Date: Wednesday 8th January, 2025
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee Stuart Attwell (England)
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Tottenham
It cannot be understated the crisis facing Spurs boss Postecoglou in terms of injury and illness, and he could be without almost his entire defence for this one.
Destiny Udogie joined Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies on the sidelines with a hamstring problem last week, while Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray have both been struggling with illness.
Even in goal, Spurs were without backup Fraser Forster due to illness, meaning Brandon Austin had to deputise for Guglielmo Vicario at the weekend, but the signing of promising Czech keeper Antonin Kinsky could alleviate that problem for the time being.
Richarlison, Mikey Moore and Wilson Odobert all remain out due to a mixture of injury and illness too, but in midfield, Rodrigo Bentancur will be available again after suspension.
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:
Kinsky; Pedro Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Son
Liverpool
Seeking to extend a 16-game unbeaten away run, Slot may believe he can go slightly stronger here than in previous rounds, with no Premier League fixture until next midweek.
Dominik Szoboszlai may return from illness, but Joe Gomez remains sidelined as Liverpool only injury absentee with a hamstring problem.
Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah have both been rested throughout this EFL Cup campaign, and could be granted rests again, with the likes of young pair Jarell Quansah and Harvey Elliott seeking valuable minutes in those two positions.
Conor Bradley is also back from a near-two-month setback, and should start over Trent Alexander-Arnold, who made plenty of headlines for his woeful performance at the weekend against Man United.
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Kelleher; Bradley, Quansah, Konate, Tsimikas; Morton, Endo, Szoboszlai; Elliott, Jota, Nunez
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 Liverpool
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