Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: Spurs defeated as Reds advance in Carabao Cup

Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Oli Gent
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Liverpool defeated Tottenham 3-1 in a Carabao Cup match, advancing to the fourth round. Liverpool’s goals were scored by Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo, while Conor Gallagher managed to score for Tottenham late in the game. The decisive goal came from Dominik Szoboszlai. Despite not scoring against Premier League opponents all season, Tottenham had chances to break their duck but failed to capitalize, increasing pressure on manager Roberto De Zerbi following a summer transfer spend of over £300 million.
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🔮 Read More Liverpool will find out their fourth-round opponents on Wednesday, and this weekend, Iraola’s side will take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, with the Spaniard returning to his old employers for the first time since leaving them earlier this year.
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🔮 The defender is believed to be close to a comeback, and he could feature against the Seagulls.
🔮 He will celebrate his new contract with a start at left wing-back, while Malo Gusto lines up on the opposite flank.
🔮 I think he should be available if everything goes normal. "Cody we will see.
🔮 With that in mind, here is all the latest Chelsea injury news and potential return dates... Levi Colwill The injury concern from Wednesday. The defender had been left out against Arsenal in a precautionary measure taken by Alonso, who admitted afterwards that the centre-back was not fully fit.
🔮 The Red Devils will be hoping to build on their third-placed finish last term, with a return to Champions League football potentially throwing a spanner in the works for Carrick’s preparations for the campaign.
🔮 This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage set to start at 4pm BST ahead of the 4.30pm BST kick off.
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Egypt Georgian Manchester City Premier League Spurs

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Spurs ORG · 3× Premier League ORG · 2× Alexis Mac Allister PERSON · 1× Andoni Iraola’s PERSON · 1× Cody Gakpo PERSON · 1× Conor Gallagher PERSON · 1× Dominik Szoboszlai PERSON · 1× Lucas Bergvall PERSON · 1× Mohammed Kudus PERSON · 1× Roberto De Zerbi’s PERSON · 1×

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Read More Liverpool will find out their fourth-round opponents on Wednesday, and this weekend, Iraola’s side will take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, with the Spaniard returning to his old employers for the first time since leaving them earlier this year.
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🔮 Read More Liverpool will find out their fourth-round opponents on Wednesday, and this weekend, Iraola’s side will take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, with the Spaniard returning to his old employers for the first time since leaving them earlier this year.
2026-09-16 · Evening Standard
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: Spurs defeated as Reds advance in Carabao Cup · assertive framing

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Roberto De Zerbi’s side arrived on Merseyside for their third-round encounter having not scored a single goal against Premier League opposition all season, and they remain winless against top-flight opponents too. asserted
they → arrive → opponents
Alexis Mac Allister stroked the hosts in front before Cody Gakpo lasered in a second in the second half. asserted
Gakpo → stroke → half
Spurs had had chances to break their duck and get the monkey off their backs, with Mohammed Kudus and Lucas Bergvall both spurning good chances to score in the opening 45 minutes. asserted
Kudus → have → minutes
Conor Gallagher halved the deficit late on to do just that, but Dominik Szoboszlai killed off any hope of a Spurs fightback with a screamer that sent Andoni Iraola’s men into the fourth round. asserted
that → halve → round
That wasn’t before Giorgi Mamardashvili had made a stunning save to deny Omar Marmoush late on, with the Egypt international, on loan from Manchester City, looking for the far corner before the Georgian stretched his long torso and got a glove to it. asserted
Georgian → make → it
It is another game without a win against a fellow Premier League rival for De Zerbi and his side, as the pressure intensifies on the Italian, after a summer spend of over £300million on new recruits. asserted
pressure → intensify → recruits
Read More Liverpool will find out their fourth-round opponents on Wednesday, and this weekend, Iraola’s side will take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, with the Spaniard returning to his old employers for the first time since leaving them earlier this year. asserted
Spaniard → read → them
As for Spurs, it is back to home action, where they face fellow strugglers Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. asserted
they → face → Stadium
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