Liverpool are looking to make it into their third League Cup final in four years and their second in a row for the first time in 41 years.
Arne Slot‘s side host Tottenham in the semi-final second leg on Thursday evening, looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the return fixture.
No team in history has won more League Cups than Liverpool, who have lifted the trophy 10 times, and another trip to Wembley is within touching distance.
Should the Reds progress, they will reach a second successive final for the first time since they faced Everton in 1984 – their fourth in a row at that point.
Liverpool have lost the first leg at this stage of the competition on six occasions, including this tie, coming back to reach the final twice.
Gakpo’s superb form highlighted
Cody Gakpo needs just one goal to equal his tally for the whole of last season.
The Dutchman is currently on 15 for the campaign, despite it only being early February, highlighting the impressive form he has been in.
Mohamed Salah has scored 12 times against Spurs in his 17 Liverpool appearances in all competitions.
Only Ian Rush with 13 goals in 31 games has scored more for the Reds against them.
Don’t expect a 0-0 at Anfield
Ange Postecoglou has been in charge of Spurs for 78 matches in all competitions since being appointed in the summer of 2023.
In that time, 267 goals have been scored in total, with the north Londoners conceding 114.
Spurs have not played out a goalless draw in any of their last 117 domestic league and cup games since a 0-0 at Brentford in the league in April 2022.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min Son has scored seven goals in his 18 appearances against Liverpool, and he has scored in six of his last nine outings.
The South Korean has netted in each of his last four matches at Anfield.
History bodes well for Liverpool
Since the 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane in October 2015 – Jurgen Klopp’s first game – the loss to Spurs last month was the first time in 21 successive meetings that Liverpool failed to score.
The Reds have lost just three of the last 27 encounters in league and cup – the 4-1 defeat at Wembley in October 2017, the 2-1 away defeat last season and last month’s loss.
Spurs have not kept a clean sheet at Anfield in any of the last 13 visits, since playing out a 0-0 draw in February 2012.
This season’s scorers
Liverpool: Salah 25, Gakpo 15, Diaz 12, Jota 8, Nunez 6, Szoboszlai 4, Elliott 3, Jones 3, Mac Allister 3, Alexander-Arnold 2, Konate 2, Van Dijk 2, Chiesa 1, Danns 1
Tottenham: Johnson 12, Solanke 11, Son 10, Kulusevski 9, Maddison 9, Sarr 5, Richarlison 3, Bentancur 2, Bissouma 2, Pedro Porro 2, Ajayi 1, Bergvall 1, Lankshear 1, Moore 1, Romero 1, Scarlett 1, Spence 1, Werner 1, own goals 4
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
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