Premier League leaders Liverpool are expected to thump Tottenham in the first leg of tonight's second Carabao Cup Semi-Final.
20:00 Wednesday
Just over two weeks ago, these two sides faced off in a thrilling nine-goal encounter. Football fans will be hoping for more of the same when they meet again in today's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
Tottenham vs Liverpool Prediction
- Tottenham's winless run extended to four on Saturday as they crashed to a 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle.
- The north London side face Liverpool at home for the second time this season and will hope for a much improved performance having lost 6-3 to the Reds last month.
- Liverpool were unable to make home advantage count as they played out a 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.
- Nevertheless, Arne Slot's side have been nigh-on unstoppable away from home this season, winning all but two of 14 matches on their travels.
- The Reds have won their last four on the road, a run they should extend in what could prove an entertaining game at Tottenham on Wednesday.
Score Prediction: Tottenham 2-4 Liverpool
A 4-2 win for Liverpool can be backed at a huge 22/1 on Betfred, where you can unlock £50 in free bets from just a £10 stake at odds of 2.0 or greater.
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Tottenham vs Liverpool Lineups
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Tottenham Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool
Kinsky, Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Porro, Bentancur, Bissouma, Heung-Min, Kulusevski, Johnson, Solanke
Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Tottenham
Kelleher, Tsimikas, Dijk, Konaté, Bradley, Allister, Endo, Gakpo, Jones, Chiesa, Núñez
Tottenham vs Liverpool Team News
- James Maddison and Pape Sarr are banned, though Spurs welcome Rodrigo Bentancur back following a suspension.
- Fraser Forster is unlikely to feature due to illness, while Radu Dragusin was forced off at half time on Saturday and it remains to be seen whether he'll recover here.
- A further six players remain sidelined due to injury but Richarlison and Mikey Moore have returned to training, which is a boost for the home side.
- Spurs signed goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky on Sunday, and having been granted a work permit on Monday, the Czech shotstopper may make his debut here.
- Arne Slot is without Joe Gomez and Dominik Szoboszlai due to injury and illness, respectively.
- Slot is expected to make changes to his XI, with the likes of Federico Chiesa, Darwin Nunez and Wataru Endo all set to start.
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Tottenham vs Liverpool Odds
| Result | Best Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Tottenham | 10/3 | 23% |
| Draw | 4/1 | 20% |
| Liverpool | 13/18 | 58% |
Tottenham vs Liverpool Bet Builder Tips
Our Bet Builder Tips for Tottenham vs Liverpool features Liverpool to Win, Bergvall to be Carded and Kulusevski Over 0.5 Shots on Target.
At the time of publishing it is a best price of 18/1 with bet365.
Liverpool beat Tottenham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium just two weeks ago in convincing fashion - winning 6-3. While Spurs deserve a lot of praise for their fearless attacking play, their defensive duties have been neglected and unfortunately "Angeball" plays perfectly into the hands of the league's top scorers as we saw the last time these two sides met.
Though Ange will have learned a lesson from that performance, his refusal to adapt his style of play to his opponent will cost him dearly here. Even with the strong attacking record Spurs possess, we can't see them outscoring Liverpool who average nearly 2.5 goals a game and have conceded the second least in the Premier League.
Bergvall is a player who can be swept away with the occasion as we saw in his short 11 minute cameo against Man United in the last round of this tournament where he picked up a yellow card when coming on in the 79th minute.
He has four yellows in 6.8 90 minutes in all competitions and will face Liverpools two most fouled players in Gravenberch and Mac Allister.
Liverpool's defence hasn't been as solid as it was at the start of the season having conceded 13 and seven shots in their last two games.
Spurs managed nine shots against them last time with three of those coming from Kulusevski on the right who exploited Robertson, who has been slightly out of sorts defensively this season. I expect more of the same this time around and Kulusevski can get one on target in the process.
