Tottenham vs Liverpool Prediction: Kudus key in 14/1 & 23/10 Bet Builders

Liverpool will be targeting a sixth consecutive head-to-head victory over Tottenham Hotspur when the Reds pitch up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening (17:30 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event). The reigning Premier League champions have been well below their best this season, but Arne Slot's side arrive in north London undefeated in their last four league games (W2, D2), while their hosts this weekend are under huge pressure following a run of just one league win in their last seven (D2, L4).

Below are my Tottenham vs Liverpool predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Pape Matar Sarr has jetted off to Morocco for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, so the Senegal international won't be featuring in any of Spurs' games for the rest of the year.

Malian midfielder Yves Bissouma has also departed for the tournament, although his loss won't be as keenly felt as he hasn't featured in a competitive match this season.

Destiny Udogie was the latest player to join the injury list with a hamstring issue after the draw at Newcastle on December 2, and he remains out alongside Radu Dragusin, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski (all knee), Dominic Solanke (ankle) and Kota Takai (foot).

Football Odds

Mohamed Salah is Liverpool's sole representative at the 2025 Afcon, but his absence, along with Cody Gakpo's continued muscle injury, means the Reds are looking fairly light in attack this weekend. Florian Wirtz may operate from the left-hand side with Dominik Szoboszlai on the right, if the Hungarian passes a fitness test.

Alexander Isak and Federico Chiesa will also be pushing for starts in north London.

Conor Bradley's return from suspension is timely as Joe Gomez picked up a hamstring injury last weekend, ruling the Englishman out of Saturday's trip to Spurs.

Another right-back, Jeremie Frimpong, could make his return to action after nearly two months out with a muscle problem.

Wataru Endo (ankle) and Giovanni Leoni (ACL) remain sidelined, however.

Tottenham vs Liverpool Odds

Only three clubs have collected fewer points at home than Spurs in this season's Premier League, although Thomas Frank's side were victorious in their last home competition match against Brentford (2-0).

Still, Spurs are 12/5 underdogs on Saturday, implying a 29.4% probability of success, with Liverpool 11/10, or a 47.6% chance, to claim all three points, and the draw offered at 11/4.

Betfred's Price Boosts include a first Premier League assist for the competition's second-most expensive signing, Wirtz, at 7/2 (was 11/4).

Player Shots On Target Bet Builders - Mohammed Kudus (TOT) & Hugo Ekitike (LIV) 2+ Shots On Target Each @ 14/1

Mohammed Kudus has registered two goals and five assists in 15 Premier League appearances for Spurs this season, with his shots and shots on target per game average sitting at 1.5 and 0.5, respectively. The latter looks unremarkable for the above bet, but the 25-year-old recorded two shots on target in his last game against Liverpool, for West Ham United at Anfield on April 13.

Kudus shot four times in total, forcing saves from Alisson Becker with his first and third attempts, while he also forced the Brazilian into action with his only shot of the game in the same month of the previous year as the Irons and Reds played out a 2-2 draw at London Stadium.

Liverpool have looked slightly better in the last couple of games, keeping clean sheets against Inter Milan (0-1) and Brighton (2-0), while giving up just three shots on target across the two.

However, they still look vulnerable at the back, and Kudus, a player who likes to shoot from distance, may try his luck a few times on Saturday, and so I think it's worth backing him to repeat his April statistics of 2+ shots on target.

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I'm also adding in at least two shots on target for Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike, who has bagged a brace in his side's last two Premier League games against Leeds United (3-3) and Brighton (2-0), taking his season tally to 10 goals (seven in the league).

The 23-year-old also saw an effort saved at Elland Road, so he's racked up five shots on target across his last two competition appearances.

Spurs let up six shots on target to Nottingham Forest last week, with Guglielmo Vicario making three saves in a 3-0 defeat at the City Ground, so Ekitike will fancy his chances of registering at least two on target in north London.

Bet Builder - Mohammed Kudus (TOT), Milos Kerkez (LIV), Micky van de Ven (TOT), Ryan Gravenberch (LIV) 1+ Fouls Each @ 23/10

Spurs winger Kudus and Liverpool left-back Milos Kerkez enjoyed a couple of decent battles against each other last season when at their respective previous clubs.

Kudus, playing for West Ham, committed one foul and was fouled three times in the Irons' 1-1 draw on the South Coast last December, when Kerkez was taken down twice - once by the Ghanaian international.

In April's reverse fixture at London Stadium, Kudus was taken down twice, once by Kerkez, but made a whopping five fouls, including one against Kerkez, who earned two free-kicks in total.

In this season's Premier League, Kudus is averaging 1.5 fouls and 0.9 fouls won per game, while Kerkez is averaging 0.7 and 0.8, respectively, so I'm expecting to see another hotly-contested matchup between the two on Saturday.

I'm also adding in a foul apiece for Spurs centre-back Micky van de Ven and Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch.

Van de Ven is averaging 0.9 fouls per game in the 2025/26 Premier League, with the Dutchman recording seven fouls across his last four competition appearances.

Gravenberch, meanwhile, is averaging 1.1 fouls per game this term, conceding at least one free-kick in his last seven league matches (12 in total across that run).