Both teams came into this match with opposing runs of form. Liverpool have been electric, riding high on both the Premier League and Champions League, with Arne Slot looking to get to his first final

VAR is in use for both semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, as well as for the final at Wembley in March. This is the first time in this season’s competition that VAR will be utilised, with the technology absent from the earlier rounds.

Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool thanks to Lucas Bergvall 's first goal for the club. The opening goal came just moments after the 18-year-old perhaps should have been shown a second yellow card for a foul on Kostas Tsimikas.