NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Alexander Isak of Newcastle United celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at St James' Park on January 15, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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Liverpool and Tottenham will go head-to-head in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final clash on Thursday night as they compete for a place at Wembley.
The first clash between the two sides saw Spurs claim a surprising 1-0 win thanks to a late goal from youngster Lucas Bergvall, who could easily have been sent off just minutes before, and now Arne Slot will be looking to exact revenge in front of a hyped Anfield crowd.
But both sides are dealing with their own injury issues as well as expectations, and this is how GIVEMESPORT expect the teams to line up for the big game.
Liverpool Team News
Alexander-Arnold ruled out
Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Slot saw the team overcome a difficult fixture at the weekend in the Premier League as Liverpool claimed a 2-0 win over high-flying Bournemouth to put themselves six points clear at the top of the table.
But the result saw them lose influential defender Trent Alexander-Arnold to a knee injury and the England star will be unavailable for the second leg now. Outside of that though, the Dutch boss has got a fully fit squad to choose from.
Liverpool Injuries and Suspensions
Player
Injury
Potential Return Date
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Knee
09/02/2025
Slot Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Slot provided an update on the squad ahead of the game.
“He [Trent] is going to miss the game tomorrow and we have to see if he is able to play on Sunday. But what we do know is that he is not available for tomorrow.
“I think you saw that he left the pitch with a bit of a pain in his leg, so that’s why he misses the game tomorrow.
“But he is already on the pitch, not with the team but with the rehab coach, so let’s see how long it is going to take. But he will not be available tomorrow.”
Liverpool Predicted XI
Bradley to replace Trent
Liverpool manager Arne Slot and Conor Bradley celebrate after the match
Liverpool Predicted XI: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz.
Liverpool Predicted Substitutes: Kelleher (GK), Quansah (DEF), Tsimikas (DEF), Endo (MID), Jones (MID), Morton (MID), Jota (FWD), Nunez (FWD), Chiesa (FWD).
Although Alexander-Arnold is unavailable for the game, Slot has a fully fit squad to choose from outside of that and is likely to go full strength. Conor Bradley should deputies in his place, while Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz should continue in attack despite £45m man Diogo Jota and £85m man Darwin Nunez being available once more.
Joelinton spotted wearing iconic Newcastle United shirt with a club legend on the back during win over Arsenal.
Newcastle United are going to Wembley.
Indeed, Eddie Howe’s side were brilliant against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg, proving more than good value for what was eventually a 4-0 victory on aggregate.
Newcastle will now head down to the national stadium in March for a second Carabao Cup final in two years, with either Liverpool or Tottenham set to join them.
The brilliant Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-0 thanks to goals from Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon, while Alexander Isak’s performance was fantastic even without a goal.
It was a fantastic night at St James’ Park. Howe’s side were more than good value for their victory, while Newcastle fans even mocked Mikel Arteta to sum up what a comfortable night it was in the end.
One of the particularly interested spectators was Joelinton. The Brazilian missed the game through injury but was in the stadium cheering on his teammates.
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What Joelinton was wearing as Newcastle United beat Arsenal in Carabao Cup semi-final
According to Lee Ryder of The Chronicle on social media platform X, Joelinton was seen wearing a 1995-1997 Newcastle shirt with Alan Shearer’s name and iconic number nine on the back.
Joelinton previously occupied that squad number upon his initial arrival from Hoffenheim but ultimately gave it up to Callum Wilson in 2021.
Already a hugely popular figure amongst the club’s suppor, wearing Shearer’s shirt in support of his teammates is only likely to endear him even further in the hearts of the
