Overview
- Liverpool will be without Mohamed Salah, who has joined Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations and will miss the Tottenham match.
- Joe Gomez is ruled out with a hamstring problem, while right-backs Conor Bradley returns from suspension and Jeremie Frimpong is back in the squad.
- Arne Slot said Dominik Szoboszlai trained in part and will start if fully cleared, with a late decision based on today’s session.
- Cody Gakpo’s scan was described as promising and his return could be earlier than first feared, though he will not feature this weekend or next.
- Liverpool expect seven senior absences in addition to Salah, and Palace boss Oliver Glasner indicated Marc Guehi is likely to stay until summer, dampening January hopes; separate predictions of an early Egypt exit are speculative and have not changed Liverpool’s planning.