Liverpool v Tottenham: Premier League betting markets in focus

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Match result

Liverpool have won each of their last five meetings with Tottenham in all competitions and bookmakers are expecting them to hit Spurs for six at their Anfield fortress.

The Reds set a new club record for consecutive home league games unbeaten after stretching their streak to 65 with an emphatic 4-0 win over Wolves earlier this month.

Jurgen Klopp’s men were held to a 1-1 draw at Premier League strugglers Fulham last time out and they were fortunate to find themselves only a goal down at the break.

The champions have failed to win any of their last five Premier League away games but yet have been utterly dominant on home turf, where they are perfect six from six.

However, Liverpool’s long list of injuries is a concern and Jose Mourinho will surely deploy the defensive tactics that have served them so well this season.

Tottenham have recorded 2-0 wins over Manchester City and Arsenal within the last month and did so with less than 35 per cent possession on each occasion, while they also had less of the ball when keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho will be looking to soak up the pressure again and hit Liverpool’s depleted defence on the break, with Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane leading the charge.

Spurs, who are unbeaten in 11 league games, are a best-priced 21-20 with BoyleSports to avoid defeat at Anfield and they couldn't have asked for better circumstances to do so.

Both teams to score

Goals have been hard come by in Tottenham's recent Premier League outings and their anticipated defensive set-up means a similar scenario may take place on Merseyside.

Keeping Liverpool at bay on their own patch won't be easy but staying competitive for as long as possible remains Tottenham's best chance of victory, so expect Mourinho to insist on defensive discipline.

Spurs have shut out City, Arsenal and Chelsea already this season and have conceded just twice in their last seven Premier League outings.

Liverpool, for all their defensive injuries, have kept clean sheets in their last two home wins over Leicester and Wolves and as with many big matches involving Mourinho, it may not be one for the neutral.

One or both teams not to score - which has occurred in two of the last three meetings between the pair - is 13-10 with Betfair and worth of considering.

Player to be shown a card

Only two Premier League players have committed more fouls than Tottenham's deep-sitting Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg this season (23), but it may be teammate Moussa Sissoko who represents the greater value to be shown a card.

The Frenchman has been booked in two of his last four Premier League matches and he was also carded in Tottenham's 2-1 defeat at Anfield last season.

Sissoko picked up eight yellows in 28 Premier League appearances last term and may be too big at 4-1 with bet365 for a caution.

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