The midfielder is the only change for Gareth Taylor’s side in the 2pm BST kick-off at St Helens Stadium, as she replaces the absent Kirsty Maclean.
Sophie Roman Haug also makes her return from injury to be named on the bench.
Liverpool: Keating, Kerr, Clark, Fisk, Bernabe, Nagano, Ramos, Endemann, Holland, Kapocs, Olsson.
Gareth Taylor’s side started 2026-27 in fine style with a 4-0 win at Charlton Athletic last weekend and now welcome Spurs to St Helens Stadium.
With six new faces added to the squad this summer, hope is high that the Reds’ Barclays Women’s Super League campaign can be a good one.
Holland spoke to Liverpoolfc.com to discuss the opening-day victory, how the squad is gelling and the clash with Tottenham – read on for the interview.
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On the 4-0 win at Charlton…
I think it has been a really positive start to the new season. We felt ready and we were really confident going into the opening game. We had a really good pre-season and it was nice to have time together with all of the new players and get to know them. I think the pre-season was successful, we had some good results and it was nice to get that win at Charlton.
The first half was maybe a bit more difficult and we were probably trying to do a little bit too much at times. But we came in at half-time and the coaches spoke with us and we had some clear pointers, and the second half was a really positive performance.
On captain Grace Fisk scoring a double…
We were saying to her she needs to get forward more often! What a finish her second one was, by the way. It’s great for her and for the team. Really impressive.
On how the new players are settling in…
Really good. It feels like they have been here longer than they have, which is always nice and it’s always a good sign. They have settled in really well and hopefully they have all found the transition as easy as possible.
On being back in front of the home supporters at St Helens Stadium on Sunday…
It was really nice to see them again when we played Durham in the pre-season. We are looking forward to hopefully having another good crowd. We love playing at St Helens and we love playing in front of fans who are very special to us. They always make the difference. They will be massive again for us this season.
On the challenge of facing Tottenham, who also won their WSL opener…
We beat them late on last season at home and that sticks out because it was our first win in the WSL last season. It was an emotional day all round. But we are looking forward to the challenge, we are confident and we are confident with what we are doing on the training ground and then what we can produce on the pitch. Hopefully we can execute that on Sunday.
The Reds return to St Helens Stadium having kicked off 2026-27 with a 4-0 win away at Charlton Athletic last weekend.
Read on for a statistical preview of matchday two, with kick-off against Spurs on Sunday 2pm BST.
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Liverpool are unbeaten at home against Tottenham in the Women’s Super League – two wins, two draws.
Overall, the Reds have lost only once in the last seven meetings between the clubs in the league (three wins, three draws).
Liverpool head coach Gareth Taylor has taken charge of exactly 200 games in his managerial career and only holds more wins against Everton (15) and Leicester City (13) across all competitions than versus Spurs (12).
Martin Ho has the best points-per-game record of any Tottenham boss in WSL history (1.70), winning 39 points from 23 games.
Liverpool’s Vivien Endemann both scored and assisted on her WSL debut on matchday one against Charlton. In the history of the competition, no player has scored and assisted in each of their first two appearances.
Since the 2024-25 season, only four players have had a hand in more WSL goals than Kirsty Hanson (22 – 17 goals, five assists), who netted a brace on her first league appearance for Tottenham on matchday one.
The Reds faced the fewest shots (two) on matchday one of the season – they were the only side to not face a single shot on target, in their win over Charlton. It was the joint-fewest shots Liverpool have ever faced in a WSL game.
Marie Höbinger has scored three times for Liverpool against Spurs previously.
In the opening round of WSL fixtures, the Reds played the most passes (714) and had the highest possession figure (76.1 per cent) across the division.
The Reds head coach spoke to reporters at a press conference on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s 2pm BST kick-off at St Helens Stadium.
See the full chat with the media in the video above.
After kicking off the 2026-27 season with a 4-0 win away at Charlton Athletic, the Reds are back at St Helens Stadium this Sunday.
Gareth Taylor’s squad continued their build-up to the game against Spurs with a session at their AXA Melwood Training Centre base today.
Take a look in the images below.
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Photos by Andrew Powell
I was really pleased with the way we started our season at Charlton. It was nice to get four goals and we could have easily scored more.
It was a really good start and I thought we managed to carry on and continue our form that we showed in the pre-season.
I think it was important to gain confidence from this game by winning it and to win convincingly in the manner that we did was really pleasing.
There were a lot of positives to take. I thought it was a good team performance. There are areas we can certainly improve on but we stepped up our level in the second half.
There were some notable mentions as well as debuts for our new players, with Herby [Marie Höbinger] back in there and Sam Kerr starting a game after the back problem she had for a significant amount of time.
Our midfield looks strong this season and we have now got good options in there and it was nice as the game went on we were able to protect Ceri [Holland] and Viv [Endemann], as we are not particularly stacked in wide areas, particularly with the hamstring injury to Anna Josendal.
I gave Kirsty Maclean a start and she did well. In those types of games, where there is going to be tight spaces between lines, I think Kirsty comes into her own.
Viv was a real threat for us all game down the right side and I was pleased for her that she got her goal because that will give her confidence.
We had great support as always down at Charlton and it was really nice for our supporters to see a little bit of what we are and the evolvement of the team.
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It is a good start for us but that's all it is, and we now need to build on that with Tottenham coming up on Sunday.
We are really looking forward to being back in front of our fans at St Helens Stadium. It will be a challenging game but we are looking forward to it.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
YNWA,
Gareth
Gareth Taylor was speaking to Liverpoolfc.com's Steve Hunter
The third-round tie will be played on Tuesday September 15 (8pm BST kick-off).
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The tie at Anfield will now be played a day earlier, on Tuesday September 15, due to scheduling clashes.
Kick-off remains at 8pm BST and the game will be shown live on both ITV and Sky Sports.
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The Reds will host their fellow Premier League side at Anfield on Wednesday September 16.
Kick-off will be 8pm BST and the game will be shown live on both ITV and Sky Sports.
View an updated 2026-27 fixture list and download our official eCalendar here.
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