32' Salah wins a free-kick as he gets clipped by Vertonghen. However, Van Dijk can only send his header from Salah's delivery out for a goal-kick.
31' Davies is bundled off the ball by Can in the Liverpool half. The visitors take the free-kick quickly and Trippier tries to send a cross into the box, but Henderson makes the clearance before Dembele loses possession.
29' Tottenham have had four corners, but have not pressure the Reds at the set-piece as of yet. Davies' delivery is punched clear by Karius with ease.
28' Davies wins possession with a robust challenge on Salah. Kane picks up the loose ball and weaves through a couple of challenges before firing at goal from the edge of the box. However, his effort is diverted behind for corner.
25' Liverpool fail to clear their lines from the first cross and the ball almost falls for Dier, but Van Dijk makes a last-ditch challenge to put him off. There are muted appeals for a penalty, which are dismissed by referee Moss.
24' Lovren concedes a corner out of nothing, although he says that he was pushed by Alli in the final third. Davies will whip the ball into the area.
23' Spurs lose possession in the middle of the park and Salah is sent down the right flank by Henderson. He lifts a cross into the box, but Lloris comes off his line to make the claim.
21' WIDE! Alexander-Arnold whips in a cross with pace towards Firmino's run in the box. The Brazilian makes glancing contact and watches as the ball trickles wide of the post. Close from the Reds.
19' Tottenham clear the corner, but Alexander-Arnold goes for a strike from the edge of the box. His effort travels through a crowd of players and Salah almost gets a touch, although the ball still goes wide of the post.
18' WIDE! Alexander-Arnold lifts a pass into the right inside channel for Milner's run. He angles a volley towards the far corner, but his strike takes a deflection and heads inches past the post.
17' BLOCK! Trippier reverses the ball into Son's path and he shapes to shoot at goal, only to be denied by a great block on the slide by Van Dijk.
15' Liverpool clear the danger from the corner and look for the quick ball over the top for Salah down the left, but Can's pass goes out of play.
14' Eriksen slides a throughball looking for the run of Kane. Alexander-Arnold takes the decision away from Karius, sliding to send the ball out for a corner.
13' Trippier does well under pressure at the back from Mane as he heads back to Lloris with the Senegalese lurking.
12' STAT ATTACK! Salah has netted 20 goals in just 25 games in the Premier League; the fewest appearances of any Liverpool player to reach 20 goals in the competition.
11' Mane closes down Sanchez on the left flank as the defender fails to clear into touch. He wins the ball and surges down the wing, but his low cross is sent behind by Dier.
9' Dembele makes a surge forward to escape the attention of Henderson. He slides the ball into Alli, who loses possession immediately from van Dijk's challenge. However, the referee brings back the play for a shirt pull from Henderson.
8' Salah looks for the run of Mane after robbing Alli of possession, but his pass is cut out by Sanchez. Liverpool have made a tenacious start to the contest.
7' Spurs are trying to get their foot on the ball to assert a rhythm in their play. Pochettino does not look impressed by his side's start on the touchline.
5' Eriksen finds space in the final third and goes for the drive, but Van Dijk makes the block and takes the pace off the ball, allowing Karius to gather.
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3' GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!! SALAH PUTS LIVERPOOL AHEAD! Spurs get caught out at the back as a loose ball from Dier's challenge falls perfectly for the Egyptian. He has a free run at goal and does not disappoint with the finish, slotting the ball into the bottom corner. The perfect start for Liverpool.
2' Mane takes possession on the edge of the box, but as he looks for Can in the centre, Eriksen makes the interception.
1' We're underway at Anfield.
FLASHBACK! Spurs crushed Liverpool in their meeting earlier this season. Kane notched a brace, while goals from Son and Alli delivered the victory, despite an effort from Salah. Lovren had a day to forget against the England striker and will have an opportunity to get revenge this afternoon.
STAT ATTACK! Spurs have only lost more Premier League away matches at Old Trafford (21) than they have at Anfield (16).
STAT ATTACK! Liverpool have lost one of their last 23 home Premier League games against Spurs (W15 D7).
Tottenham are unchanged from their win over Manchester United. Kane leads the line supported by Spurs' frontline trio of Alli, Son and Eriksen. Eric Dier and Moussa Dembele retain their places in front of the back, despite the presence of Wanyama on the bench.Toby Alderweireld remains sidelined therefore Sanchez and Vertonghen continue in the backline. Harry Winks and Serge Aurier return from injury to start on the bench.
Liverpool have made two changes from their win over Huddersfield. Both come at the back as Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk come into the fold to replace Joe Gomez, who misses out due to injury, and Joel Matip. Klopp opts against rotating in the middle of the park, keeping faith with Henderson and Milner ahead of Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wijnaldum.
Tottenham subs: Erik Lamela, Victor Wanyama, Michel Vorm, Moussa Sissoko, Fernando Llorente, Serge Aurier, Harry Winks.
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Kieran Trippier, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies; Eric Dier, Moussa Dembele; Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min; Harry Kane.
Liverpool subs: Georginio Wijnaldum, Alberto Moreno, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Simon Mignolet, Danny Ings, Dominic Solanke, Joel Matip.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Loris Karius; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren, Andrew Robertson; James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Emre Can; Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Spurs put forward arguably their best performance of the season to defeat Manchester United at Wembley. Christian Eriksen scored the third-fastest goal in Premier League history to put Mauricio Pochettino's men ahead, while an own goal from Phil Jones helped secure three points. The scoreline could have been greater than the two-goal margin, but Tottenham were guilty of wasting chances. They will need to be at their best once again, with a stronger clinical edge in the final third.
Liverpool ended a run of back-to-back defeats by defeating Huddersfield during the week. The Reds ran out comfortable victors at the John Smith's Stadium as goals from Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah secured the win. Jurgen Klopp's men needed the result to regain their composure in the battle for the top four, which looks to be heading down to the wire.
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