Sky Sports would have you believe this is an identical scenario to the one in late April 2014 when José Mourinho took his Chelsea side to Anfield, Steven Gerrard slipped, Demba Ba scored and Liverpool were beaten 2-0 and thus blew their chances of ending their long wait for a Premier League title. This time the game is not at Anfield, Liverpool have the small matter of a 13-point lead and 18 games still to play but, well, there’s the narrative and Mourinho will not be shy of running with it. Despite his depleted Tottenham squad the Portuguese will indeed be desperate to inflict a first defeat of the season on Jürgen Klopp’s seemingly unstoppable side, as will his players who – lest we forget – lost a Champions League final to Liverpool fewer than eight months ago and were only beaten in the reverse fixture at Anfield in October by a controversial late penalty. Paul Chronnell
Saturday 5.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Last season Tottenham 1 Liverpool 2
Referee Martin Atkinson
This season G18 Y54 R3 3.16 cards/game
Odds H 4-1 A 8-11 D 7-2
TOTTENHAM
Subs from Vorm, Austin, Walker-Peters, Rose, Foyth, Tanganga, Wanyama, Skipp, Lo Celso, Eriksen, Lamela, Parrott
Doubtful Rose (calf)
Injured Davies (ankle), Lloris (elbow), Ndombele (groin, all 31 Jan), Sissoko (knee, Apr), Kane (hamstring, Apr)
Suspended None
Discipline Y49 R2
Form WWLWDL
Leading scorer Kane 11
LIVERPOOL
Subs from Adrián, Lonergan, Kelleher, Origi, Shaqiri, Lallana, Jones, Hoever, Minamino, Lovren, Fabinho
Doubtful Fabinho (ankle), Lovren (hamstring)
Injured Matip (knee, 18 Jan), Clyne (knee), Keïta (groin), Milner (knock, all unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y20 R1
Form WWWWWW
Leading scorer Mané 11
