Liverpool v Tottenham LIVE – Team news, line-ups, Luis Diaz begins, television channel, kick-off time, rating and stream

A win for Liverpool today will move them above Aston Villa and Spurs into 5th location. The Champions League dream might need to be postponed for another season, however the Reds remain in driving seat for an area in the Europa League.

Obviously, at the start of the season that would’ve been a big dissatisfaction for all included with Liverpool, however even that was looking not likely as the campaign went on.

An opportunity for Jurgen Klopp to win the one prize that has pointed him throughout his Liverpool profession?

Here is how the away side line up this afternoon as Ryan Mason makes 2 modifications to the side that resisted from 2-0 down at home to Manchester United in the week.

Here is a view of the group sheet from Anfield from the ECHO’s Ian Doyle.

Harvey Elliott returns into the midfield after a spell on the bench as he plays along with an in-form Curtis Jones and Fabinho. Jordan Henderson has actually needed to go for a put on the bench.

Fabio Carvalho is likewise on the bench after a difficult spell in his young profession.

So a very first start in over 6 months for Luis Diaz this afternoon then. The Kop will no doubt reserve a big reception for the South American when his name reads out. Diaz published a psychological message on his Instagram account on Friday night about just how much he’s needed to work to return fit after that knee surgical treatment and I’m questioning if that was an outcome of him learning he remained in the group today? It’s been a long roadway back for the previous Porto man however it’s excellent to see him in a Reds group again, even if it is a belated end-of-season cameo. He can still have a huge say in what occurs this term.

Newcastle now lead Southampton 2-1 as Theo Walcott turns it into his own objective. That might be an objective to send out the Saints down as the Magpies tighten their grip on the leading 4.

Callum Wilson had the ball in the net when again as Newcastle aimed to have actually taken a 2-1 lead versus Southampton, however VAR stepped in and ruled it out.

It stays 1-1, Liverpool will be hoping that holds true at full-time.

No Thiago Alcantara in the matchday team. He wasn’t imagined in training on Friday. Hopefully absolutely nothing severe if he’s gotten an injury. We remain in that ‘out for the season’ phase of the campaign after all.

There is no Thiago for Liverpool today as he is not chosen for a location among the alternatives. Jurgen Klopp might explain his absense later on.

A number of huge calls from Jurgen Klopp as Harvey Elliott makes a recall to midfield in location of Jordan Henderson. Klopp said Elliott and Curtis Jones were Liverpool’s future when they initially played together in midfield versus Southampton last May. I believe we’ve just seen both start in midfield in the Premier League when ever since, and even then that remained in a 4-4-2 development with Elliott outwide and Jones in the middle when the Reds lost 1-0 away at Forest. Meanwhile, Luis Diaz is handed his very first start, in location of Diogo Jota, because returning from that severe knee injury. He looked dynamic off the bench in midweek versus West Ham, however this is a totally various difficulty.

It’s a return for Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz begins for the very first time because October!

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Elliott, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz.

Liverpool legend Jan Molby presently screaming for a Fulham charge in journalism room, albeit rather tongue-in-cheek. A year ago we’d have all been enjoying this Man City video game rather nervously, crossing our fingers for any dropped points from Pep Guardiola’s side. Now City outcomes are simply welcomed with an Alan Partridge shrug of the shoulders. Hopefully the Reds have more factor to be invested next season.

There may be argument over who begins in attack however it’s rather more straight-forward in defence. Despite Joel Matip’s midweek winner, you’d anticipate Ibrahima Konate to come back into the beginning XI this afternoon. He trained on Friday and has quite recognized himself as first-choice along with Virgil van Dijk. Considering Spurs’ capabilities on the counter, his rate, particularly covering for Trent Alexander-Arnold, would show rather useful too.

Jurgen Klopp confessed to Sky Sports that he enjoyed to see Todd Boehly’s high spending at Chelsea not exercise.

“It’s good to see that you cannot simply bring leading gamers together and it exercises. You cannot have 2 dressing spaces, you cannot train on 2 pitches. You need to produce relationships.”

There have actually been a lot of weeps for Klopp to spend huge in the summer season, which there is an opportunity of him doing, however the German understands the significance of consistency within a team.

Callum Wilson has actually come off the bench to equalise for Newcastle versus Southampton as they want to keep a tight grip on their location in the leading 4.

You would fancy Eddie Howe’s side to go on and win this match now.

The ECHO’s Ian Doyle is at Anfield prepared for Liverpool’s video game with Tottenham at 4.30pm.

We’re into the 2nd half of the 2pm kick-offs and Manchester United lead Aston Villa 1-0, however might there be a shock on the cards in the North East as bottom of the league Southampton presently lead Newcastle by an objective.

If that remains the exact same then Liverpool might transfer to within 6 points of 4th location. Still a great deal of football to be played, nevertheless.

Yes, like Ian says, that left-side of the attack is up for grabs today. I’d choose Nunez personally, Diaz hasn’t played much at all over the last 6 months and is still reducing his method back into things. Nunez triggered them all sorts of issues in December too with Alexander-Arnold discovering his runs in behind with some sensational diagonal passes.

Will be fascinating to see what occurs with the left wing today. Jota appears like he’s out, so Nunez you’d believe is most likely to come in. But Diaz looked a lot sharper on Wednesday. An appealing call.

Interesting results in other places for both these sides at the minute, with Manchester United winning 1-0 over Aston Villa however Newcastle United losing 1-0 to Southampton. It indicates, if both outcomes remain the exact same, Liverpool would increase to 5th with a triumph today. They’d likewise be simply 6 points off the leading 4. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Mohamed Salah scored his most popular Liverpool charge versus Spurs, however will he still be on spot-kick responsibilities today if the Reds are granted one? He’s missed out on the target with his last 2, consisting of versus Tottenham’s North London competitors Arsenal previously this month. How expensive could these misses out on show to be come completion of the season? Jurgen Klopp said a conversation would occur after that last miss out on, with us yet to see if the obligation is still Salah’s or not. If he does lose charge responsibilities, Fabinho is a strong competitor to take control of however, with James Milner still knocking around too. One of the vice-captain’s uncommon misses out on really came versus Fraser Forster though throughout the shot-stopper’s Southampton days.

Ryan Mason was still a Tottenham gamer when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool very first locked horns with Spurs in the German’s very first video game back in 2015. That seems like a life time earlier now. The one-time England global is Spurs’ 2nd caretaker supervisor of the season and he’ll be wanting to overcome the Reds at Anfield today. But if Liverpool can extend their winning run, it leaves them in control of the race for Europa League football next season a minimum of.

So Spurs, then. They have actually tended to make life hard for Liverpool here in the last number of seasons with their razor-sharp counter-attacking football and first-rate duo of Harry Kane and Son Heung-minutes, however this is a group apparently captured in the headlights at the minute. The supervisor has actually been sacked, the caretaker has actually been sacked and they yielded 5 inside 20 minutes of their last away video game. Their action to going 2 objectives to Manchester United on Thursday was heartening from their point of view however if Anfield’s environment is red hot today I don’t think the hosts can live with the real version of Liverpool. We’ll see. Famous last words and all that.

A very somewhat damp welcome to the latest game in Liverpool’s season.

Yes, it’s Tottenham and it’s the Premier League at Anfield.

Both of these teams have massively underwhelmed compared to what was expected at the start of the season.

I mean, I had them both in the top four, and clearly I don’t know my backside from my elbow.

Which might explain why I have got back pains from sitting awkwardly all day.

Ryan Mason was still a Tottenham player when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool first locked horns with Spurs in the German’s first game back in 2015. That feels like a lifetime ago now.

The one-time England international is Spurs’ second caretaker manager of the season and he’ll be looking to get the better of the Reds at Anfield today.

But if Liverpool can extend their winning run, it leaves them in control of the race for Europa League football next season at least.

Well then…

A long way to go here, but an unexpected development up in Newcastle at the break.

Man United, meanwhile, are 1-0 up at home to Aston Villa.

Take our quick Europa/CL survey:

So Spurs, then. They have tended to make life difficult for Liverpool here in the last couple of seasons with their razor-sharp counter-attacking football and world-class duo of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, but this is a team seemingly caught in the headlights at the moment.

The manager has been sacked, the caretaker has been sacked and they conceded five inside 20 minutes of their last away game. Their response to going two goals down to Manchester United on Thursday was heartening from their perspective but if Anfield’s atmosphere is red hot today I don’t think the hosts can live with the real version of Liverpool.

We’ll see. Famous last words and all that.

A very somewhat damp welcome to the latest game in Liverpool’s season.

Yes, it’s Tottenham and it’s the Premier League at Anfield.

Both of these teams have massively underwhelmed compared to what was expected at the start of the season.

I mean, I had them both in the top four, and clearly I don’t know my backside from my elbow.

Which might explain why I have got back pains from sitting awkwardly all day.

Thiago back in? Ibrahima Konate in defence? Darwin Nunez to get a start?

Plenty of decisions for Jurgen Klopp to make today.

Use our team selector tool below to pick your starting XI:

So now we are very much in the final phase of the season, how will the table look when all is done and dusted?

Use our quick tool to predict remaining results and produce your standings here:

The latest instalment of Carragher vs Neville is in. And it’s a good one.

Here are some highlights of their Overlap debate on FSG and the Glazers, amid a discussion around ownership of Liverpool and Manchester United:

Great gesture from the visitors today:

Will Jones get another start today? He’s had five in a row – and is looking sharp in this new tactical setup.

But another question is on the horizon ahead of summer. With new recruits in midfield likely, how much game time would Jones expect next term?

Some thoughts on it all from Paul Merson here:

I like him. I think he does a good job and he doesn’t let you down. But he’s not a superstar, so people then pick him out. He’s a good player.

If he doesn’t get on at Liverpool then I do not believe he’s doing any harm for himself to get a good move to someone in the summer like Aston Villa or somewhere like that.

More quotes and full story.

Some really interesting stuff from the boss today, speaking to Sky Sports:

[The meeting with John Henry] was good, he is a good guy. I find it really funny what the expectations are on a talk like this that I sit there and put my ideas on the table and John says: ‘How much is this? How much is that?’ It is not like this.

We have actually a really good relationship and he is a really good guy who cares a lot about us and we will do business. I do not understand, football is crazy – it was always crazy – however everybody expects ‘OK Liverpool is not doing well, so they need five, six or seven players bringing in’.

Full story with more quotes here.

Plenty to keep an eye on before Liverpol and Spurs get underway at 4.30pm.

Here are the other games, all kicking off at 2pm:

Bournemouth vs Leeds
Fulham vs Man City
Man United vs Aston Villa
Newcastle vs Southampton

Some tricky calls for Jurgen Klopp today.

Does he go again with the team that has been serving him well in recent weeks?

Does Ibrahima Konate slot back in, or does lethal goalscorer Joel Matip keep his place?

Does Thiago now get his start with Jordan Henderson getting a rest after plenty of minutes?

All this and more considered by our Liverpool writers – as they each pick their line-up here.

Afternoon all, and welcome to our live match blog for Liverpool vs Spurs.

Are the Reds back? It’s tough to fully tell yet, however the signs are promising since the tweaked formation and now that Trent Alexander-Arnold has actually been unleashed further forward.

Three points today would kick off a week of three home components extremely perfectly.

Let’s get stuck in…