Liverpool contest their rearranged fixture with top four hopefuls Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield tonight.

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The game was originally due to take place earlier this month, but the clash fell foul of the 'big freeze'.

Spurs have genuine aspirations of securing a Champions League football for next season, and the Londoners have already defeated the Reds once this term as they claimed a 2-1 victory at White Hart Lane on the opening day of the campaign.

However, Tottenham have not tasted success at Anfield in the league since August 1993, though they did win a League Cup clash in front of the Kop in 1998.

Liverpool head into the game unbeaten in their last three Barclays Premier League fixtures.

The opposition

Tottenham arrive at Anfield having avoided defeat in their last six fixtures in all competitions and occupying the much coveted fourth place in the Barclays Premier League - four points ahead of Liverpool.

Spurs' clean sheet against Hull City equalled a club record of five consecutive league games and six consecutive league and cup matches without conceding a goal.

In fact, Wolverhampton Wanderers' Kevin Doyle was the last man to breach the Londoners' rearguard when he netted the winner at White Hart Lane in December - meaning Tottenham haven't conceded for 627 minutes.

Jermaine Defoe is Spurs' top scorer having helped himself to 16 strikes so far - all but two of which have come in the league.

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The boss

The vastly experienced Harry Redknapp, father of former Reds midfielder Jamie, left Portsmouth to take control at Tottenham Hotspur in October 2008.

Spurs were languishing at the bottom of the table with a paltry five points accrued from their opening nine fixtures.

However, the 62-year-old galvanised the fortunes of the White Hart Lane side and gradually steered them into contention for a UEFA Europa League spot at the end of 2008-09.

The affable Redknapp cut his managerial teeth as a player/assistant manager with the now defunct American outfit Seattle Sounders.

In 1982, he moved to Bournemouth as David Webb's deputy, before becoming full-time boss a year later.

Redknapp helped the club avoid relegation from the Third Division and caused an upset in the FA Cup when the Cherries beat holders Manchester United in the third round of the tournament.

However, while watching the World Cup finals of 1990 in Italy, Redknapp was involved in a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of five people.

The Londoner took an enforced period of convalescence before quitting his post at Bournemouth in 1992.

He moved to West Ham shortly after and, following a spell as Billy Bond's aide, he took over at the Hammers' helm in 1994.

Redknapp helped consolidate the club's position in the Premier League and also encouraged the production of talented youngsters such as Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and Frank Lampard.

In 1999, he navigated the Irons to a highly-impressive fifth place finish in the Premier League, however a disagreement with the West Ham board saw him leave the club two years later.

He returned to the game in a Director of Football role at Portsmouth, but soon took up the managerial reins at Fratton Park.

Redknapp steered the club to the First Division title, and with it promotion to the Premier League, in 2003.

He maintained Pompey's top-flight status in 2003-04, but a dispute with Portsmouth owner Milan Mandaric saw him quit the south coast club.

Surprisingly, Redknapp opted to take over at Southampton - Pompey's biggest rivals - but in December 2005 he made a shock return to Fratton Park.

In 2008, he masterminded their FA Cup final success, with Portsmouth beating Cardiff City in the Wembley showpiece.

Then, in October of that year, Redknapp replaced Juande Ramos at Tottenham and dispelled any relegation fears that beset the early weeks of Spurs' season.

The Londoners reached the final of the Carling Cup, where they were beaten by Manchester United, while they also clinched an eight place finish in the league, narrowly missing out on qualification for the UEFA Europa League.

The legend

Glenn Hoddle is held in such high esteem at White Hart Lane that he was voted as the best Tottenham player of all time by fans on the Official Spurs Website.

The stylish playmaker spent 12 seasons with Spurs between 1975 and 1987 and was a key component in helping the club to two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup in the early 1980s.

A magnificent passer of the ball, he scored 110 goals in 490 first team games for Tottenham and he is also Spurs' most capped England player - he collected a total of 44 for his country during his time at the Lane.

After his playing days were over, Hoddle returned to Spurs as manager in 2001, where he remained for two years.

Spurs fact file

Tottenham Hotspur were formed in 1882.

Their club motto is 'Audere est Facere', which translates as 'To Dare Is to Do'.

They play at White Hart Lane, which has a capacity of 36,257. They first moved into the ground in 1899, after previously playing at Tottenham Marshes and Northumberland Park.

Spurs have won two league titles, eight FA Cups, four League Cups, two UEFA Cups and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

They were the first club in the 20^th century to achieve a league and FA Cup double in 1961 and, in winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1963, Tottenham became the first British club to claim a major European trophy.

Liverpool inflicted Spurs' record league defeat in beating the North London club 7-0 at Anfield in 1978.

Steve Perryman holds Tottenham's all-time appearance record, turning out over 850 times for the club between 1969 and 1986.

The legendary Jimmy Greaves is Spurs' all-time record scorer, with 266 goals in 380 games.

Last season, Spurs conceded less home goals during a league campaign than at any other time in their history.

Players to have turned out for both the Reds and Tottenham during the Premier League era include Robbie Keane, Jamie Redknapp, Christian Ziege, John Scales, Neil Ruddock, Nick Barmby and Danny Murphy, while Peter Crouch rejoined the club last summer.

Match stats
By Ged Rea

Liverpool are unbeaten in 15 league games at home to Spurs - winning 10 and drawing five.

The Reds have lost two of the last 11 home and away against Tottenham in the league - and three of the last 15.

Liverpool are two goals short of recording 350 in league games under Rafa Benitez.

The Reds have failed to score in just two of their last 19 games.

Liverpool require two goals to reach 550 in all competitions under Rafa Benitez.

Since the inception of the Premier League, Liverpool have won 16 and lost nine of the 35 meetings home and away.

Lucas could play his 100^th game for Liverpool if selected.

Currently injured quartet Torres, Benayoun, Gerrard and Johnson have scored 27 of the 46 goals scored by Reds players this season.

The Reds have never lost to both North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal at Anfield in the same league campaign.

Robbie Keane has scored each of Tottenham's last four goals on this ground - he scored four league goals for Liverpool at Anfield during his short Reds career.