Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur - prediction, team news, lineups

Andrew Robertson volition instrumentality to Anfield to instrumentality connected Liverpool arsenic a Tottenham Hotspur subordinate connected Tuesday successful the EFL Cup's 3rd round.

The returning left-back volition brushwood a Reds squad nether unit pursuing a goalless stalemate with Fulham connected Saturday, though Spurs are besides nether important scrutiny pursuing their ain 0-0 gully with Everton connected the weekend.

Match preview

Andoni Iraola's Liverpool volition not look backmost fondly connected their Premier League clash with Fulham, arsenic portion they maintained their unbeaten commencement to the season, they were alarmingly lacklustre successful the last third.

Few opportunities of enactment were produced, and the likes of Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch disappointed again.

Midfield has been a occupation country for the hosts for immoderate time, and determination are fears successful the fanbase that the deficiency of a heavy progressor and antiaircraft anchor could outgo them the accidental of competing astatine the apical of the table.

The Merseysiders person taken six points from 12 successful the Premier League, and they are presently seventh, though they were fantabulous during their 2-1 triumph against Atletico Madrid successful the Champions League connected September 9.

That European triumph was the lone clip they won immoderate of their 3 games astatine Anfield this term, with the nine scoring 4 goals and conceding 3 times astatine location truthful far.

Iraola volition beryllium expected to absorption astir of his attraction connected the league and Champions League, though the Reds' pedigree successful the EFL Cup demands that the brag instrumentality the contention earnestly successful an effort to triumph an 11th rubric and widen their grounds haul.

Tottenham Hotspur travel into Tuesday's clash successful dire signifier having mislaid 2 and drawn 2 of their 4 top-flight matches successful 2026-27.

To marque matters worse, the visitors are yet to find the backmost of the nett successful the league, meaning the existent run represents their worst ever commencement to immoderate play successful regards to goals scored.

Head manager Roberto De Zerbi reportedly had a large accidental successful the transportation window, but aft the nine spent astir £350m successful 1 window, fewer would person expected the nine to beryllium 17th with conscionable 2 points having played Brentford, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Everton.

Spurs' grounds against Liverpool is mediocre considering they person lone won 2 of their past 20 meetings with the Reds, losing 14 times.

However, their 2-1 triumph successful 2023 was arguable fixed Liverpool were reduced to 9 men and had a extremity incorrectly ruled retired for offside contempt the beingness of VAR, portion Tottenham's EFL Cup occurrence successful January 2025 was yet meaningless arsenic the Reds progressed from that semi-final tie.

The visitors person drawn 1 and mislaid 1 of their past 2 distant clashes, though they did extremity 2025-26 with 2 victories from their last 3 matches connected the road.

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Team News

Liverpool looked lethargic against Fulham, with galore players incapable to woody with Iraola's aggravated demands 3 times successful 1 week, truthful expect important changes connected Tuesday.

Trey Nyoni volition astir surely travel into midfield, and helium whitethorn beryllium partnered by Alexis Mac Allister, portion Lewis Koumas could beryllium utilized arsenic a fig 10.

Cody Gakpo is simply a campaigner to pb the attacking line, portion Wataru Endo is acceptable to marque his archetypal quality of the season, though helium is apt to beryllium utilized arsenic a centre-back.

As for Spurs, De Zerbi could sanction a stronger lineup fixed helium is already nether pressure, truthful expect to spot the likes of Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali successful the XI.

The clash volition beryllium a peculiar juncture for defender Robertson, who spent 9 years astatine Anfield betwixt 2017 and 2026 earlier leaving for free, and it would beryllium astonishing if helium was near out.

Pedro Porro missed his team's crippled against Everton owed to a musculus issue, and portion his wounded is not thought to beryllium serious, fans volition apt spot Archie Gray proceed astatine right-back.

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Araujo, Endo, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Nyoni; Ngumoha, Koumas, Munoz; Gakpo

Tottenham Hotspur imaginable starting lineup:

Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Senesi, Robertson; Fernandes, Tonali; Kudus, Gallagher, Savio; Solanke

We say: Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Liverpool whitethorn not person been escaped flowing against Fulham, but unit is gathering astatine Spurs, and the players whitethorn beryllium impacted by it connected Tuesday.

The Reds volition bask playing against a much unfastened defence, and adjacent if they marque wholesale changes, they should inactive beryllium much threatening than Spurs.

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