Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Liverpool versus Arsenal. These two met here at Anfield just three days ago, with the hosts emphatic 3-1 winners. Funny things can happen in the Carabao Cup though and changes are expected, so there could be a different story tonight - and perhaps a goal-filled one, given the clubs played out a 5-5 draw in this competition a season ago. Team news is on the way...
League Cup / Matchday 1
Anfield / 01.10.2020
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Updated 01/10/2020 at 20:47 GMT
19:10
Arsenal are winless in nine trips to Anfield, conceding 34 goals in those matches.
19:05
Apart from this game, one person on the minds of many Arsenal fans is Houssem Aouar. The Lyon midfielder has long been linked with a move to north London, and some reports suggest an agreement between the clubs is edging closer. Here’s Martin Mosnier from Eurosport France with the expert view on what he would bring to Arsenal.
19:00
As for the visitors, they have only three players who started on Monday doing so tonight. They are Granit Xhaka, the captain, Rob Holding and goalkeeper Bernd Leno. Eddie Nketiah will lead the attack, flanked by new England call-up Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe. Gabriel gets a start in defence.
ARSENAL: Leno, Cedric, Holding. Gabriel, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Willock, Ceballos, Pepe, Saka, Nketiah. Subs: Runarsson, Luiz, Tierney, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Lacazette, Nelson.
18:55
Liverpool make four changes from the side that beat Lincoln City 7-2 in the last round. Diogo Jota - who scored on Monday - Mo Salah, James Milner and Harry Wilson come into the side, with Virgil van Dijk also in central defence. There's another chance for Takumi Minamino and Curtis Jones to impress, and largely first-teamers on the bench.
LIVERPOOL: Adrian, Milner, Van Dijk, R. Williams, N. Williams, Jones, Grujic, Wilson, Minamino, Salah, Jota. Subs: Kelleher, Robertson, Gomez, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Elliott, Origi.
18:50
Before that, here's some of the latest gossip from the continent. Ousmane Dembele has been linked with a move to Liverpool, but it appears their biggest rivals may get their hands on the Frenchman.
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United closing in on signing Dembele from Barcelona - Euro Papers