Tottenham face another tough test this weekend, with Ange Postecoglou's side welcoming Liverpool in the Premier League.

After going five games without victory, Spurs got back to winning ways recently, beating Southampton 5-0 in the Premier League before their 4-3 win over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup. Spurs will now face Liverpool in the semi-finals of the cup, but for now, all attention is on the Premier League clash between the two later today.

The last meeting between Spurs and Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw Postecoglou's side win 2-1 – albeit in extremely controversial circumstances. Both Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero will be absent once again for the Lilywhites, while Rodrigo Bentancur serves the last of his seven-game ban.

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So, can Spurs give their fans an early Christmas present with three points later today? Let's take a look.

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that Tottenham could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son.

We predict that Liverpool could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai; Salah, Jota, Diaz.

Liverpool were quick out the gates in north London, with Dominik Szoboszlai testing Fraser Forster early on with a long-range effort, forcing the 'keeper into making a wonderful save down to his right. The early warning signs were there, and just three minutes in, Liverpool went a goal ahead.

Andrew Robertson played a one-two with Curtis Jones to burst down the left before sending an early cross into the path of Diogo Jota. Radu Dragusin looked destined to win the ball, but Jota caught the defender flat-footed before going one-on-one with the 'keeper and firing into the far corner.

It was a poor mistake from the defender that led to the Reds' goal, but Dragusin almost made up for it just before the break when he headed Pedro Porro's corner onto the post. Son Heung-min came close for Spurs in the second half when he scooped the ball past Trent Alexander-Arnold before shooting towards goal, but Alisson was equal to the effort, parrying his shot over the bar.

Arne Slot's side were still creating chances of their own, and with 20 minutes to go, Liverpool made it 2-0.

Off the bench, a brilliant piece of skill from Harvey Elliott saw him turn past two Spurs midfielders on the halfway line before surging towards goal. He picked out the run of Mohamed Salah who was through on goal, and the winger used the outside of his left foot to fire home at the near post.

Dominic Solanke should've made it 2-1 in the final moments of the game when a loose ball fell to his feet inside the box, but the striker took too long on the ball, allowing Alisson to smother his shot.