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Spurs and Liverpool face off in the Premier League as football.london brings you full live coverage from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham host Liverpool in the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Spurs host Liverpool in the Premier League at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium(Image: Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
Welcome to football.london's live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool in the Premier League as Ange Postecoglou's side look to build on their unbeaten start to the league season.
Spurs sit fourth in the Premier League following their 2-2 draw at Arsenal in last Sunday's North London Derby, with a display that drew plaudits from many pundits and supporters. Now Tottenham face another tough test in the shape of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
It is set to be a packed out ground with the supporters in good voice after the exciting start to the campaign and Tottenham will need that vocal backing against another side in great form this season, with Liverpool having taken their second spot in the table after their 3-1 win at home against West Ham last weekend.
The Spurs head coach provided an update on Friday on some of the injury worries from this week with James Maddison and Son Heung-min taking part in training in recent days but Brennan Johnson, who suffered a hamstring strain during the draw at Arsenal, will miss out on the game.
Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold brings all the build-up, match commentary and reaction from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The game kicks off at 17:30 BST.
KEY EVENTS
Own goal!
19:30
Liverpool level
18:21
Son scores
18:07
Red card
17:57
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Full-time
Spurs win it and go second in the table.
19:30KEY EVENT
Own goal!
Spurs have won it at the death! Pedro Porro whips in a low cross and Matip deflects it into the roof of his own net.
19:22ALASDAIR GOLD
More Spurs subs
Veliz and Hojbjerg on for Maddison and Bissouma.
19:15ALASDAIR GOLD
More Spurs changes
Skipp and Davies replace Sarr and Udogie. The latter had definitely taken a few whacks.
19:13ALASDAIR GOLD
Liverpool change
Gravenberch on for Mac Allister.
19:07ALASDAIR GOLD
Liverpool subs
Endo, Alexander-Arnold, Konate on for Salah, Diaz and Gomez.
19:03ALASDAIR GOLD
Another red card
Another Liverpool red card. Two bookings for Jota within a couple of minutes. Daft challenge on Udogie. He could have got one earlier as well for a challenge on Bissouma.
19:02ALASDAIR GOLD
Spurs sub
Solomon comes on for Son, who looked like he was struggling a bit moments before. He didn't train much this week and goes off to a standing ovation from the crowd.
18:52ALASDAIR GOLD
In the net
Spurs have the ball in the net but it's offside. Maddison plays another lovely ball but Richarlison is well offside before he pulls it back to Son to fire in.
18:51ALASDAIR GOLD
Sarr effort
Sarr has a shot from outside the box which is down the middle and Alisson holds.
18:45ALASDAIR GOLD
Another save
Another terrific save from the Liverpool goalkeeper from Son's volley from point blank range.
18:42ALASDAIR GOLD
What a save
Stunning save from Alisson to tip away Maddison's curling left-footed effort.
18:38ALASDAIR GOLD
The second half kicks off
Liverpool have made a change, Jota coming on for Gakpo.
18:26ALASDAIR GOLD
Here are Alasdair's thoughts on that first half
Both sides had started the game trying to play their football and it was the visitors who had the better of the chances in the early exchanges with Guglielmo Vicario making a double save from Gakpo and Robertson.
Then came the red card and it was one. Curtis Jones did not appear to be intending to hurt Yves Bissouma but it was an out of control challenge that ended up connecting high up the Spurs midfielder's lower leg, above his ankle.
The referee Simon Hooper was pointed towards his pitchside monitor by his VAR team and he duly upgraded the yellow card he initially handed out.
After Luis Diaz had an effort ruled out for offside, Spurs compounded Liverpool's woes when Maddison's glorious ball through to Richarlison ended with the Brazilian teeing up Son to flick home his 200th goal since moving across to European football from Korea.
Liverpool still had plenty of threat and they showed that when they hit a goal back in added time at the end of the first half. A ball fell to Cody Gakpo in the box after finding space behind Micky van de Ven and he turned and fired a powerful shot home from close range.
Diaz had a late effort, again the normally imperious Van de Ven losing his man, but thankfully for Spurs he slid it wide.
Tottenham need to turn the screw in the second half while being very aware that Liverpool are a dangerous beast on the break.
18:24ALASDAIR GOLD
Half-time
Well that was an eventuful first half.
18:23ALASDAIR GOLD
Chance for Diaz
Another big chance for Liverpool as Diaz got in behind Van de Ven and slid a shot just wide.
18:21KEY EVENT
Liverpool level
Liverpool hit a goal back in added time at the end of the first half. A ball falls to Gakpo in the box and he turns and fires a powerful shot home from close range.
18:14ALASDAIR GOLD
Woodwork
Richarlison hits the post but the offside flag is up soon after.
18:07KEY EVENT
Son scores
Son scores! A lovely ball through by Maddison puts Richarlison away down the left and he pulls it across for the Spurs captain to flick home. 1-0 to Tottenham.
18:05ALASDAIR GOLD
Offside
Diaz runs on to a Salah pass and fires the ball into the net but the flag goes straight up for offside and VAR concurs.
18:04ALASDAIR GOLD
Richarlison shot
Richarlison blazes a shot over the crossbar from the left-hand side of the Liverpool box after an exchange of Spurs passes.
17:57KEY EVENT
Red card
Red card for Curtis Jones. His boot connected so high up the side of Bissouma's lower leg. The crowd make their feelings known when they see the replay after the decision.
17:50ALASDAIR GOLD
Good defending
Good flying block from Sarr to deflect a Jones shot wide.
17:43ALASDAIR GOLD
Saves
Double save from Vicario to deny Gakpo and then Robertson.
17:41ALASDAIR GOLD
Great ball
Lovely low ball across the face of goal by Richarlison but nobody on the end of it.
17:41ALASDAIR GOLD
End to end start
Both sides moving the ball quickly around, just probing for an opportunity.
17:30ALASDAIR GOLD
Peep
We're up and running here.
17:28ALASDAIR GOLD
The teams are out on the pitch
We're moments away from kick-off.
17:21ALASDAIR GOLD
Nine minutes until kick-off
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is filling up.
16:58ALASDAIR GOLD
Here's the Liverpool team
Alisson; Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz. Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Konate, Nunez, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Alexander-Arnold.
16:33ALASDAIR GOLD
Here's that confirmed Spurs team for today
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Richarlison. Subs: Forster, Davies, Emerson, Phillips, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Solomon, Donley, Veliz.
16:26JOE DOYLE
Berbatov's view
Dimitar Berbatov has been giving a preview to Betfair ahead of the game.
I think it'll be a tough game, and Spurs need to be ready and take chances.
Liverpool have serious attacking power. Look at Nunez, Salah, and others. Both teams have players who can score goals.
Maddison and Son are either scoring or creating goals. Their midfield also looks solid. They're taking chances and enjoying their football.
Berbatov makes bold Premier League prediction with Arsenal and Chelsea claim (Image: Photo by Michael Regan - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
16:23ALASDAIR GOLD
Team news coming in just seven minutes
Will Richarlison get a recall to the team or will Manor Solomon get his place back on the left? Will youngster Jamie Donley get his first ever spot on the Spurs bench?
15:33JOE DOYLE
Latest odds
The latest odds here from Betway.
Spurs 9/5
Liverpool 6/5
Draw 3/1
Tottenham host Liverpool on Saturday evening(Image: Richard Sellers)
15:21ALASDAIR GOLD
Postecoglou has been speaking about his two Italians
Guglielmo Vicario takes charge during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium
The Spurs boss has been lavishing praise on Destiny Udogie and Guglielmo Vicario and explaining why he wanted them in his team. You can find everything Postecoglou said about them by heading right here.
14:39ALASDAIR GOLD
Here's our predicted Spurs team
Ange Postecoglou is looking forward to Tottenham's Premier League match against Liverpool on Saturday
Postecoglou has a couple of decisions to make with his team today. You can find the team we reckon he will select by heading right here.
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Welcome to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Another big match awaits Ange Postecoglou and his Spurs side today.
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