Liverpool and Tottenham are about to resume acquaintances on the scene of one of the vital entertaining Premier League video games of the season.
The Reds received 6-3 when the groups met on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium within the prime flight on December 8, and Spurs supervisor Ange Postecoglou might not be relishing one other assembly with the league leaders for his depleted squad within the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals.
4 of Postecoglou’s first-choice defenders are among the many Australian’s absentees, whereas Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot additionally has selections to make three days after his facet shared a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Anfield.
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Tottenham lineup vs Liverpool
New £12.5 million signing Antonin Kinksy makes his debut in objective for Spurs after the 21-year-old joined from Sparta Prague on Sunday.
Ahead Son Heung-min and midfielders Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma exchange Timo Werner, Brennan Johnson and the suspended Pape Mate Sarr.
Tottenham beginning XI: Kinksy; Pedro Porro, Dragusin, Grey, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son
Substitutes: Austin, Dorrington, Johnson, Lankshear, Moore, Olusesi, Reguilon, Werner, Yang Min-hyuk
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Yang is within the squad for the primary time in tonight’s Carabao Cup tie 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9oU5mS490k
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 8, 2025
Liverpool lineup vs Tottenham
Liverpool’s 4 adjustments embrace three in defence, the place Conor Bradley, Jarell Quansah and Kostas Tsimikas are available in for Trent Alexander-Arnold – whose efficiency towards United was criticised, with hypothesis persevering with to hyperlink the wideman to Actual Madrid – Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson.
Diogo Jota replaces Luis Diaz in assault, and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai stays out after lacking Sunday’s sport by means of sickness.
Liverpool beginning XI: Alisson; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Jones, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jota, Gakpo
Substitutes: Kelleher, Endo, Konate, Diaz, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 8, 2025
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Liverpool are the EFL Cup holders and heat favourites to retain the trophy, which might give Slot his first title since arriving from Feyenoord earlier than the beginning of the season.
The ten-time champions of the competitors received at residence to West Ham and away to Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton to succeed in this stage, coming as a part of a 22-match unbeaten run since their Premier League defeat at residence to Nottingham Forest on September 14.
Spurs’ fourth EFL Cup title, in 2007/08, can also be their most up-to-date trophy, and Postecoglou has publicly highlighted his observe document of successful silverware throughout his second seasons at golf equipment.
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 8, 2025
Twelfth within the Premier League, Tottenham received by a objective at second-tier Coventry Metropolis and at residence to Manchester Metropolis and Manchester United to succeed in the ultimate 4.
The second leg will happen at Anfield on February 6 (8pm GMT), with further time if the combination rating finishes stage, no away-goals rule and penalties if required.
The ultimate will probably be held at Wembley Stadium on March 16.