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Liverpool reached their first ultimate below Arne Slot and continued their EFL Cup defence in fashion by thrashing Tottenham at Anfield to arrange a ultimate towards Newcastle.
In-form Cody Gakpo opened the scoring as a part of a dominant show by the hosts, drilling in first time from contained in the field from a diagonal Salah supply.
Mohamed Salah lifted a fierce spot kick past Antonin Kinsky six minutes after half-time, capitalising ruthlessly because of the goalkeeper bringing down Darwin Nunez contained in the field.
Gakpo ranges the tie! 🔴
He turns into the highest scorer on this 12 months’s Carabao Cup 🥇 pic.twitter.com/ZA4TmXgEvz
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) February 6, 2025
Liverpool had hit the woodwork on three events by the point Dominik Szoboszlai, who had an early aim dominated out for offside, rolled of their Seventy fifth-minute third to finish a slick workforce transfer, with Virgil van Dijk heading a fourth from Alexis Mac Allister’s nook 5 minutes later.
The holders will meet the Magpies at Wembley Stadium on March 16 after Eddie Howe’s facet accomplished a 4-0 mixture victory at house to Arsenal on Wednesday.
Mohamed Salah converts the penalty to place Liverpool forward within the tie! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/iWziWxsfZw
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) February 6, 2025
Liverpool thrash Tottenham to succeed in EFL Cup ultimate
The scoreline might not have flattered Liverpool, however this was an absorbingly open sport wherein Tottenham stayed in rivalry till Szoboszlai struck as they took on the daunting problem of defending a 1-0 first-leg lead .
Tottenham had been on the again foot for nearly everything of the primary half, holding out by means of a mixture of decided defending and wastefulness from the Premier League leaders, who’re 29 factors above them within the prime flight.
Even after Gakpo scored his fifth aim on this season’s competitors to seek out the web for a seventh successive look at Anfield, Spurs didn’t look about to be turned over within the method their followers have turn into wearily accustomed to through the many lows of their marketing campaign.
Van Dijk rises highest to go house Liverpool’s fourth 💥 pic.twitter.com/vyRGYeI8XF
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) February 6, 2025
There was an indication of the difficulty to return when Kinsky tipped a Salah shot towards the crossbar shortly earlier than half-time, coming to Tottenham’s rescue with striker Richarlison, who had accused Van Dijk of elbowing him throughout a fiery begin to the second leg, slapping the turf in frustration at choosing up his newest harm on the different finish.
Richarlison hobbled off to get replaced by Mathys Tel earlier than the break, and the brand new mortgage signing might not want to recall his first Spurs expertise in a rush.
Gakpo: EFL Cup prime scorer
The duty of containing Mohamed Salah is at all times a formidable one, and the ahead now has 44 targets and assists mixed in all competitions this season, giving him 10 greater than every other participant in Europe.
It’s Gakpo, although, who has shone within the EFL Cup, changing into the outright competitors prime scorer this season to place his facet on their manner.>
“We’re heading in the right direction” 📈
Cody Gakpo says there may be nonetheless extra work to do after the win ✅ pic.twitter.com/VHVT84M7Ui
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) February 6, 2025
Gakpo virtually scored a 3rd for Liverpool when his fizzing strike from an angle was tipped towards a submit by Antonin Kinsky, and Ryan Gravenberch hit the opposite submit with a low long-range drive as Tottenham’s hopes pale.
The closest they got here was a venomous Heung-min Son shot towards the underside of the crossbar from an angle as soon as Liverpool had their third, however a repeat of their 2007/08 EFL Cup triumph – their final main trophy – regarded a distant ambition by then.
Tottenham are subsequent in motion at Aston Villa within the FA Cup fourth spherical on Sunday (5.35pm GMT). Liverpool journey to Plymouth earlier that day (3pm).
