Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur verdict, predicted score, key stats and suggested bets

Spurs and Liverpool are separated by just one point in fifth and seventh place respectively going into this weekend's fixtures.

Premier League, Sunday April 30, Kick-off 4:30pm, live on Sky Sports Main Event

Over 3.5 goals

Liverpool to win and over 2.5 goals

Liverpool have lost just once in their last 38 Premier League matches at Anfield.

Tottenham have won at Anfield once this century, with goals from Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart giving them a 2-0 win in 2011.

Tottenham have conceded at least twice in seven of their last 11 Premier League away matches.

Tottenham are now winless in five matches on their travels and have conceded 15 goals in that run.

Emerson Royal (knee), Hugo Lloris (groin), Yves Bissouma (ankle), Rodrigo Bentancur (knee) and Ryan Sessegnon (thigh) are all unavailable due to injury.

Oliver Skipp and Pierre Hojbjerg are likely to continue in midfield with Ben Davies pushing for a return at fullback.

Calvin Ramsay (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (groin), Naby Keita (muscle), Roberto Firmino (muscle) and Ibrahima Konate (fitness) have all missed training with various ailments this week, but the latter could still be involved.

Liverpool are unbeaten in five matches after rediscovering their goalscoring form. Goals from Cody Gakpo and Joel Matip were enough to give the Reds a controversial win away to West Ham.

The controversy came in the dying moments of the game when it looked like Thiago Alcantara handled the ball inside the box. VAR was unmoved and David Moyes was incensed.

Jurgen Klopp admitted after the game he could see why Moyes was upset. The rub of the green allowed Liverpool to reel off a third consecutive victory and keep pace with those hunting a fifth-place finish.

After suffering a chastening defeat against Newcastle, Tottenham weren't a great deal better in their first half on Thursday. Ryan Mason's men battled back to earn a commendable 2-2 draw against Manchester United though.

Second-half goals from Pedro Porro and Son Heung-Min secured the point, but it could have been so much better had Eric Dier not inexplicably miscued a free header at goal.

Equally, they will be thankful Bruno Fernandes could only hit the crossbar after channelling his inner Maradona by turning Clement Lenglet into a trending nutmeg meme.

The winner of this game could thrust themselves into pole position. Spurs could open up a four-point lead over Liverpool, while Liverpool could leapfrog them with a game in hand. However, they will still need to shake off the attention of both Aston Villa and Brighton.

These two sides have given us some memorable fixtures in recent years. They may be less memorable if you're a Spurs fan though as they have failed to win in their last 10 visits to Anfield.

Their 2011 smash-and-grab is the only time they have beaten Liverpool on their travels this century, with the previous win coming in the early '90s. Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart scored the goals on the day.

It's worth noting that Liverpool are on quite an incredible run against the North London sides. Dating back to 2012, they are unbeaten in 23 competitive home matches against Tottenham and Arsenal.

The thrilling 2-2 draw with the Gunners earlier this month kept up the average of exactly four goals per game when Anfield hosts a North London club.

Despite a more determined performance from Spurs on Thursday, the defence was still full of holes. Erik Ten Hag's side should have dealt out further damage in the first half. They may not be so lucky against Liverpool, who have scored 13 goals in their last four matches.