Liverpool v Tottenham
Anfield
Saturday, 14 January
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
BBC Radio Five Live
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Liverpool's Fernando Morientes should return, leaving Bolo Zenden as the
only player in
the treatment room. Jose Reina should return in goal in place of Scott
Carson, while new boys
Jan Kromkamp and Daniel Agger may play. Tottenham are without injured captain
Ledley King
(groin) and star midfielder Edgar Davids (ankle). Andy Reid, Lee Young-Pyo
and Teemu Tainio
are available and Mido can play before joining up with Egypt, but Noureddine
Naybet is with
Morocco.
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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez:
"Tottenham are a good side and deserve their place in the top four. "They are
serious
contenders to end the season in a Champions League place. "They play good
football and have
good players so we know it will be hard. "It maybe more difficult because
the league will
take on more importance for them after they went out of the FA Cup."
Tottenham captain Ledley King:
"The lads are obviously disappointed with the result on Sundaywhen we were
knocked out of the
FA Cup. "We realise we have to bounce back and how important our position
is in the league
now we are out of two cups. "Liverpool will be a tough team to face because
they have been
brilliant recently, not conceding many goals and now starting to score freely."
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Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Warnock, Traore,
Luis Garcia,
Gerrard, Hamann, Alonso, Sissoko, Kewell, Cisse, Morientes, Sinama Pongolle,
Crouch, Kromkamp,
Agger, Carson. Tottenham (from): Cerny, Robinson, Stalteri, Lee, Tainio,
Gardner, King,
Dawson, Carrick, Jenas, Davids, Brown, Kelly, Defoe, Keane, Mido, Rasiak,
Lennon, Routledge,
Reid.
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BIG-MATCH FACTS
LIVERPOOL against Tottenham is a top four showdown between two clubs enjoying
their best ever
Premiership campaigns. The European champions are one place and one point
superior, four points
below Manchester United and automatic entry to next season's Champions League.
They are 17
points behind leaders Chelsea and have two games in hand on the top two. That
they haven't
taken closer order is due to a poor start when only one win was recorded from
the first six
League games. A draw would give the Reds exactly 100 Premiership points under
Rafael Benitez.
The Merseysiders are on the joint longest current unbeaten run in the top
division of 11
matches, alongside Manchester United. Their 10 match winning run was ended by a
2-2 draw at
Bolton on 2 January. Now the Anfield club are out to extend their winning home
League run to
eight games. The European champions have a month of tough fixtures after this,
with trips to
Manchester United, Chelsea and Wigan and a visit to Arsenal among their next
five Premiership
matches.
The last three Premiership meetings between these clubs were drawn, including
the most recent
two at Anfield. Four goals were shared in last season's corresponding fixture.
Steven Gerrard
hit the post in the dying minutes and also missed a second-half penalty, but
Liverpool twice
came from behind to take the point. Luis Garcia and Sami Hyypia cancelled out
Erik Edman and
Robbie Keane goals. Liverpool are unbeaten in 11 home Premiership games against
the Londoners.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR will want to strike back from the last minute FA Cup loss to
Leicester, with
victory over Liverpool which would be enough to lift them above their
Merseyside opponents into
third place, and keep Martin Jol's side on course for a first ever Champions
League adventure.
The North Londoners has shown their fighting spirit in this campaign. They beat
Charlton (a),
Sunderland (h) and Portsmouth (h) from losing positions, and were behind
against Aston Villa
(a), Manchester United (a) and Middlesbrough (a) and fought back to draw in all
three cases -
effectively bagging 12 points from matches in which they were in arrears. Only
West Ham can
match that performance.
Spurs have not lost in five top flight meetings with Liverpool since an odd
goal in five
reverse at White Hart Lane on 16 March 2003. They've drawn four and lost seven
League visits to
Anfield since a 1-2 victory on 25 August 1993, when Teddy Sheringham scored
both, one from the
spot. It was the Londoners' only away Premier League maximum against the
Merseysiders.
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REFEREE:
Dermot Gallagher (Banbury, Oxfordshire)
Rob Styles was originally selected to referee this match, and Dermot Gallagher
was due to be
in charge of Arsenal v Middlesbrough, but they have been swapped in a late
change.
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SEQUENCES/RECENT FORM LIVERPOOL
Club stats
Fixtures
3rd 41 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 3rd
Lowest could fall: 4th
Liverpool's previous best points tally after the first 19 games of a Premier
League season was
38 in 1996/97. They had 39 points after 20 games that season and went on to
finish fourth.
The Merseysiders accrued 37 points after 19 games and 38 points after 20 in
their most
successful Premiership season in 2001/02 when they were runners-up.
Won 13 of 17 in all competitions.
Lost one of the last 17 League and Cup games.
Won four and drawn one of the last five since Boxing Day (Premiership and FA
Cup).
Scored in each of the last 11 League games.
Failed to score in one of the last 15 top flight engagements since mid
September.
Kept nine clean sheets in 11 highest League clashes.
Gone 15 Premiership matches since a goalless draw (home to Manchester United on
18 September).
Completed 11 top League contests since losing by more than a single goal (2-0
at Fulham on 22
October).
Dropped 16 points, Manchester United have dropped 14 and Chelsea just five.
Conceded 11 Premiership goals - only Chelsea have leaked fewer (10).
Kept the highest number of clean sheets in the top League (14).
Conceded the opening goal in highest League games less often than any other
club (in three, to
Chelsea, Fulham and Bolton).
Premiership matches involving Liverpool have yielded fewer goals than any other
club - just 39
(28 for, 11 against).
Second on the Premiership's "Last Six Current Form" table with 16 points.
Chelsea lead the
table with a 100% 18 points.
Fielded the least number of different players in Premiership matches this
season (20).
Picked up 21 points from a possible 21 at Anfield, since losing 1-4 to Chelsea
on 2 October.
Lost one of 16 home Premiership matches since the beginning of February.
Kept clean sheets in all but one of the last 10 League outings on home turf.
Not conceded in seven games or 638 minutes (10 hours 38 minutes) of top
division soccer at
Anfield since Geremi got Chelsea's fourth over three months ago.
Scored in each of the last eight home League games, since being held to a
goalless draw by
Manchester United on 18 September. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Club stats
Fixtures
4th 40 points
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 3rd
Lowest could fall: 4th
Tottenham's previous best points tally after the first 21 games of a Premier
League season was
35 in 1995/96. They had 38 points after 22 games that season.
Spurs accrued 30 points after 21 games and 33 points after 22 in their most
successful
Premiership season in 1994/95 when they finished seventh, but that was over 42
matches as
opposed to the current 38-game campaign.
Won six of the last eight Premiership contests, including the last two - both
by 2-0 margins
home to Newcastle, and away to Manchester City.
Gone 16 top flight encounters since a goalless draw (home to Liverpool on 10
September).
Won four away Premiership matches this season (against Portsmouth, Charlton,
Wigan and
Manchester City).
Lost only two League games on the road (at Bolton and West Brom).
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KEY PLAYER NOTES/POTENTIAL MILESTONES LIVERPOOL
Squad profiles
Jamie CARRAGHER holds the longest current unbroken appearance sequence in the
Premiership for
an outfield player of 74 consecutive matches. (Chelsea's Frank LAMPARD set a
new record of 164
consecutive appearances earlier this season.) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Squad profiles
Goalkeeper Paul ROBINSON and Paul STALTERI are the only remaining players to
have featured in
every minute of everyone of Tottenham's Premiership matches this season.
If he plays, Michael BROWN will be making his 50th Premiership appearance for
Spurs, and 300th
in the League (Manchester City, Hartlepool, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and
Tottenham).
If he figures, Aaron LENNON will be making his 50th career League appearance
(Leeds and
Spurs).
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LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME:
Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
16 April 2005 - Ref: Mark Halsey
Liverpool scorers: Luis Garcia 44, Hyypia 63
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THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE:
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool
10 September 2005 - Ref: Howard Webb
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HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS
League: Liverpool 57 wins, Spurs 35, Draws 33
Prem: Liverpool 11 wins, Spurs 7, Draws 8 HEAD TO HEAD at Liverpool
League: Liverpool 39 wins, Spurs 5, Draws 18
Prem: Liverpool 8 wins, Spurs 1, Draws 4
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