Liverpool’s inconsistent form continued at the weekend with a 0-0 draw at home to winless Premier League Fulham.
The Reds play another struggling London side on Tuesday Tottenham visit Anfield in the third round of the EFL Cup.
Liverpool Head coach Andoni Iraola is hoping for a much-improved display although a number of changes are expected, overseeing a team that has reached the final in three of the last five years, triumphing in 2022 and 2024.
Spurs are without a goal or a win in their last four Premier League games and the boss, Roberto De Zerbi, continues to struggle to get a tune from his expensive team.
Liverpool-Spurs: Carabao Cup stats, recent form
- This will be the seventh time the teams have met in the competition since 1984, with the home side winning each of the last four EFL Cup games between the clubs.
- Liverpool are unbeaten in 17 visits to Tottenham since May 2011, although one of their five draws along the way came in the last such game, when Richarlison’s 90th-minute equalizer earned Spurs a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on March 15.
- This ended Liverpool’s run of three straight wins in the game as part of a run of five wins from six meetings with Spurs, with the exception of a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals in 2024/25.
- Former Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah is the game’s top scorer in all competitions, scoring 14 goals to move the Egyptian captain three ahead of Spurs legend Jimmy Greaves.
- In total, in all competitions, Liverpool have 92 wins to Tottenham’s 50 in the game, with 45 draws and the Reds lead 312-219 on aggregate.
- Having won the EFL Cup 10 times, Liverpool are the most successful team in the competition’s history, although Manchester City were one behind them when they triumphed last season.
- Only Liverpool, City, Manchester United (6), Chelsea (5) and Aston Villa (5) have won the EFL Cup more times than Tottenham (4), whose most recent win in 2007/08 was their last domestic trophy.
- Tottenham have won four and lost three of their EFL Cup meetings with Liverpool, although they were knocked out with a 4-0 home defeat in the most recent of the 2024/25 semi-finals after that 1-0 first-leg win.
- Spurs have scored more than one goal in one of their last nine away games, conceding four goals en route to a total of six goals.
- No current Tottenham player has scored more goals for the club against Liverpool than Richarlison (3), who is their top scorer in the game since May 2022.
Where to watch Liverpool-Tottenham: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off on Tuesday is 20:00 BST (17:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live TV coverage is on ITV4, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra.
The transmission is via ITV website and the ITVX app, which is available on a variety of devices for viewing on the go.
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