Liverpool vs Tottenham LIVE: Carabao Cup result, latest updates and reaction

Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Oli Gent and Sam Tabuteau not analyzed yet
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Liverpool defeated Tottenham 3-1 in the Carabao Cup at Anfield on Tuesday night to advance to the fourth round. Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo put Liverpool ahead, though Conor Gallagher briefly pulled a goal back for Tottenham late in the game. Dominik Szoboszlai secured victory with a stunning half-volley near full time, despite goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili’s earlier error on the conceded goal. The match saw several substitutions and cameos from key players as both teams rotated their squads.
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Sam Tabuteau
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🔮 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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🔮 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.
🔮 Sky Sports are only allowed access, with their cameras, for the first 15 minutes of the opening training session, so the pair could have later joined the group.
🔮 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.
🔮 It will celebrate the Topps Flagship Premier League card collection, which will feature Rice’s ‘Gold Lion’ card.
🔮 I don’t know any other country that would sell 80,000 tickets.
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Topics

Liverpool Reds Spurs Tottenham the Carabao Cup

Subjects

Liverpool GPE · 12× Tottenham ORG · 10× Dominik Szoboszlai PERSON · 2× Spurs ORG · 2× Szoboszlai PERSON · 2× Alexis Mac Allister PERSON · 1× Andoni Iraola PERSON · 1× Cody Gakpo PERSON · 1× Reds ORG · 1× Roberto De Zerbi’s PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Dominik Szoboszlai stepped off the bench in the lashing rain on Merseyside to put the result beyond all doubt, with the Hungary international flashing home a stunning half-volley to send Liverpool into the fourth round. Liverpool vs Tottenham latest news Live updates FT: Liverpool 3-1 Totttenham There we have it.
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2026-09-15 · Evening Standard
Liverpool vs Tottenham LIVE: Carabao Cup result, latest updates and reaction · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Liverpool cruised into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield on Tuesday. asserted
Liverpool → cruise → Tuesday
The Reds were looking to build on a stuttering start to life under Andoni Iraola, which has seen some unconvincing performances and dodgy draws, but a rotated side, complete with substitute cameos from the first-team stars, was enough to see off Roberto De Zerbi’s visitors. asserted
side → look → visitors
Alexis Mac Allister stroked home coolly to open the scoring, before Cody Gakpo lasered in a second in the second period to set the hosts on their way. asserted
Gakpo → stroke → way
Conor Gallagher made things intertesting going into the final 10 minutes, bundling home from a corner that Giorgi Mamardashvili flapped at. asserted
Mamardashvili → make → that
The Georgian goalkeeper made a blinding save to deny Omar Marmoush to keep the home side ahead late on. asserted
goalkeeper → make → side
Dominik Szoboszlai stepped off the bench in the lashing rain on Merseyside to put the result beyond all doubt, with the Hungary international flashing home a stunning half-volley to send Liverpool into the fourth round. Liverpool vs Tottenham latest news Live updates FT: Liverpool 3-1 Totttenham There we have it. asserted
we → step → it
Thanks for joining us, be sure to come back very soon for even more live action. Sam Tabuteau reports 90+3 mins: asserted
Tabuteau → join → action
Well that is how you settle a game. asserted
you → settle → game
A thunderous half volley and Tottenham are heading out of the Carabao Cup. asserted
Tottenham → head → Cup
What a goal that is, as a Szoboszlai rocket sends the hosts into the fourth round! asserted
rocket → send → round
With four minutes added on, that should seal it! asserted
that → add → it
A real chance there for Savio, as it bounces nicely for him, but he drags it wide. asserted
he → bounce → it
Iraola has just been booked for his protestations. asserted
Iraola → book → protestations
Not sure what for, he’s winning. asserted
he → win → ?
Marmoush bursts into the box and looks for the far corner, but Mamardashvili denies him! asserted
Mamardashvili → burst → him
Solanke replaces Tel. asserted
Solanke → replace → Tel
A real let off for Spurs, as Szoboszlai squanders a big chance, with his tame effort claimed by Dubravka. asserted
effort → squander → Dubravka
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