Liverpool team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Liverpool will be looking to make it nine straight wins in all competitions when they travel to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

The Reds beat Newcastle United 3-1 on Thursday to move onto 40 points from 17 matches, which has left them in second position in the Premier League table.

Jurgen Klopp's side are currently one point behind leaders Manchester City in England's top flight and three ahead of third-placed Chelsea, with all three teams seemingly involved in the title race.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with Tottenham, who have seen their last three games called off due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Cheek Possible return date: Unknown

Liverpool are set to be without central defender Nat Phillips for the next month or so due to the fractured cheekbone that he suffered against AC Milan in the Champions League.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Ankle Possible return date: Unknown

Harvey Elliott is making excellent progress in his recovery from a serious ankle injury, but the youngster will not be able to return to the field for some time yet.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Eye/coronavirus Possible return date: Unknown

Curtis Jones's eye injury is expected to keep him on the sidelines for "a number of weeks", while he has also recently contracted coronavirus.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Knock Possible return date: December 19 (vs. Tottenham)

Divock Origi was not involved against Villa or Newcastle due to an injury that he picked up in training, but the forward could be back in the fold for the clash with Spurs.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Coronavirus Possible return date: Unknown

Liverpool revealed ahead of Thursday's clash with Newcastle that Virgil van Dijk had tested positive for coronavirus, so the Netherlands international is now in self-isolation.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Coronavirus Possible return date: Unknown

Fabinho is one of three Liverpool players to test positive for coronavirus, with the Brazil international now self-isolating at home.

Liverpool have no players suspended for this match.