Tottenham vs. Liverpool: Key Battles, Players to Watch and Score Prediction

Tottenham Hotspur are looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season against an inconsistent Liverpool side on Saturday, who have wealth of attacking players but a leaky defence.  

Spurs host the Reds at White Hart Lane in the lunchtime kick-off and will be looking to build on their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace last time out.

Jurgen Klopp’s side will be hoping to bounce back after last week’s disappointing 2-0 defeat away to Premier League newcomers Burnley. Despite dominating possession at Turf Moor, Liverpool failed to build upon their thrilling 4-3 win at Arsenal on the opening day.   

Coral provided a look at some of the stats from the shocking loss against the Clarets:  

Burnley 2-0 Liverpool. Goals win games but look at those stats. pic.twitter.com/vOfoWk7PXQ

— Coral (@Coral) August 20, 2016

Klopp fielded a strong XI for the midweek 5-0 thrashing of Burton Albion in the EFL Cup, in which second-half substitute Daniel Sturridge grabbed a brace, as Liverpool revealed on Twitter: 

? Two goals in 20 minutes for Daniel Sturridge! pic.twitter.com/nG8R1NvDTZ

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 23, 2016

Liverpool’s potency in front of goal will no doubt worry Spurs’ manager Mauricio Pochettino, as forwards Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino also scored in the win. 

The match between the two clubs at White Hart Lane last season ended in a drab goalless draw, while the reverse fixture at Anfield in April finished 1-1, putting a massive dent in Spurs’ ultimately unsuccessful title push.

Players to Watch

Tottenham: Vincent Janssen

Despite failing to score for his new club, Vincent Janssen has impressed in his two appearances this season, proving there is more to his game than goals. The Dutchman linked up well with strike partner Harry Kane in a tireless display against Crystal Palace last week.

Janssen was last season’s top scorer in the Eredivisie, netting a clinical 27 goals. The 22-year-old failed to score in his first seven games last term but scored a whopping 21 times in the second half of the season, helping AZ finish in fourth place.

In the process, the forward became the youngest player in the Dutch top flight to net more than 25 goals in a campaign since a young Ronaldo tore up the division for PSV in the …

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