Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Carabao Cup score and updates as Lucas Bergvall scores late goal
Spurs are in desperate need of a win but face a difficult opponent when they welcome the Premier League leaders
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham host Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final this evening with both teams hoping to gain an advantage over the other ahead of next month’s return fixture.
Spurs are in desperate need of a success story after a run of four matches without a win including a 6-3 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League just a couple of weeks ago. Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure to turnaround Tottenham’s fortunes – they are 12th in the top flight table – but a poor season in the league will be forgiven if the manager can secure Spurs’ first silverware since 2008.
Liverpool, meanwhile, hope to move one step closer to securing Arne Slot’s first trophy since replacing Jurgen Klopp in the summer. The Reds look on course to lift the Premier League at the end of the season, despite a 2-2 draw with Man Utd last time out, and are performing strongly in the Champions League. Victory over Spurs tonight would move them within one match of a trip to Wembley and keep their strong momentum going.
Follow all the Carabao Cup action with our live blog below:
Full-time! Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool
90+7 mins: There goes the final whistle and Tottenham have pulled off an outstanding win.
It seemed unlikely that Ange Postecoglou’s men could hurt this impressive Liverpool side but the Reds seemed to have an off night and were punished by a late winner from Lucas Bergvall.
Spurs win the game and take a one-goal lead into the second leg at Anfield. Will that be enough to take them to Wembley?
Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool
90+3 mins: The Tottenham fans are singing and cheering after this decent performance from their team. It has been a fairly even match in truth but the hosts have edged ahead and now look content to cling onto their lead.
Darwin Nunez almost gets Liverpool level. Luis Diaz pokes in a cross that Nunez turns towards goal only for Kinsky to leap to the right and push the ball behind.
Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool
90 mins: Seven minutes of added time to play before the end of this game.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool (Lucas Bergvall, 86’)
Huge!
This one is going to stand. After another short break for a knock, Tottenham get the match going again and play down the right wing.
A long ball comes up to Dominic Solanke who shrugs off Ibrahima Konate and collects the ball. He rolls it across to Lucas Bergvall who slots a first time effort into the bottom corner and gives Spurs the lead.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
81 mins: Inside the last 10 minutes of play now. Will there be a winner? Liverpool’s substitutions have brought them a degree of control but Spurs are starting to push forward again.
NO GOAL! Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
78 min: VAR wasn’t in place for the quarter-finals but was brought in for the semis. Referee Stuart Attwell delivers the verdict that the Spurs fans didn’t want to hear.
After the check, Solanke was just offside meaning the goal is ruled out.
Attwell announces the decision to the whole stadium in a new innovation for VAR which is being trialled during the semi-finals of the league cup.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool (Dominic Solanke, 76’)
Massive!
Tottenham take the lead through a former Liverpool player. Dominic Solanke makes a run in behind the Liverpool high line as the ball is played through.
He collects it and drives into the box before slipping a fine low shot past Alisson into the back of the net.
VAR is checking this, is Solanke onside? The flag stayed down.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
75 mins: Ange Postecoglou decides that Heung-Min Son has had enough and switches out his captain with Timo Werner. Postecoglou will be hoping the fresh legs will be a bigger threat to Liverpool in the final 20 minutes.
Tottenham 0-0 Liverpool
72 mins: Off the line!
Tsimikas curls a cross into the box from the left and the ball sails through to Trent Alexander-Arnold. He decides to shoot from a tight angle and hits the ball cleanly.
It flies across the box and looks to be going in but Radu Dragusin clears the danger off the goal line!
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