SM
Man City vs. Spurs: 14 hrs 50 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
SL
Premier League | Gameweek 22
Jan 11, 2020 at 5.30pm UK
 
LL

0-1

 
FT(HT: 0-1)
Firmino (37')

How Tottenham Hotspur could line up against Liverpool

:Headline: How Tottenham Hotspur could line up against Liverpool: ID:385567: from db_amp
Sports Mole looks at how Tottenham Hotspur could line up for Saturday's Premier League showdown with runaway leaders Liverpool as an injured Harry Kane misses out.

Jose Mourinho will be out to spoil the Liverpool party once again when Jurgen Klopp's champions-elect visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening.

The Reds would achieve the best-ever points tally after 21 games of an English top-flight season with a victory, while Spurs go into the match with only one win in their last five outings and six points adrift of the Champions League places.

However, Mourinho has only lost three of his previous 17 Premier League games against Liverpool and would no doubt revel in being the man to inflict a first top-flight defeat of the season on the runaway leaders.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how he could line his side up for the contest.



Out: Harry Kane (hamstring), Moussa Sissoko (knee), Hugo Lloris (elbow), Danny Rose (calf), Tanguy Ndombele (groin), Ben Davies (ankle)
Doubtful: None

> Click here for Tottenham's latest injury and suspension news ahead of this match

Tottenham's Champions League hopes have been seriously rocked by the news that star striker Harry Kane will miss at least three months after tearing his hamstring during the New Year's Day defeat to Southampton.

The Spurs talisman is set to undergo surgery on the problem which will see him join a growing list of significant absentees, which also includes captain Hugo Lloris.

Lloris is now back in training and a return is not too far away, while Ben Davies is also expected back within a fortnight, although that double boost will come too late for this match.

As if the Kane news was not bad enough, Moussa Sissoko has also been ruled out until April with a knee problem, while Danny Rose and Tanguy Ndombele remain sidelined with a certain degree of mystery surrounding both injuries.

Mourinho does at least have Son Heung-min back from suspension, and the Korean is likely to lead the line alongside Lucas Moura should Spurs opt for a 3-5-2 formation to help counteract the threat of Liverpool's full-backs.

In practice that may well be more like a 5-3-2 formation, but Mourinho will be hopeful that the creativity of Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli in midfield, coupled with the pace of Son and Lucas, will cause Liverpool problems on the break.

> Click here to see how Liverpool could line up for this contest

amp_article__385567 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-01-11 12:08:49:
html db last update - 2020-01-11 12:08:49 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Read more!
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .