Liverpool vs Tottenham Confirmed Line-Ups: EFL Cup Starting XI & Team News

Liverpool welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Anfield this evening for a mouth-watering EFL Cup third-round tie, with both sides desperate to arrest indifferent starts to the season.

Liverpool Make Widespread Changes

Andoni Iraola has shuffled his pack significantly, handing Giorgi Mamardashvili the gloves in place of Alisson. Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez and Milos Kerkez all come into a reshuffled back four alongside Ronald Araujo, with Virgil van Dijk among those given a well-earned breather after a punishing run of fixtures.

In midfield, Ryan McConnell is trusted with a rare start next to Alexis Mac Allister, while academy graduate Trey Nyoni continues to force his way into first-team reckoning. Up top, Cody Gakpo leads the line supported by Lewis Koumas and teenage sensation Rio Ngumoha, leaving big names such as Alexander Isak and Bradley Barcola among the substitutes.

Tottenham Ring the Changes Too

Under-pressure boss Roberto De Zerbi has similarly turned to his squad depth, with Martin Dubravka starting in goal. Archie Gray, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marcos Senesi and Destiny Udogie make up the back line, pushing Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence to the bench.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall are joined by Conor Gallagher in the engine room, meaning summer signing João Fernandes will have to settle for a place among the substitutes. Mohammed Kudus and Mathys Tel support Omar Marmoush in attack, with James Maddison and Dominic Solanke both named among the replacements.

Liverpool

Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Araujo, Gomez, Kerkez; McConnell, Mac Allister, Nyoni; Gakpo, Koumas, Ngumoha

Tottenham Hotspur

Dubravka; Gray, Tosin, Senesi, Udogie; Bentancur, Bergvall, Gallagher; Kudus, Tel, Marmoush

Given Tottenham’s toothless start in front of goal this season, I’d expect Iraola’s youthful line-up to have more than enough quality to see off Spurs, even with a heavily rotated XI. Nyoni and Ngumoha both look ready to make a real statement tonight.