Liverpool vs Arsenal prediction: How will Carabao Cup fixture play out tonight?

The tie of the round in the EFL Cup fourth round takes place at Anfield on Monday night, as Liverpool host Arsenal.

These two teams only met on Monday night in the Premier League, with the Reds running out dominant winners on that occasion.

When they met in this competition last season, however, a back-and-forth encounter ended 5-5, with Liverpool triumphing on penalties - but the Gunners won the league game at the end of last season and also won on spot-kicks in the Community Shield.

Both teams are likely to make plenty of changes from the Monday night team sheets.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game.

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When is it?

The match kicks off at 7:45 pm on 1 October, at Anfield.

How can I watch it?

The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event. Subscribers can also stream the game via the Sky Go app.

If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

What is the team news?

Liverpool are without the injured Joel Matip, Jordan Henderson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, while Thiago Alcantara has been returned a positive coronavirus test and will miss out.

Arsenal have the likes of Gabriel Martinelli, Calum Chambers, Pablo Mari and Shkodran Mustafi injured. Sead Kolasinac is unlikely to play as he negotiates a transfer away and Cedric Soares is a doubt.

Predicted line-ups

Liverpool: Adrian; N Williams, Gomez, Van Dijk, Milner; Grujic, Jones, Wijnaldum; Shaqiri, Minamino, Jota.

Arsenal: Runarsson; Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Maitland-Niles, Willock, Ceballos, Saka; Pepe, Nketiah, Nelson.

Odds

Liverpool - 16/13

Draw - 56/19

Arsenal - 13/5

Prediction

Somewhat less utter dominance from the home side compared to the league match, and potentially more defensive lapses from both teams. There are usually goals when Reds and Gunners clash and last year in the cup they drew 5-5. Perhaps not quite as dramatic, but still an eventful game which Liverpool just edge. Liverpool 3-2 Arsenal

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