13 stats you need to know ahead of Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur

The Reds host Ange Postecoglou's side at Anfield on Thursday night, looking to overturn the 1-0 defeat they suffered in the capital last month.

We've selected the best Opta facts and figures ahead of the final four tie...

Liverpool have reached the final on two of the last three occasions when they have lost the first leg of a League Cup semi-final, against Crystal Palace in 2000–01 and Sheffield United in 2002–03.

This is the Reds' 20th appearance in the League Cup final four, and only once have they lost both legs of a semi-final (against Southampton in 2016-17).

Since the two-legged defeat to the Saints, the club have progressed in each of their last six major cup semi-finals. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last nine home League Cup games (W4 D5), winning their last four in a row by an aggregate score of 15-4.

The Reds have lost just one of their last 27 home games against Tottenham (W19 D7) and are unbeaten in 14 (W10 D4) since a 2-0 defeat in May 2011.

Mohamed Salah has scored 16 goals in 17 of his appearances for Liverpool against Spurs in all competitions (12 goals, four assists). Only against Manchester United (16) and West Ham United (13) has he scored more goals as a Red.

The Egyptian has scored 19 goals in 16 games at Anfield this season (11 goals, eight assists), failing to score or assist in just two of those games.

Arne Slot's men are unbeaten in their last 15 games at Anfield in all competitions (W13 D2) since defeat to Nottingham Forest in September. The Reds have scored at least twice in each of those 15 home games. The last of those was a longer run between February and November 2019 (17 D2).

Cody Gakpo has scored four goals in this season's Carabao Cup, with Robbie Fowler (six in 2000–01) the last player to score more for the club in a single campaign.

The No. 18 has scored in each of his last six games for Liverpool at Anfield, with Salah (on a run of nine in 2023) the last player to enjoy a longer home scoring streak for the Reds.

Diogo Jota has scored five goals in his last five Carabao Cup appearances.

Following their 1-0 first-leg victory, Tottenham will be looking to win consecutive games against Liverpool in all competitions for the first time since a three-match winning streak between November 2010 and September 2011.

The Reds have won two of their last three League Cup ties against Spurs (most recently in 2016-17 at the fourth-round stage).