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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 March 2026, when Liverpool and Tottenham drew 1-1.

Liverpool vs Tottenham match facts

Kick-off
Sat 19 Dec 2026, 15:00
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

21
Liverpool wins
8
Draws
7
Tottenham wins

75–46 on goals in 36 meetings since 28 November 2010

Recent Liverpool vs Tottenham results

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

Liverpool vs Tottenham history

Liverpool have won three of the last five, with one drawn. Tottenham have not won any of their fourteen visits to Anfield. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Liverpool are unbeaten in the last four meetings.

Anfield

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

Last meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham, March 2026

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Liverpool, 4-2-3-1
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Tottenham, 4-4-2
Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiD
  3. 2Joseph GomezD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 26Andrew RobertsonD
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongM
  9. 7Florian WirtzM
  10. 73Rio NgumohaM
  11. 18Cody GakpoF

Bench

  1. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. 11Mohamed SalahF
  3. 14Federico ChiesaF
  4. 5Ibrahima KonatéD
  5. 17Curtis JonesM
  6. 6Miloš KerkezD
  7. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  8. 47Calvin RamsayD
  9. 42Treymaurice NyoniM

Coach: Arne Slot

Tottenham crest
TottenhamFormation 4-4-2
  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 23Pedro PorroD
  3. 4Kevin DansoD
  4. 3Radu DrăgușinD
  5. 24Diop SpenceD
  6. 38SouzaM
  7. 14Archie GrayM
  8. 29Pape SarrM
  9. 11Mathys TelM
  10. 9RicharlisonF
  11. 19Dominic SolankeF

Bench

  1. 40Brandon AustinG
  2. 31Antonín KinskýG
  3. 39Randal Kolo MuaniF
  4. 76James RowswellD
  5. 7Xavier SimonsM
  6. 79James WilsonF
  7. 52Callum OlusesiM

Coach: Roberto De Zerbi

Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Tottenham in a 4-4-2 when the clubs last met, on 15 March 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Dominik Szoboszlai and Richarlison scored. Alisson Becker and Guglielmo Vicario started in goal.

Liverpool vs Tottenham lineups — common questions

When is Liverpool vs Tottenham?
Liverpool vs Tottenham kicks off at 15:00 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 March 2026.
What was the score in the last Liverpool vs Tottenham match?
In the meeting before this one, Liverpool and Tottenham drew 1-1 on 15 March 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Liverpool won 2-1 on 20 December 2025 in the Premier League. Liverpool have won 21 of the 36 meetings between the clubs and Tottenham have won 7.

Tottenham vs Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026