Liverpool vs Maribor - as it happened: Jurgen Klopp's men clinch three more points after convincing home win

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Liverpool host Maribor on Wednesday night looking for another comprehensive victory to send them top of Champions League Group E with two games to play.

After thrashing the Slovenian club 7-0 away from home in the opening fixture of their double-header, the Reds drew level on five points with Group E frontrunners Spartak Moscow. With the Russian team away at Seville in the other group fixture, boss Jurgen Klopp will know his team have a brilliant opportunity to secure their leading position with two gameweeks remaining.

Since their last outing in the competition, the Merseyside club have experienced mixed Premier League fortunes. Although they cruised easily enough to a 3-0 victory against league newcomers Huddersfield at Anfield on Saturday, the defensive capitulation in the 4-1 loss to Spurs the week before will have left lasting scars. Another confident European win tonight would help to banish those ghosts and instil some positive momentum in their league challenge.

Nonetheless, given the relative ease in which his side defeated their northern Slovenian opposition last time out, expect some squad rotation from Klopp. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Emre Can and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may all start, with other first-choice replacements rested ahead of Saturday’s league clash with West Ham.

For Maribor and their manager, ex-Leeds United boss Darko Milanic, it might be a matter of merely saving face after their drubbing a fortnight ago. With long-term absentees Luka Zahovic and Denis Sme still in the stands, they will be hopeful of clawing back some respectability in their third ever outing in the Champions League group stages.

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What time does it start?

Liverpool vs Maribor kicks off at 19:45 GMT.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be shown on BT Sport ESPN from 19:00. Highlights will be shown at 22:15 on BT Sport 2.

It’s a big game for...

Trent Alexander-Arnold could be handed a rare start (Getty) (Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Trent Alexander-Arnold: In addition to the stunning free-kick he scored in his first ever Champions League appearance in August, the young wingback’s goal in Slovenia a couple of weeks ago would have reassured him he belongs on the biggest footballing stages. Another goal tonight might also persuade Jurgen Klopp to provide him with a more regular starting place.

Best stat...

7-0. Liverpool’s margin of victory last time out was the biggest margin of victory for an English club away from home in the European Cup/Champions League.

Remember when...

With Liverpool and Maribor only facing each other once before tonight, there’s not much inter-club history to choose from here. A good excuse, then, to revisit this textbook Gerrard screamer from the 2004-5 Champions League competition - the Reds would, of course, go on to lift the trophy that year.

Player to watch...

Daniel Sturridge: Scoring his 100^th Liverpool goal on his return to action against Huddersfield on Saturday, the striker will hope for more goals tonight to further energise his journey back to full match-fitness.

Previous three meetings...

Maribor 0 Liverpool 7 (Firmino x2, Coutinho, Salah x2, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander-Arnold), Champions League, October 2017.

Form guide...

Liverpool: DDDWLW

Maribor: WLWDLL

Odds...

Liverpool: 1/33

Maribor: 50

Draw: 22

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

[1 November 2017 20:58 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Spurs 2-0 Real Madrid (Alli)

56' - Dele Alli loves the Champions League, doesn't he?

He skips past Casemiro with ease before letting rip with a 20-yard shot that deflects off Sergio Ramos and past Kiko Casilla into the Real Madrid net.

A two-goal lead is no more than Spurs deserve.

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62' - Spurs somehow escape with their two-goal lead intact as a goalmouth scramble ends with Cristiano Ronaldo blocking Sergio Ramos' shot from point-blank range. 

Madrid have cranked the pressure up in the last few minutes and look like they could get back into the game.

[1 November 2017 21:07 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Spurs 3-0 Real Madrid (Eriksen

65' - What a counter-attack!

That frightening front three of Alli, Kane and Eriksen combine on the break and it's Eriksen who applies the finishing touch after Kane's perfectly-weighted pass.

[1 November 2017 21:07 · Liam Corless]

66' - Moussa Dembele replaces Harry Winks for Spurs.

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GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Maribor (Can, 64)

Emre Can doubles Liverpool's lead at Anfield.

[1 November 2017 21:10 · Liam Corless]

GOAL! Napoli 2-2 Manchester City (Jorginho, pen, 62)

This one was always going to be a cracker. Jorginho levels proceedings for Napoli from the spot.

[1 November 2017 21:15 · Liam Corless]

70' - Every Tottenham pass is being greeted by an "Ole!" from the tens of thousands of Spurs supporters inside Wembley.

Mauricio Pochettino's men are humiliating the European champions here and there could be more goals to come.

[1 November 2017 21:15 · Liam Corless]

74' - Marco Asensio and Borja Mayoral replace Karim Benzema and Isco for Real Madrid.

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78' - What a chance! Dele Alli spurns a hat-trick opportunity as he puts a free header wide from Kieran Trippier's pinpoint cross. That should've been the match ball for the Spurs attacker.

Meanwhile, Fernando Llorente is on for Harry Kane.