A Premier League top-five clash has plenty at stake for both sides as Liverpool host Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday in Jurgen Klopp’s final match against a ‘Big Five’ EPL club as manager of the Reds.
Tottenham have more tangible competitive stakes at play as they fight for a Champions League place down the stretch of the season. Spurs are fifth in the standings, seven points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa, but also with two games in hand.
With fifth place in the table no longer likely to secure Champions League qualification in next year’s rearranged European competition, Spurs will need to catch up with Aston Villa to book a place in next year’s top tournament.
Liverpool have little at stake competitively, sitting third in the table and having a surely insurmountable lead over Aston Villa, but they will want to finish strong for Klopp when he leaves the club. In April, the entire season unraveled on multiple fronts, with poor results compounded by touchline disputes, so a course correction in the final games would give the German manager the farewell he deserves after such a tenure. legendary at Anfield.
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Liverpool vs Tottenham prediction, odds
- Lean Money Line: Liverpool (-200)
- Score prediction: Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham
In a match between two teams that have seemingly run out of steam, stick with the more talented team. Spurs were extremely poor against Chelsea in midweek, having chance after chance against a mentally weak club but failing to capitalise, only to concede a second and wither from there.
The Spurs haven’t been hurt much this season by facing a deficit, but it seems like they’re starting to lose their magic in the second half. Liverpool are also falling towards the finish line, but have the built-in motivation of playing for Jurgen Klopp, while Spurs have very little to propel them towards a strong finish now that the top four is surely out of reach.
