Liverpool welcome Tottenham Hotspur for a 3rd round tie which will ensure the elimination of a "Big Six" side. In the red corner, this past weekend Fulham visited Anfield in which resulted in a scoreless draw. This comes after Liverpool's enthralling Champions League game with Atletico Madrid that came to a close with a score of 2-1. Iraola has confirmed that squad rotation will be in effect in Monday's press conference. He confirmed the start of Giorgi Mamardashvili and that Joe Gomez is "ready to play". Other updates from the Spaniard include that both Leoni and Bradley are getting ever closer to a return but has said that Leoni is closer to a return than the Northern Irish full back. In the white corner, it's been more of the same for Tottenham picking up two consecutive 0-0s for the first time in over 20 years for the North London team after their 0-0 draw with Everton. In his press conference, De Zerbi confirmed that Tonali, Porro and Kulusevski will all be excluded from Tuesday's team sheet, however Udogie will return to it. He also gave an update on the Richarlison situation where he said that despite his availability due to it being a cup game, Richarlison will not be included. Some squad rotation may be expected for Tottenham but not in large numbers. In their past meetings, Liverpool have not lost since Bergvall helped his side edge a Carabao Cup first leg 1-0 at Anfield in early Jan 2025, but in the league haven't lost since Matip's dramatic own goal gave way to a 2-1 defeat in 2023. Last seasons Premier League meetings resulted in a 2-1 win for the Reds in North London and at home it was all square, 1-1.