All the vital information ahead of the EFL Cup fourth round tie at Anfield.
Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino in action with Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld
The pick of Tuesday evening’s EFL Cup ties sees two of the top flight’s most exciting teams to watch meet at Anfield, with both looking to add a cup run to their impressive league exploits.
This competition is one of four that Tottenham are fighting for this season, meaning Mauricio Pochettino is likely to shuffle the Spurs pack for the trip to Merseyside.
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho in action with Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen
The Key Battle – Emre Can v Mousa Dembele
The German international has not featured as much as he may have liked to for Liverpool this season but may get a chance to impress this evening.
Liverpool’s Emre Can in action
Dembele was excellent for Tottenham at Bournemouth on Saturday and will be looking to dominate the midfield again.
Last Meeting:
These two sides have met once already this season, with the points shared after a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane in August.
Their last meeting in this competition came in November 2008, with Tottenham running out 4-2 winners thanks to braces from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Fraizer Campbell.
Recent form (all competitions) – most recent last:
Liverpool – WWWWDW
Tottenham – WWWDDD
Who’s the ref?
Jonathan Moss is set to take charge at Anfield.
The 46-year-old has overseen eight matches so far this season, showing 47 yellow cards and two reds – the most recent of which was Granit Xhaka’s controversial sending off in Arsenal’s win over Swansea a fortnight ago.
What time is kick off?
Kick-off at Anfield is at 7.45pm.
Tottenham’s Vincent Janssen in action with Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren
Where can I watch it?
The match is being shown live on Sky Sports 1, with coverage beginning at 7pm.
BBC Radio 5Live are providing radio commentary.
Odds
Liverpool – 7/10
Draw – 3/1
Tottenham – 4/1
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