and ready to go again?
Yeah, 100 per cent. It’s important that we had our week down. I’ve had a chance to have a look back on the games and on stuff we did well and stuff we need to make a change on, so it’ll be good to see how it comes out in this game.
You’ve started and finished the last three games and it was a really special day for you to make your 200th appearance against Brighton. How would you assess your own form and performances recently?
As long as I’m playing I’m always happy and it’s always hard if I’m in and out of the team and stuff. But I always knew that if I had a run of games and a chance like this that I could be a big, big part of the team. That’s always just been on me and that’s the mind frame that I’ve got, and the trust and belief of the gaffer and his staff around, they’re using me, and the trust of the lads in where they’re giving me the ball and that on the pitch is just helping me out even more. But at the same time it’s all about the team. If I’m in this team and doing well while the team is doing well, that’s a bonus.
But there’s obviously been times when I’m out of the team and the team is doing well and obviously I wish I was playing more games, but if the team wins then I’m happy. So, I’m happy that I’m part of the team and as I said with the trust of the gaffer and his staff, they are playing me in a role that I feel suits me and I think the little bit of a change [tactically] suits the team more, so it’s credit obviously to them and credit to the boys around who obviously are making the change as well.
On the change in the team’s shape recently, how have you found that and how has that changed what the coaches are asking from you?
I mean, at the end of the day, as everybody knows I just want the ball at my feet! As long as I’ve got a ball at my feet I’m happy. We’ve obviously made a change that everybody can see where the middle is overloaded with lads that are technically good, that can make the change, that are comfortable on the ball. Then you’ve got the likes of Flo [Wirtz] who can play in between the lines, who can score and create and things like that. But the connection I’m making now more with the likes of Ryan [Gravenberch] about how we can play – we are similar in a way that we are comfortable on the ball and we can drop, we can get on the ball and are not in a rush to get rid of it. We can calm the game down and I feel like for a long time, if you have a look at our games, a big thing about why we lost and we dropped points is because they were end to end and we didn’t really have control in the game.
I feel like that’s a strength of mine, that I can get on the ball, I can calm it down… and I feel like if we’re up a goal or two then it’s on me even more so to go and get the ball off the lads, calm it down and let the opposition think that they don’t have a way back into the game. The more I play and the fitter I get and the rhythm is there and the connections I build even more with the likes of Ryan, you’ll start to see us gel even more and play better as a whole I would say.
Finally, Tottenham have had an inconsistent first part of the season but it’s always a test going there. What kind of game are you expecting?
At the end of the day, it’s still a world-class team. It’s a team that plays in the Premier League and I don’t think there is any team in the Prem that you turn up to play and think we’ve got the points and we’re just going to have a laugh and a joke. So I don’t want to think about their form or anything like that, there have obviously been teams that are in a worse place than them that we’ve dropped points against. That’s just how the Premier League is but I can only speak on us and how well we’re doing and the connections that we’ve built in the team. It looks like the team are starting to gel and starting to click, so we’re going there with a positive mind frame and just to make sure that we outwork them, outrun them, and then when we’ve got the ball that we take care of that ourselves. The most important thing is that we find a way to win and that’s what we’ll go and try to do.
Arne Slot press conference: Facing Tottenham, Liverpool's form, Ekitike, Jones and more
The Reds head to the capital on Saturday for a 5.30pm GMT showdown with Thomas Frank's Spurs.
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