Liverpool – Tottenham

Recent form · Written before the match

Liverpool are coming off a 2-0 win at Ipswich on 4 September 2026, following two 2-2 draws against Nottingham Forest at Anfield on 29 August and at Newcastle on 23 August. Against Ipswich, Liverpool scored twice in the opening nine minutes, largely controlled the first half, and kept a clean sheet, but Andoni Iraola acknowledged a lesser attacking threat after the break.

The minimum known rest period before Tottenham is eleven days. Tottenham’s matches actually played before the game have not been established; its schedule only mentions a home match against Everton on 12 September, three days before this fixture.

No xG, shot-volume, or comparable pressing indicator is available for either team.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

No sufficiently well-documented recent Liverpool-Tottenham history was retained in the sources consulted. The cache mentions Liverpool-Crystal Palace and Newcastle-Tottenham on 29 October 2025, but these are not head-to-head encounters and these matches cannot be used as H2H. Even a direct precedent would have limited relevance if the coaches and squads have changed; Liverpool is now managed by Andoni Iraola according to its official results page.

Absences and returns

No official list of absentees, suspended players, or uncertain starters was found before 9 September 2026 at 00:46 UTC. Medical and disciplinary information is therefore unavailable for both teams; the absence of data does not confirm the absence of injured players.

Context & news

Liverpool hosts Tottenham in the third round of the League Cup/Carabao Cup on Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 19 h UTC, or 20 h BST, at Anfield, Liverpool’s actual home ground. Qualification for the fourth round is decided over a single match.

Liverpool scenario: high pressing, quick passes toward Isak and Gakpo’s inward movements could exploit an exposed Tottenham buildup, in a context driven by Anfield and a recent clean-sheet win. Tottenham scenario: by resisting the initial press, attacking the spaces behind the full-backs and speeding up transitions, Tottenham can overturn this reading; however, its actual form and ability to implement this plan remain unknown.