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It's nearly party time on Merseyside, and if Liverpool avoid defeat to Tottenham this Sunday, they will be crowned champions.

The Reds have dominated this season and will win their second Premier League crown and 20th overall top-flight title if they get a point against Spurs.

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Liverpool are going to win the league in Arne Slot's first campaignCredit: Getty

Even if they were to lose every match from now until the end of the year, Arsenal would need to win all of their matches and overhaul the ten-goal difference.

Now, we've seen strange things happen, but it does feel like it's a matter of when and not if Liverpool become champions.

They would love to do it this weekend at Anfield in front of what should be a raucous crowd.

For Spurs, they will try and avoid their 19th league defeat of the season before looking ahead to the Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt.

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If Liverpool avoid defeat on Sunday, they will be crowned Premier League champions.

The Reds have been the best team in the division this season, with other sides unable to live with their consistency.

The fact they've all but wrapped up the title before facing Arsenal a second time is a testament to Arne Slot.

When he arrived, the expectation was that Liverpool would end up in the top four but were unlikely to challenge for the title.

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But they've achieved way more than that, and the Reds deserve immense credit.

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Liverpool need just one more point to be crowned championsLiverpool are unbeaten in their last 15 home games against Tottenham in all competitions (W11 D4), winning the last three while scoring four goals each time.Tottenham have won just two of their last 24 Premier League games against Liverpool (D6 L16), with both victories coming at home.

They’ve also failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 18 against the Reds in the competition.Tottenham have conceded 10 goals against Liverpool this season, losing 6-3 in the Premier League and 4-0 in the League Cup semi-final second leg.

They last conceded more against an opponent in 2013-14 (11 vs Man City), while the most they’ve conceded is 14 (vs Chelsea in 2001-02).

The hosts only have one injury concern and that is Joe Gomez.

Everyone else is fit, and it will be interesting to see if Trent Alexander-Arnold starts.

The England international is set to join Real Madrid this summer, so Conor Bradley could keep his place.

Ange Postecoglou could decide to rest players ahead of the Europa League semi-final.

As a result, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Dominic Solanke might all start on the bench.

Radu Dragusin is out for the season with an ACL injury, and Heung-min Son has a foot issue.

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Alexander-Arnold came off the bench to score the winner against Leicester last weekendCredit: GettyTottenham (37) are 42 points behind Liverpool (79) coming into this match.

It’s the second highest number of points Spurs have been behind a side they’re facing – they were 43 behind Arsenal when they met at White Hart Lane in April 2004, with the Gunners securing the title against them that day.With five games remaining, Liverpool have already won as many Premier League games this season as they did last term (24), while victory in this game would also see them equal their points tally from last season (82) with four games to go.Tottenham have lost 18 Premier League games this season, only losing more in 1993-94 and 2003-04 (19 both times).

With Alexander-Arnold set to leave Liverpool, Jamie Carragher believes he shouldn't start another game for the Reds.

He said: "If Trent hasn't committed, which he hasn't obviously, to the manager for next season, he shouldn't be starting games.

It's not about, 'Let's give Trent a send-off.'

"It's about, 'Okay, we need to assess whether Conor Bradley is the guy for us next season playing week in, week out.'"

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Slot is so close to his first trophy as Liverpool managerLiverpool have scored at least once in each of their last 29 Premier League games, since a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest in September.

He would be the 60th player to reach this milestone for Liverpool, the third most of any club after Arsenal (70) and Chelsea (63).Richarlison has scored in four of his last five Premier League appearances (4 goals), though Tottenham have lost all four of these games.
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