Van der Vaart back for Spurs

Rafael van der Vaart has returned to the Tottenham side as Harry Redknapp made two changes for today’s Premier League game against Liverpool.

Van der Vaart has recovered from an ankle knock as Spurs revert to a 4-4-1-1 formation, with Wilson Palacios replacing the injured Jermaine Jenas in midfield.

Liverpool’s only change sees Lucas Leiva return from suspension in place of Christian Poulsen, but Joe Cole is not in the squad despite having recovered from a hamstring problem.

Tottenham: Gomes, Hutton, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Crouch.

Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Bassong, Kranjcar, Corluka, Sandro.

Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Konchesky, Kuyt, Meireles, Lucas, Maxi, Torres, Ngog.

Subs: Jones, Aurelio, Jovanovic, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Poulsen, Shelvey.

Referee: Martin Atkinson.