Jota, Bradley, Clark - Liverpool injury news and return dates for Spurs clash

Liverpool's ambitions of Premier League glory could fully crash and burn when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Anfield for Sunday's Premier League fixture.

A dismal spell of one win from five games leaves the Reds five points behind Arsenal with three games remaining, and the gap to first place will increase to seven if Manchester City win their match in hand.

On the back of a 2-2 draw with West Ham United, Jurgen Klopp's men will be officially out of the title conversation if Man City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday and they suffer defeat to Spurs one day later.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with the Lilywhites, who sit fifth in the top-flight standings.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Unspecified Possible return date: May 5 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)

In Friday's pre-match press conference, Klopp announced that Virgil van Dijk had not trained fully all week due to an unspecified concern, and the Liverpool captain is therefore a major doubt for the weekend.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hip Possible return date: May 13 (vs. Aston Villa)

Diogo Jota's latest fitness setback comes in the shape of a hip problem, which should not be serious enough to make him miss the rest of the season, but there is no chance he will be fit for the clash with Tottenham.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Foot Possible return date: May 5 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)

Conor Bradley has spent a couple of weeks recovering from the foot injury he picked up in the home loss to Crystal Palace on April 14, but there is a chance that the right-back will force his way back into contention this weekend, having trained earlier this week.

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

Thiago Alcantara spent 10 months recovering from a hip problem only to suffer a severe muscular injury on his comeback appearance against Arsenal in February, and the Spaniard may have played his last match for the Reds.

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

Joel Matip is in the same boat, as he has missed the entirety of 2024 with the ACL injury he sustained in December's win over Fulham and is now in the final two months of his Anfield contract.

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

December also saw Ben Doak sustain a severe knee problem while playing for the Under-21s, and it remains unclear when the Scottish youngster might be back in action.

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

On Wednesday, teenage midfielder Bobby Clark announced on social media that he would miss the remainder of the campaign due to an unspecified injury, although he would have never started Sunday's game anyway.

Liverpool have no suspended players for this match.