Overview
- Giorgi Mamardashvili has been confirmed as Liverpool’s goalkeeper for the Carabao Cup third-round tie, a change Andoni Iraola made as he plans heavy rotation for the match on Tuesday.
- Iraola said the rotation is driven by a congested schedule and workload management after three games in seven days and by several long-term absences including Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa.
- Roberto De Zerbi reported multiple Spurs casualties for the trip, ruling out Sandro Tonali, Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro while confirming Destiny Udogie is available and stating that Richarlison will not feature.
- The cup tie offers Liverpool a platform to test fringe and Under-21 players under match conditions and gives Tottenham an opportunity to arrest a poor Premier League start that has left them without a league goal in four matches.
- Kick-off is at 20:00 BST at Anfield and the game will be shown live in the UK on ITV4 and on Sky Sports, with the winner progressing to the Carabao Cup last 16 as Liverpool chase a record 11th title.