Liverpool and Tottenham are close to renewing their acquaintance on the stage of one of the most exciting Premier League matches of the season.
The Reds won 6-3 when the two sides met at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Championship on December 8, and Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou may not enjoy another meeting with the league leaders due to his exhausted side in the first leg of the EFL Cup. Semi-final.
Four of Postecoglou's key defenders are among those absent for the Australian, while Liverpool coach Arne Slott also has decisions to make three days after his side drew with Manchester United 2-2 at Anfield.
101GreatGoals.com has you covered with the lineups, team news and confirmed starting lineups for Tottenham vs. Liverpool in the EFL Cup.
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Tottenham lineup against Liverpool
£12.5m new signing Antonin Kincsi made his debut in goal for Tottenham after the 21-year-old joined from Sparta Prague on Sunday.
Striker Son Heung-min and midfielders Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma will replace Timo Werner, Brennan Johnson and the suspended Pape Mate Sarr.
Tottenham's starting lineup: strange. Pedro Porro, Dragocin, Gray, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma; Kulusevsky, Solanki, Jr
Alternatives: Austin, Dorrington, Johnson, Lancashire, Moore, Olusi, Reguilon, Werner, Yang Min-hyuk.
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Yang is in the squad for the first time in tonight's Carabao Cup match 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9oU5mS490k
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 8, 2025
Liverpool lineup against Tottenham
Liverpool's four changes include three in defence, with Connor Bradley, Jarrell Quansah and Kostas Tsimikas replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold – whose performance against United has been criticized, with speculation continuing to link the player with Real Madrid – Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson.
Diogo Jota replaces Luis Diaz in attack, and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is absent after missing Sunday's match due to illness.
Liverpool starting lineup: Alison; Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Jones, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jota, Gakpo
Alternatives: Kelleher, Endo, Konate, Diaz, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold.
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The latest match between Tottenham and Liverpool
Liverpool are the UEFA Cup holders and are favorites to retain the trophy, which would give Slott his first title since his arrival from Feyenoord before the start of the season.
The 10-time champions have won at home to West Ham and away to Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton to reach this stage, part of a 22-game unbeaten run since their Premier League defeat at home to Nottingham Forest in September. 14.
Tottenham's fourth League Cup title, in 2007/08, is also their most recent trophy, and Postecoglou has publicly highlighted his track record of winning trophies during his second seasons at the clubs.
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– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 8, 2025
Tottenham, which is ranked twelfth in the Premier League, won with a goal over Coventry City, which belongs to the second division, and at home to Manchester City and Manchester United, to reach the semi-finals.
The second leg will be played at Anfield on February 6 (8pm GMT), with extra time if the aggregate score ends in a draw, no away goals rule and penalties if necessary.
The final will be held at Wembley Stadium on March 16.
