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Premier League · Matchweek 16

Liverpool vs Tottenham lineups

Liverpool host Tottenham at Anfield on 19 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 16 of the Premier League. They last met on 15 September 2026, when Liverpool won 3-1. Liverpool have won 22 of the 37 meetings between the clubs and Tottenham 7.

Liverpool vs Tottenham match facts

Kick-off
Sat 19 Dec 2026, 17:30
Stadium
Anfield, Liverpool
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 16

Liverpool vs Tottenham lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Liverpool vs Tottenham head to head

22
Liverpool wins
8
Draws
7
Tottenham wins

78–47 on goals in 37 meetings since 28 November 2010

Recent Liverpool vs Tottenham results

  1. Liverpool3–1TottenhamLeague CupAnfield
  2. Liverpool1–1TottenhamPremier LeagueAnfield
  3. Tottenham1–2LiverpoolPremier LeagueTottenham Hotspur Stadium
  4. Liverpool5–1TottenhamPremier LeagueAnfield
  5. Liverpool4–0TottenhamLeague CupAnfield

Liverpool vs Tottenham history

Liverpool have won four of the last five, with one drawn. Tottenham have not won any of their fifteen visits to Anfield. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the League Cup. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five.

Anfield

Liverpool play at Anfield in Liverpool. The ground holds 61,276. Tottenham have not won there in fifteen visits. Liverpool have won eleven of those, with four drawn. The pitch is grass. Tottenham's most recent visit was on 15 September 2026, a 1-3 defeat.

Last meeting: Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham, September 2026

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Liverpool, 4-2-3-1
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Tottenham, 4-2-3-1
Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  3. 33Ronald AraújoD
  4. 2Joseph GomezD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. 73Rio NgumohaM
  9. 53James McConnellM
  10. 18Cody GakpoM
  11. 67Lewis KoumasF

Bench

  1. 9Alexander IsakF
  2. 5Jérémy JacquetD
  3. 23Víctor MuñozF
  4. 1Alisson BeckerG
  5. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  6. 29Bradley BarcolaF
  7. 44Luke ChambersD
  8. 3Wataru EndoM
  9. 38Ryan GravenberchM

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Tottenham crest
TottenhamFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 39Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 14Archie GrayD
  3. 4Abdul-Nasir AdarabioyoD
  4. 5Marcos SenesiD
  5. 13Iyenoma UdogieD
  6. 30Rodrigo BentancurM
  7. 15Lucas BergvallM
  8. 20Mohammed KudusM
  9. 8Conor GallagherM
  10. 11Mathys TelM
  11. 22Omar MarmoushF

Bench

  1. 31Antonín KinskýG
  2. 10James MaddisonM
  3. 3Andrew RobertsonD
  4. 17SávioF
  5. 19Dominic SolankeF
  6. 37Micky van de VenD
  7. 6Jan van HeckeD
  8. 33Benjamin DaviesD
  9. 18Mateus FernandesM

Coach: R. De Zerbi

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Tottenham in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 15 September 2026 in the League Cup. Liverpool won 3-1. Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Conor Gallagher and 1 other scored. Giorgi Mamardashvili and Martin Dúbravka started in goal.

Liverpool vs Tottenham lineups — common questions

When is Liverpool vs Tottenham?
Liverpool vs Tottenham kicks off at 17:30 UK time on 19 December 2026 at Anfield in Liverpool. The match is Matchweek 16 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 15 September 2026.
What was the score in the last Liverpool vs Tottenham match?
In the meeting before this one, Liverpool won 3-1 on 15 September 2026 in the League Cup. The time before that, Liverpool and Tottenham drew 1-1 on 15 March 2026 in the Premier League. Liverpool have won 22 of the 37 meetings between the clubs and Tottenham have won 7.

Tottenham vs Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Updated 6 November 2026