A spot within the remaining of the Carabao Cup is on the road as Liverpool tackle Arsenal within the final 4.
After the postponement of final week’s scheduled first leg on the Emirates Stadium, Anfield will now host the opening encounter of the two-legged affair.
Arsenal have been knocked out of the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest on Sunday and can hope for a greater cup exhibiting in a contest they haven’t gained since 1993.
Jurgen Klopp was again within the Liverpool dugout for his or her third-round win over Shrewsbury on the weekend after serving the required isolation after a optimistic Covid take a look at, and defended the postponement of the Emirates Stadium leg, insisting Liverpool had “numerous false positives” amid fears of a significant outbreak.
Right here’s all the pieces you might want to know forward of the match.
When is the match?
The sport kicks off at 7:45pm GMT on Thursday 13 January at Anfield.
The place can I watch it?
The match shall be proven stay on Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion, Sky Sports activities Soccer and Extremely HD, with protection starting at 7pm. Subscribers can stream the fixture by way of the Sky Go app.
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What’s the crew information?
Trent Alexander-Arnold was, ultimately, the one Liverpool participant confirmed to have contracted Covid, however the right-back has been in a position to return to coaching this week and should function. Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are away on the Africa Cup of Nations, together with Naby Keita, whereas Divock Origi is amongst these on the remedy desk.
Arsenal have had their very own points with the coronavirus and it was a skinny squad crushed on the Metropolis Floor in Nottingham. Granit Xhaka missed the sport after a optimistic take a look at, whereas Emile Smith Rowe (groin) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) have been additionally absent.
Mikel Arteta has 4 gamers in Cameroon for Africa’s continental competitors, together with exiled striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. A scarcity of obtainable senior midfielders might trigger Arteta to favour an attacking lineup.
Predicted line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Jones; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Firmino, Jota
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Smith Rowe, Lokonga, Odegaard; Saka, Lacazette, Martinelli.
Odds
Liverpool 21/20
Draw 56/19
Arsenal 13/5
Prediction
Arsenal shall be hoping to proper the wrongs of their FA Cup defeat, however a stretched squad might discover issues robust in opposition to a Liverpool facet eyeing silverware and eager to take cost of the tie with surprising first leg dwelling benefit. Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal
Kaynak: briturkish.com
