The battle for a top four spot in the Premier League gathers pace at White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon as Tottenham Hotspur face Liverpool.

The hosts have won four of their last five games in all competitions, and taken seven points from the last nine available in the league to move within eight points of leaders Arsenal.

A late decision will be made on Danny Rose and Cristian Eriksen, who both returned from injury in Thursday’s victory over Anzhi Makhachkala.

Jan Vertonghen is out with an ankle problem, while fellow defenders Vlad Chiriches (knee) and Younes Kaboul (thigh) are both doubtful.

Roberto Soldado is widely available at 7.5 (13/2) to get the first goal of the game, while Gylfi Sigurdsson is an 11.5 (19/2) shot with Bet Victor.

The home win is 2.5 (6/4) with variety of firms, with Liverpool priced at 3.0 (2/1).The draw is a 3.5 (5/2) shot with Bet Victor.

Brendan Rodgers’ men began the weekend in second place, but slipped to fifth place after Chelsea, Everton and Manchester City all won on Saturday afternoon.

Captain Steven Gerrard has been ruled out for at least four weeks with a hamstring injury, though Jordan Henderson and Daniel Agger should be fit enough to feature.

Unsurprisingly, Premier League top scorer Luis Suarez is favourite to open the scoring, with Bet 365 offering a price of 5.5 (9/2), with Philippe Coutinho a 11.0 (10/1) shot with Ladbrokes.

Only Manchester City have scored more goals in the division than Liverpool, and the Reds can be backed at 2.25 (5/4) with Coral to score at least twice this time around.

Spurs won last season’s corresponding fixture 2-1 last November, while it was the Merseyside club who came out on top when the sides met at Anfield, winning 3-2 back in March.

With this in mind, you may be tempted to venture into the match result with both teams to score market, when Spurs are priced at 4.5 (7/2) with Ladbrokes and Liverpool are 5.25 (17/4) with the same firm.