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Dan Kilpatrick

Tottenham XI vs Liverpool: Danso debut - Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Carabao Cup

Ange Postecoglou has two new faces in the squad - (ES Composite)

Kevin Danso makes his debut and Mathys Tel is on the bench as Tottenham take on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final tonight.

Ange Postecoglou partners Danso and Ben Davies at centre-half after revealing that Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero are not fit enough to start at Anfield. Radu Dragusin is out for the season with a torn ACL.

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Tel, who joined Spurs on loan from Bayern Munich on deadline day, is among the substitutes as Postecoglou again uses Dejan Kulusevski on the right wing in a big games, with No9 Richarlison or captain Heung-min Son also in the front three.

Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma start in midfield, while Archie Gray fills in at right-back with Pedro Porro on the bench.

Spurs will also be without Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and Timo Werner.

Spurs lead 1-0 from last month's first leg in north London and are vying to meet Newcastle or Arsenal in the final.

Tottenham XI: Kinsky, Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence, Bentancur, Bissouma, Sarr, Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son

Subs: Austin, Porro, Reguilon, Bergvall, Ajayi, Cassanova, Olusesi, Moore, Tel

Time and date: 8pm GMT tonight Thursday, February 6, 2025

Venue: Anfield

TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports

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