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Spurs hold a 1-0 lead but Liverpool have been incredible on home soil this season. With that in mind our Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur predictions have Arne Slot’s team winning the game but with Spurs manage to score at least one goal in return.
Read on for my EFL Cup picks for Thursday, February 6 with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. ET on Paramount Plus.
My best bet:
Liverpool moneyline + both teams to score (+108 at TonyBet)
My analysis
On Thursday we have the second of this week’s EFL Cup semi-finals with Liverpool and Tottenham vying to seal that spot at Wembley in March as they look for their first silverware of the season. For Tottenham, the pursuit of silverware has been a long one, with the club’s long stretch without a trophy becoming a meme amongst rivals. Meanwhile, Arne Slot would love to secure a trophy in his first season in England, even if it’s just a warm-up for the Premier League title that his Liverpool team are currently favorites for.
When these teams met last month Spurs managed to secure a tight 1-0 win. They did that despite having just 39% possession, as well as fewer shots and shots on target, than Liverpool. Lightning doesn’t strike twice, especially with the second leg of this tie taking place at Anfield. However, the odds of -435 on the home win are prohibitively low. Instead, we’re backing Liverpool to win and both teams to score for the following reasons.
Firstly, we’re backing the Liverpool win because of a number of reasons. They come into this game missing only Trent Alexander-Arnold, that’s in stark comparison to Tottenham’s injury list which has no less than nine potential starters on it. Liverpool have also been arguably the best team in Europe over the past six months. They’re six points clear at the top of the Premier League, topped the Champions League group stage, have …
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