Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal at Anfield on Thursday night, with Arne Slot's team needing to overturn a one-goal deficit after their 1-0 loss in north London last month.
Lucas Bergvall's goal late in the first leg was gave Tottenham the advantage heading to Merseyside, but Liverpool have since regained their excellent form, with wins in tough away games against Brentford and Bournemouth sandwiched by a comfortable home dispatching of Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
Tottenham's league form hasn't been quite the same, losing to Arsenal, Leicester City and Everton since, but returned to a semblance of normalcy over the past weekend with a 2-0 win over Brentford, that at the very least would have brought some confidence back to Ange Postecoglou's squad.
Here's everything you need to know about this semifinal second leg:
How to watch:
The match will be available on Sky Sports and ITV in the UK and on Paramount + in the United States. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Thursday, Feb 6 at 8 p.m. UK GMT [3 p.m. ET]
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Referee: Craig Pawson
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Injury news:
Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold, D, hamstring, DOUBT
Tottenham Hotspur
Guglielmo Vicario, G, ankle, OUT, expected back early March
Cristian Romero, D, muscle, OUT, expected back mid-February
Radu Dragusin, D, knee, OUT, expected back mid-October
Destiny Udogie, D, hamstring, OUT, expected back late February
James Maddison, M, calf, OUT, expected back mid-February
Dominic Solanke, F, knee, OUT, expected back early March
Brennan Johnson, F, thigh, OUT, expected back mid-February
Timo Werner, F, hamstring, OUT, expected back mid-February
Wilson Odobert, F, hamstring, OUT, expected back mid-February
Expected Lineups:
Liverpool
GK: Alisson Becker
LB: Andy Robertson | CB: Virgil van Dijk | CB: Ibrahima Konate | RB: Conor Bradley
CM: Alexis Mac Allister | CM: Ryan Gravenberch | CM: Dominik Szoboszlai
LW: Cody Gakpo | CF: Luis Diaz | RW: Mohamed Salah
Tottenham Hotspur
GK: Antonin Kinsky
LB: Djed Spence | CB: Micky van de Ven | CB: Archie Gray | RB: Pedro Porro
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur | CM: Yves Bissouma | CM: Pape Matar Sarr
LW: Son Heung-Min | CF: Richarlison | RW: Dejan Kulusevski
Stats:
3 - Tottenham have been eliminated in three of the last five times they won the first leg of a League Cup Semi-Final, most recently against Chelsea in 2019. No side has been eliminated more times at this stage of the competition after having won the first leg.
14 - Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 14 home matches against Tottenham, since a 0-2 loss in May 2011.
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