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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the final Premier League game before Christmas, the one that will determine who is top at Christmas. Liverpool return to Spurs, scene of the definitive VAR fiasco last season, knowing a win* will keep them above Chelsea. Being top at Christmas doesn’t always result in the title, but it beats being 14th and it would be an apt reflection of an unimaginably brilliant start under Arne Slot.
Spurs, meanwhile, have become the Premier League’s answer to the Pakistan cricket team. They’re mercurial to a fault, they use the sublime and the ridiculous as starting points from which to go further west and east. And they couldn’t be involved in a dull game if they tried, which they’re not going to by the way. Spurs’ 13 home games this season have produced 49 goals. For the neutral, this should be loads of fun.
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