Liverpool want to overturn a one-goal first leg deficit after they host Tottenham within the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Thursday night.
Spurs ran out slender victors within the January assembly as Lucas Bergvall’s solitary objective gave them a bonus forward of Thursday’s Anfield duel. The end result noticed Tottenham take a step in direction of their first main trophy since 2008, whereas defending champions Liverpool at the moment are in a precarious place heading into the second leg.
The Reds might want to win by two clear targets to progress to the ultimate in regulation time, whereas a one-goal victory would ship the sport to extra-time and probably penalties. Spurs should merely keep away from defeat to e-book their spot within the showpiece occasion at Wembley Stadium.
Either side enter the upcoming fixture following 2-0 weekend victories within the Premier League. Liverpool toppled in-form Bournemouth on the south coast to take care of their six-point league lead, whereas Tottenham introduced a woeful run of seven league matches with out victory to an finish by beating Brentford.
Right here is 90min’s information to a crunch conflict on Merseyside.
Liverpool vs Tottenham head-to-head report (final 5 video games)
Present type (all competitions)
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Liverpool |
Tottenham |
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Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool – 01/02/25 |
Brentford 0-2 Tottenham – 02/02/25 |
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PSV 3-2 Liverpool – 29/01/25 |
Tottenham 3-0 Elfsborg – 30/01/25 |
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Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich – 25/01/25 |
Tottenham 1-2 Leicester – 26/01/25 |
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Liverpool 2-1 Lille – 21/01/25 |
Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham – 23/01/25 |
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Brentford 0-2 Liverpool – 18/01/25 |
Everton 3-2 Tottenham – 19/01/25 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
ITV1, ITVX, STV, STV Participant, UTV, Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion, Sky Sports activities Soccer, Sky Sports activities+, Sky Extremely HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Additional, NOW TV |
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United States |
Paramount+, CBS Sports activities Golazo |
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Canada |
DAZN Canada |
Liverpool have simply the one absentee on Thursday night nevertheless it’s a sizeable one, with Trent Alexander-Arnold lacking for Arne Slot having sustained an harm to his leg within the weekend win over Bournemouth. Conor Bradley will substitute him at Anfield.
Slot confirmed that the right-back is Liverpool’s solely harm concern, that means Joe Gomez, who has been lacking for the reason that finish of December, may return to the matchday squad.
The Reds welcomed Darwin Nunez again into the motion on Saturday following sickness, whereas Diogo Jota was among the many unused substitutes on the south coast as he returned from one other harm setback.
Liverpool predicted lineup vs Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz.
Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that new recruits Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso are eligible to characteristic on Thursday and will make their debuts. The previous signed on mortgage from Bayern Munich, whereas the latter has joined from Lens.
Micky van de Ven briefly returned to motion towards Elfsborg however was not within the squad for the weekend victory over Brentford. Postecoglou has admitted that he needs to be cautious along with his re-integration even if he isn’t injured, with the Dutchman not but able to face Premier League opposition.
Radu Dragusin added his identify to an intensive harm listing final Thursday after struggling an ACL tear that may hold him out for the season. He joins fellow defenders Cristian Romero and Future Udogie on the sidelines, whereas first-choice stopper Guglielmo Vicario can be within the therapy room.
James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert and Timo Werner are all absent and former Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke will miss an Anfield reunion because of a knee harm.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Liverpool (4-3-3): Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Sarr, Bentancur, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son.
Liverpool have an extremely sturdy residence report this season and have gained 5 of their earlier six conferences with Spurs at Anfield – scoring 4 on the Lilywhites’ final two visits. They are going to be favourites to win on Thursday and can fancy their possibilities of overturning the primary leg deficit towards an injury-stricken Spurs.
Whereas they did handle to safe victory over Liverpool within the first leg, Spurs conceded six to the Reds earlier this time period and have been in usually poor type regardless of successive victories. In entrance of a buoyant Anfield crowd, the Lilywhites may undergo a bruising defeat that might see their look forward to silverware proceed.
