Liverpool travel south to face Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.
The Premier League leaders continue their defence of the trophy against a team whose wait for a trophy closes in on 17 years. Given their recent form, Tottenham will likely have to record a positive result today if they are to keep alive their hopes of reaching the Wembley final.
The second leg of this tie will be played on Thursday, February 6.
Kick-off time: 8pm local time (GMT), 3pm ET, 12pm PT
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK), Paramount+ (U.S.)
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Tottenham line-up: Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Bentancur, Bergvall; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son.
Liverpool line-up: Alisson, Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Jota.
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There will be a lot of focus on Arne Slot's decision to leave out Trent Alexander-Arnold after his struggles against Manchester United last Sunday and the ongoing speculation over his future.
However, Conor Bradley did start in the previous rounds of the Carabao Cup against West Ham and Brighton before missing the trip to Southampton during his spell out with a hamstring injury.
This are far from unchartered territory for Tottenham and Liverpool as they are the two teams that have reached the League Cup semi-final more than anyone else in English football.
Liverpool have played at this stage of this competition 20 times, while Tottenham have 18 semi-final appearances.
It's an interesting looking Tottenham bench too.
Yang Min-hyeok, the January signing from the South Korean league, is on for the first time.
So is Mikey Moore, who has not played for more than two months after suffering a mystery illness.
Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou, speaking to the media ahead of the match, admitted how difficult he expects the match to be.
He said: "It hasn't been an easy route to the semi-finals. We've got an opponent that has been the standout team in all competitions.
"So it is a great test for us, but it is a semi-final first leg and should be exciting. I am looking forward to it."
Liverpool's last time out was on Sunday, in a brilliantly entertaining derby against historic rivals Manchester United which finished 2-2 at Anfield.
United's Lisandro Martinez lashed it into the roof of the net from a clever Bruno Fernandes pass to give the visitors the lead, Cody Gakpo equalised.
Mohamed Salah put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot after a bizarre Matthijs de Ligt handball, and it seemed like Liverpool would end up victorious... until Amad steered home a late leveller as Liverpool dropped two points in the title race.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, without doubt, played poorly, with head coach Arne Slot defending him post-match and insisting he hasn't been affected by transfer speculation linking him with a free summer move to Real Madrid.
Wonder if Trent's deputy Conor Bradley will get a game tonight...
Mikel Arteta isn't the only manager of a north London club to kick off after his side has lost recently.
An infuriated Ange Postecoglou said he was 'the angriest I have ever been in my career' because Anthony Gordon's goal was allowed to stand after hitting Joelinton's hand in the build up in a match his side eventually lost 2-0.
In a fiery five-minute press conference afterwards, he said: “I’m just really, really angry — the angriest I think I have ever been in my career that (the players) were denied the right rewards for a fantastic performance.”
Were Tottenham denied a 'fair and even' playing ground? The Athletic's Jay Harris analyses the gruff Australian's complaints, below.
It was another defeat for Tottenham against Newcastle in their most recent match on Saturday, albeit one that threw up more positives than negatives.
Goalkeeper Brandon Austin played OK in his first competitive match in six years at the club, Lucas Bergvall was excellent in midfield, and Tottenham could easily have won if Newcastle's first goal was ruled out (as it very much could have been) or if they took more of their numerous chances.
Dominic Solanke gave the hosts the lead inside five minutes, but Anthony Gordon levelled in controversial circumstances two minutes later, after the ball had struck the hand of Gordon's team-mate Joelinton in the build-up.
Newcastle striker Alexander Isak then scored his 13th Premier League goal of the season from close range before half-time to give the visitors a narrow lead, one they retained until the final whistle.
The result saw Tottenham remain marooned in the bottom half of the table, in 12th place to be precise.
Dominik Szoboszlai is ruled out once again due to illness. Fellow Liverpool midfielder Tyler Morton, who has featured in earlier rounds, also unavailable tonight after rolling his ankle in training.
Four changes from Sunday's draw with Manchester United. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate replaced by Conor Bradley, Kostas Tsimikas and Jarell Quansah in the backline.
The other change sees Diogo Jota come in for Luis Diaz in the central attacking role. This will be Jota's first start since he was hurt against Chelsea on October 20.
Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus, who scored a hat-trick against Crystal Palace in the quarter-final, was unable to add to his goals tally in this season's Carabao Cup yesterday as his side lost 2-0 against Newcastle thanks to strikes from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.
So here's how the race to be the top scorer in the competition is playing out, with Liverpool's Cody Gakpo getting the chance tonight to become the outright leader.
Of the players to have scored three or four goals, only Jesus, Gakpo and Nwaneri remain in the Carabao Cup.
Tottenham may have triggered a one-year contract extension for skipper Son Heung-min, taking his stay at the club until summer 2026, but the questions are far from over.
Will next season be the South Korean's last at Tottenham? Is this his last contract in north London? And how will the club manage and mitigate for the eventual exit of one of their most crucial players in the modern era?
The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke attempts to answer some of those questions, below.