Tottenham XI vs Liverpool: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Carabao Cup today

Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Sam Tabuteau
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Summary

Tottenham will face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, September 15, without players Sandro Tonali and Pedro Porro due to injury. Richarlison remains excluded from the squad despite being eligible after failing to secure a transfer out of Tottenham this summer. Manager Antonio Conte's successor, De Zerbi, also noted that Dejan Kulusevski is still unavailable while Destiny Udogie returns to the lineup. The article details potential lineup changes and fitness concerns affecting Spurs' preparation for the match at Anfield.
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Sam Tabuteau
14 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Martin Dubravka 5: Made a good save from Lewis Koumas, and there was nothing he could do about the goals.
🔮 “Maybe I’m not objective with my players, but my opinion about my players is maybe different to your opinion.
🔮 Tottenham will be without Sandro Tonali and Pedro Porro for tonight’s trip to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, while outcast Richarlison remains frozen out after failing to secure a move away from the club.
🔮 Spurs are expected to rotate, but after successive 0-0 draws, they are in need of some momentum.
🔮 With first impressions out of the way, focus will now turn to getting minutes and making an impact in a bid to impress their parent clubs and secure a first-team future.
🔮 De Zerbi also admitted that James Maddison will not be fit enough to start, despite returning from a shoulder fracture against Everton over the weekend.
🔮 De Zerbi’s success on the south coast was short but sweet, helping the Seagulls qualify for the Europa League before disagreements over the club’s direction in the transfer market saw him leave for Marseille, a club whose volatility even De Zerbi could not stand up to. Given the relatively small sample size - he was only at the Amex Stadium for just under two seasons - the Italian left England as something of an enigma.
🔮 The attacking duo were both set to play some part against Middlesbrough, with Sage’s comments supposedly acting as a wake-up call.
🔮 Spurs have understandably been cautious with the 26-year-old, given the complicated nature of his injury, but there is hope that he will soon be available for selection.
🔮 Fernandes’ exclusion from the starting lineup prompted talk that he may have picked up an injury, with the former West Ham man having struggled for fitness since arriving in north London this summer.
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Topics

Everton Liverpool Spurs Tottenham the Carabao Cup

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Richarlison PERSON · 6× De Zerbi PERSON · 3× Spurs ORG · 3× Everton ORG · 2× Liverpool GPE · 2× Porro PERSON · 2× Premier League ORG · 2× Sandro Tonali PERSON · 2× Tonali PERSON · 2× Tottenham ORG · 2×

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Despite being available for selection, De Zerbi confirmed Richarlison would not make the trip to Merseyside, while adding that long-term absentee Dejan Kulusevski was still not ready to return. “No, Kulusevski not available.
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🔮 Tottenham will be without Sandro Tonali and Pedro Porro for tonight’s trip to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, while outcast Richarlison remains frozen out after failing to secure a move away from the club.

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Tottenham will be without Sandro Tonali and Pedro Porro for tonight’s trip to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, while outcast Richarlison remains frozen out after failing to secure a move away from the club. asserted
Richarlison → remain → club
If their task was not already hard enough, the absence of Tonali and Porro has only served to further deplete a squad struggling for fitness after a disrupted pre-season. asserted
absence → serve → season
The Spurs boss did, however, reveal that Destiny Udogie was back after being left out of the squad against Everton as a precaution. asserted
Udogie → reveal → precaution
Richarlison, though, will continue to be left out in the cold despite being eligible for selection in the Carabao Cup. asserted
Richarlison → continue → Cup
The Brazilian striker repeatedly expressed his desire to leave Spurs this summer and was subsequently left out of the club’s Premier League squad. asserted
striker → express → squad
Richarlison and Spurs tried to facilitate an exit during the closing days of the transfer window, but a move failed to materialise, leaving the former Everton hitman in limbo. asserted
move → try → limbo
Despite being available for selection, De Zerbi confirmed Richarlison would not make the trip to Merseyside, while adding that long-term absentee Dejan Kulusevski was still not ready to return. “No, Kulusevski not available. asserted
Kulusevski → confirm → Merseyside
Richarlison, you already know everything, nothing changed for the Carabao Cup or Premier League. asserted
you → know → Cup
The situation is the same,” De Zerbi said in his pre-match press conference on Monday. asserted
Zerbi → say → Monday
Read More “I don't know, Luca. asserted
I → read → ?
We have to see because many players need to play. asserted
players → have → ?
I forgot to say because he felt a knock.” asserted
he → forgot → knock
De Zerbi has plenty of selection headaches as he grapples with whether to name a near full-strength team, while also managing the minutes of several key first-team players. asserted
he → have → players
Among some of the other fitness concerns the Italian is currently balancing, he admitted Mateus Fernandes, Conor Gallagher and Mohammed Kudus were all short of full match fitness. asserted
Fernandes → balance → fitness
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