Tottenham and Liverpool have named their staring XIs for the Carabao Cup second leg at Anfield. Ange Postecoglou's side hold a slender 1-0 advantage heading to Merseyside, and have been boosted by

Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.

Unexpectedly, Liverpool will enter their EFL Cup match with Tottenham trailing by a goal after the first leg but with home-field advantage to look to make up for that. Tottenham chase their first major trophy since winning the EFL Cup in 2008 and could be 90 minutes away from the final as these two meet in their semifinal second leg.

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Liverpool dominated the reverse leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 8, but lost 1-0 thanks to a late goal from Lucas Bergvall, giving Spurs the advantage at the halfway stage

In a lot of ways, it would be easy to write off Tottenham Hotspur. Between their seemingly never-ending injury crisis and an impressive ability to drop points from winning positions, their 14th-place standing in the Premier League means they embody the underdog more than they usually would against Liverpool on Thursday.

The first clash between the two sides saw Spurs claim a surprising 1-0 win thanks to a late goal from youngster Lucas Bergvall, who could easily have been sent off just minutes before, and now Arne Slot will be looking to exact revenge in front of a hyped Anfield crowd.

Anfield will host the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, where the Reds look to come back from a 0-1 defeat in the first leg.

Liverpool have a deficit to overturn as they host Tottenham at Anfield tonight in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Lucas Bergvall’s first ever goal for Spurs proved the difference in the first leg, but Ange Postecoglou and his team still face an uphill task if they are to book their place in the Wembley final.