Liverpool are seventh in the Premier League; at this stage of the campaign last year they were top and had 42 points, nine points fewer than they have at present. They are still without Glen Johnson while Javier Mascherano is suspended and also injured. Albert Riera undergoes a test on a hamstring strain that has ruled him out for more than a month.
Spurs have gone Premier League games without loss without conceding a goal and a fifth clean sheet would represent the best League run since the 2000-01 season when, between January and February they kept five clean sheets. Aaron Lennon is still sidelined, as is Jonathan Woodgate and Benoît Assou-Ekotto.
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