Liverpool injury, suspension list and return dates for Tottenham: Latest update on Joe Gomez, Giovanni Leoni

Having drawn with Fulham successful the Premier League connected Saturday, Liverpool volition beryllium desperate to bounce backmost connected Tuesday successful the EFL Cup against Tottenham Hotspur.

One affirmative to instrumentality from the weekend's stalemate was the instrumentality of Cody Gakpo from injury, though determination are inactive issues elsewhere successful the squad.

The likes of Hugo Ekitike and Conor Bradley are retired with semipermanent injuries, portion others specified arsenic Joe Gomez and Giovanni Leoni person besides been dealing with issues.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Liverpool's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their EFL Cup clash with Spurs.

JOE GOMEZ

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Muscle

Possible instrumentality date: September 15 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)

Joe Gomez's 2026-27 has been hampered by a musculus wounded helium picked up during the Reds' 4-2 affable triumph implicit Sunderland connected July 26.

However, helium has returned to training, and helium volition beryllium hopeful of an quality connected Tuesday successful the backline.

GIOVANNI LEONI

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: October 14 (vs. LASK)

Liverpool person precocious hopes for 19-year-old centre-back Giovanni Leoni, and are remaining diligent pursuing the anterior cruciate ligament wounded helium picked up connected his debut successful September 2025.

The erstwhile Parma youngster is acceptable to rejoin the squad aboriginal this month, with manager Iraola saying past week, "I deliberation the program is [for Leoni] besides to commencement grooming during the [international] break, with the group."

HUGO EKITIKE

Status: Out

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Hugo Ekitike has been sidelined since rupturing his Achilles against Paris Saint-Germain backmost successful April, and the nine are not putting an nonstop timeline connected his recovery.

The France prima volition apt miss the bulk of the 2026-27 campaign, and astatine the precise least, Iraola has confirmed that "Hugo volition spell aboriginal [than the September/October planetary break]."

FEDERICO CHIESA

Status: Out

Type of injury: Lower back

Possible instrumentality date: October 11 (vs. Manchester City)

Federico Chiesa has mostly been utilized arsenic a squad enactment during his Liverpool stint, but helium has yet to marque an quality this word aft suffering a little backmost wounded successful pre-season.

However, the guardant is closing successful connected a instrumentality to action, and should beryllium successful grooming aboriginal successful September, with Iraola stating, "I deliberation adjacent Fede should beryllium [back successful training] astir those dates [of the planetary break]."

CONOR BRADLEY

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: November 21 (vs. Manchester United)

Liverpool person been without a earthy right-back since Conor Bradley suffered a large genu wounded against Arsenal successful January.

That being said, centre-half Ronald Araujo and close wing-back Jeremie Frimpong volition beryllium connected manus to deputise portion the academy postgraduate undergoes rehabilitation.

LIVERPOOL SUSPENSION LIST

Liverpool person nary players suspended for this clash.