MatchTottenham v Liverpool: 14 stats ahead of Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

The Reds meet Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in an 8pm GMT kick-off.

Here are 14 essential pre-match facts courtesy of Opta and LFC statistician Ged Rea…

This is Liverpool's 20th appearance in the League Cup semi-final and Tottenham's 18th – the top two last-four appearances of any clubs in the competition's history.

In the Reds' previous 19 League Cup last-four ties, they have won the first leg on 10 occasions, with four draws and five losses.

Of the 10 semi-final ties in which they have played the first leg away, they have won four and lost five.

Liverpool have progressed from seven of their last nine League Cup semi-final ties and are looking to reach the final in consecutive years for the first time since a run of four between 1981 and 1984.

The Reds have lost just one of their last 19 games in the competition (won 12, drawn six), going down 3-2 at Manchester City in the 2022-23 fourth round.

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 16 away games across all competitions (won 12, drawn four) since a 2-0 loss at Everton in April. In the club's history, only between May 1987 and March 1988 (21) and January and October 1989 (18) have Liverpool enjoyed a longer run without defeat on the road.

The Reds are unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions against London-based sides (won eight, drawn three) and have not lost in their last seven visits to the capital (won five, drawn two).

This will be Liverpool's seventh visit to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They have won four, drawn one and lost one of their previous six trips there and scored six away at Spurs for the first time ever just over two weeks ago.

The Reds have lost only two of the last 26 – and one of the last 15 – encounters between the clubs in all competitions.

Since the 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane in October 2015 – Jürgen Klopp's first match in charge – Liverpool have scored in 20 consecutive meetings with Spurs.

Cody Gakpo has been involved in nine goals in his nine League Cup appearances, scoring eight and assisting one. However, the only two games in which he's failed to register a goal or assist in the competition have been his two games in London (semi-final away to Fulham and final at Wembley last season).

Tottenham have progressed from four of their seven League Cup ties against Liverpool overall, but did lose 2-1 in the most recent such meeting in the 2016-17 fourth round.

Spurs have lost their last two League Cup games against the holders of the competition, most recently in the 2021 final versus Manchester City.

Tottenham have never lost when playing the first leg of a League Cup semi-final tie (including single-game ties) at home, winning five and drawing twice.