Liverpool and Tottenham name XIs for Carabao Cup Round 3 tie at Anfield on 15 September 2026
Liverpool and Tottenham announced their confirmed starting lineups for the Round 3 Carabao Cup tie at Anfield in Liverpool, United Kingdom on 15 September 2026. The fixture pits Liverpool, the competition's most successful club, against a Tottenham side seeking goals and form.
Liverpool enter the match as the Carabao Cup's most decorated team with 10 titles, their most recent triumph coming in the 2023-24 season. The Reds have managed only one win in their first four matches this term after draws with Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Fulham, while they also began their Champions League campaign with a victory over Atletico Madrid. Alexander Isak is Liverpool's top scorer with three goals and Cody Gakpo has provided three assists.
Iraola’s side are unbeaten in the last six games and would be keen to extend their unbeaten run at home.
Tottenham arrive at Anfield after a difficult start in the Premier League, described in the source as one of the club's worst, having failed to score in their first four league matches. The squad features recent high-profile additions named in the preview — Tonali, Fernandes, Marmoush and Savio — yet the team remained goalless in the league at the time of publication and Robert De Zerbi’s side were described as being in dire need of goals.
In Carabao Cup Round 2, Spurs defeated Charlton Athletic 5-1 with goals attributed to Moore, Solanke, Danso, Savio and Ben Davies, a result noted as a positive ahead of the Anfield trip. The article states a victory against Liverpool at Anfield could provide a significant morale boost for Tottenham.
The preview highlights a tactical matchup: a Uruguayan defender, on loan at Anfield from FC Barcelona, will be expected to curb threats from Liverpool's right wing while making overlapping, accelerated runs to create chances for Victor Munoz up front. That defender is also described in the piece as "a talismanic leader for the Uruguay national team." On the opposite flank, Egyptian winger Omar Marmoush is named as a direct opponent.
It will be a homecoming at Anfield for Robertson in new colours after nearly a decade with Liverpool; the article records that Robertson made over 350+ appearances for the Reds before completing a move to Tottenham Hotspur.
The confirmed starting XIs settle the selections for this Round 3 Carabao Cup meeting at Anfield, where Liverpool will host Tottenham in the knockout tie.