Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur: Carabao Cup third round – live

Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Frimpong, Gomez, Araujo, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Nyoni, McConnell, Koumas, Gakpo, Ngumoha.
Subs: Alisson, Endo, Jacquet, Szoboszlai, Isak, Munoz, Barcola, Gravenberch, Chambers.

Tottenham Hotspur: Dubravka, Tosin, Senesi, Gray, Udogie, Gallagher, Bergvall, Bentancur, Tel, Kudus, Marmoush.
Subs: Kinsky, Robertson, van Hecke, Maddison, Savio, Fernandes, Solanke, Davies, van de Ven.

Liverpool drew a miserable blank against Fulham on Saturday and have yet to beat an English team at Anfield this season, while Spurs have the sum total of zero goals in four matches against top-flight opposition. That doesn’t augur well, does it?

But look at it another way. It’s the League Cup tonight, which means the team selections are likely to be left-field bordering on all-over-the-shop. And when these clubs meet, things usually happen: in the last four seasons alone, their get-togethers have generated scorelines such as 5-1, 4-0, 3-6, 4-2 and 4-3, a good smattering of last-minute equalisers and even later winners, four red cards, and one egregious VAR balls-up. Good process, everyone! So anything could feasibly happen. The fun – and it should be fun, shouldn’t it? – begins at 8pm BST. It’s on!