Liverpool needed a second-half turnaround to beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at Anfield on 9 September, Alexis Mac Allister supplying the winner and Ronald Araújo picking up the Player of the Match award after starring at right-back and assisting Szoboszlai's equaliser.

That resilience sits awkwardly alongside a flat 0-0 draw with Fulham three days later, the club's third league stalemate in four matches.

Tottenham arrive having gone four straight Premier League games without scoring, an alarming run for a top-flight side, though they still know how to find the net when the competition changes: a 5-1 romp past Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup Second Round is the freshest evidence of that.

Those contrasting patterns make Liverpool the sounder side to back, even with some legitimate reservations about fatigue and rotation.

Charlton, several rungs below the top flight, are a reminder of how far apart clubs can sit across the English football tiers.

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A cup tie shaped by contrasting droughts

Both clubs walked away from their most recent league fixtures with 0-0 scorelines on 12 September, Liverpool held by Fulham and Tottenham stalemated by Everton, but the context behind those results differs sharply.

Liverpool's stalemate was their third draw in four matches, and Fulham reportedly created the better second-half chances, hardly a ringing form line.

Tottenham's goalless run stretches across their opening four Premier League matches of the season, the first time they have started a campaign without scoring in that many games. Sportsbet also offers more background on Carabao Cup betting.

Liverpool reach this tie as their fourth match in 11 days, following away win at Ipswich Town, the comeback against Atletico Madrid, and the goalless draw with Fulham, so some rotation from a squad already carrying selection question marks around Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez looks likely.

Tottenham, missing Mykhailo Mudryk to an ankle injury and still without Dejan Kulusevski, Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons as of their most recent confirmed update, have fewer attacking options to call upon even if their manager wants to freshen things up.

Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026

Kick-off: 5:00 am AEST

Local Kick-off: 8:00 pm BST

Venue: Anfield, Liverpool

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Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction

Back Liverpool to win inside regular time.

Their capacity to fight back against Atletico Madrid at Anfield outweighs the flatness of the Fulham draw, while Tottenham's prolonged league scoring drought, even accounting for their Carabao Cup goal glut against Charlton, points to a side short on attacking confidence.

Rotation for a third match in a week remains the genuine complication. For more background, we have a separate guide covering what does Win Draw Win mean .

Given the fatigue and rotation risk could make this a tighter tie than expected, punters wary of a draw might want to read up on what draw no bet means before locking in a selection.