Liverpool vs Tottenham LIVE: Carabao Cup semi-final score and updates as Reds seek to overturn deficit

18 mins: Richarlison is nudged in the back by Ryan Gravenberch and wins Tottenham a free kick.

It’s a long way out from goal but Son stands over it. He chips it into the box and Conor Bradley turns the ball behind for a corner.

Son is on set piece duty again. He whips the ball into the area but Darwin Nunez leaps highest and nods it away.

15 mins: The good news for Tottenham is that they’ve made it through the opening quarter of an hour.

They’ll need to play this game in chunks and acknowledge each successful period.

Liverpool will only step up the intensity the longer this game goes without a goal.

13 mins: A lovely one-two between Conor Bradley and Mo Salah sees the Liverpool right-back fed into the right side of the box.

He wins a corner that gets played short to Dominik Szoboszlai.

He whips the ball into the area and after a mad scramble Spurs manage to work the ball away.

Antonin Kinsky and Ben Davies clash heads in the process and the defender’s head is cut. There’s a pause while he receives treatment.

11 mins: There’s a nervous moment for Archie Gray after a misplaced pass is blocked by Cody Gakpo.

The ball bounces into the path of Darwin Nunez but Spurs’ new defender, Kevin Danso, is on hand to help clear the danger.

Salah’s dainty flick into the box comes to Nunez who nudges it into the path of Dominik Szoboszlai.

The midfielder lays the ball off to Salah who shoots and his effort is deflected into the hands of Kinsky.

An easy save to make but the Tottenham goalkeeper will be pleased with it.

6 mins: Van Dijk and Richarlison get a talking to by the referee but there are no cards shown.

Liverpool attempt to quickly work the ball forward from the right side of the pitch.

Conor Bradley feeding Mo Salah who threads a pass into the box.

Darwin Nunez chases after it but Antonin Kinsky comes off his line and smothers the ball first.

3 mins: Salah tries his luck by running at Djed Spence in the early stages of this game but the Tottenham left-back times his tackle beautifully and pokes the ball out of play.

Liverpool take the throw in quickly and switch play over to the left side of the pitch.

Richarlison and Virgil van Dijk collide and the Brazilian drops to the ground clutching his face.

Spurs get the ball rolling at Anfield.

They work it over to the left wing where Liverpool win possession and send it up to Mo Salah.

He’s forced wide and the ball dribbles out of play.

Virgil van Dijk and Heung-Min Son lead out their respective teams onto the pitch witht he cacophany of sound erupting around the stadium.

There’s a buzzing, fervent atmosphere to the Liverpool fans as though they feel like something special is about to happen.

Tottenham’s job is to stop that. They hold the advantage and will go through if they keep a clean sheet.

Liverpool have progressed from two of their last three League Cup ties against Spurs (most recently doing so in 2016-17 at the fourth-round stage).

They’ll need to overturn their deficit if they want to meet Newcastle in the final.