It is normally a good game when these two sides meet but, going into it this time, I suppose both sets of supporters are unsure how their team will perform.
At Tottenham, poor Thomas Frank is having a tough time of it.
He was so furious after their defeat at Nottingham Forest that he said it feels like there is a hurricane inside him.
I can understand why he is so angry, because Spurs were so limp and offered so little in that game.
If you look at where they are in the table, 11th, then they are doing all right but it is their performances that are lacking something. They have never really found any fluency under Frank.
They did win their past two home games and Frank can cling on to that but, the way Spurs fans are, they are probably thinking: ‘It was only against Brentford and Slavia Prague.’
Winning this game would be far more of a statement.
Even though Mohamed Salah has left for Afcon, there are still questions over Liverpool too.
Brighton had their moments last week and it was not entirely comfortable for Arne Slot’s side, although I thought Hugo Ekitike was excellent.
Liverpool could have another problem at right-back because Joe Gomez came off injured in that game. Dominik Szoboszlai has been their best player, in midfield, so if he recovers from the knock he picked up against the Seagulls but has to slot back in there, it would be a bit of a blow.
I certainly don’t trust Spurs to turn up, but I don’t think you can fully trust Liverpool again either, especially away from home in the Premier League.
Because of all of that, I can’t back either of them to win it.
Sutton’s prediction: 1-1
Sampa the Great’s prediction: Both teams are under a bit of pressure for a win. 1-3
AI’s prediction: 1-2
