England League Cup - Tottenham Hotspur VS Liverpool Prediction
England League Cup - Tottenham Hotspur VS Liverpool
Match Time:09-01-2025 04:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Tottenham
Angelos Postecoglou has repeatedly emphasized that in his previous teams, he claimed a trophy in his second full season. The EFL Cup represents a significant opportunity for the Australian manager to continue his winning streak with Tottenham, but it is the most realistic chance at the moment. On their path, the Spurs have already eliminated two trophy contenders - Manchester City (2-1) and Manchester United (4-3). However, in October and even mid-December, when the matches against the Manchester giants took place, Postecoglou's team was in a significantly better form and state. Nowadays, things are looking bleak for Tottenham; their winless streak extends to four matches in the Premier League, having conceded at least two goals in three of those encounters.
The injury situation at Tottenham is dire: half the team is sidelined, and two key players will miss the first leg against Liverpool due to accumulated yellow cards. However, Rodrigo Bentancur has returned from suspension and is expected to rejoin the starting lineup.
It is anticipated that winter signing Antonín Kinský will make his debut for Tottenham in the match against Liverpool. The former Slavia goalkeeper will replace Brandon Austin, who made his Premier League debut last weekend. The 25-year-old Englishman guarded the goal for the Spurs in their 1-2 home defeat against Newcastle, as first-choice keeper Guglielmo Vicario is out through injury, and Fraser Forster is unwell.
predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):
Austin (GK); Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bentancur, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke
Liverpool
The Merseysiders will play in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup for the twentieth time. No other team has reached this stage of the tournament as often as the Reds. In fact, Liverpool is the most successful team in the history of the EFL Cup, having won it a record ten times, including twice in the last three years. This tournament was the final trophy won by Jurgen Klopp at the helm, and it could now become the first one won by Arne Slot, indicating a certain continuity of eras.
In contrast to Tottenham, Liverpool approaches the first semi-final leg without any issues. Only Joe Gomez remains injured, affording Arne Slot the opportunity to continue effective rotation. Despite a somewhat surprising home draw against struggling Manchester United (2-2), there has been no noticeable dip in form. Before the key encounter with the Red Devils, Liverpool had won three consecutive Premier League matches with a combined score of 14-4. The only concern is the frequency with which Slot’s men are conceding goals. The Merseysiders have kept a clean sheet in only two of their last eight matches across all competitions.
predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):
Kelleher (GK); Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas; Elliott, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Jota; Nunez
Suspended:Pape Sarr, James Maddison (both – Tottenham)
Injured: Radu Dragushin, Richarlison, Mikey Moore (all questionable), Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Wilson Odobert, Mickey van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Fraser Forster, Destiny Udogie - Dominik Szoboszlai (questionable), Joe Gomez
Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Liverpool have a good historical record against Tottenham Hotspur and have won 91 out of the 184 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Tottenham Hotspur's 49 victories.
Tottenham Hotspur are winless in their last four matches in all competitions and have lost three of these games, with their previous victory coming in the previous round of the EFL Cup against Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 14 goals in their last five matches in all competitions and have failed to keep a clean sheet during this period - their previous such result came in a 5-0 victory against Southampton in the Premier League last month.
Liverpool were on a winning run of four matches in all competitions before they were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester United over the weekend.
Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
This clash is going to be an exciting one as two of the best attacking sides battle for a place in the final. While Tottenham have impressed with their attacking displays, their defence hasn’t been good with several key players out injured. We expect Liverpool to emerge victorious and take a narrow lead into the second leg.
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