Liverpool will open doors Afield welcome Stoke City in the League Cup or Capital One Cup semi-final at 02:45 minutes tonight. Reds manager Jurgen Klopp hopes Liverpool finals for the first time as he led a group of nearly 4 months while in the 1st around at the Britannia Stadium Liverpool won 1-0. So tonight, Liverpool can also tie up the final play England at Wembley.
Homeowners Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan would be the first choice after returning from injury since May 2014. Nathaniel Clyne knee injury while Dejan Lovren not Fit 100% yet. The player Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho will continue to be absent. So the first 11 Reds: Mignolet; Moreno, Sakho, Toure, Flanagan; Can, Allen, Henderson; Lallana, Milner, Firmino.
Stoke will be without captain Ryan Shawcross back injury but striker Marko Arnautovic and Bojan Krkic could be the first choice. Stoke's first 11: Butland; Pieters, Johnson, Wollscheid, Bardsley; Whelan, Afellay, Walters, Shaqiri; Arnautovic, Bojan.
Liverpool Stoke have played 6 times in the League Cup and have lost 5 wins 1 draw.
- Liverpool are unbeaten League Cup semi-finals in their own territory by winning 15 times 8 equals 7.
- Stoke have never beaten Liverpool at Anfield all these awards for the past 57 years, since March 1959. 36 meet at Anfield, Liverpool won 31 times and 5 draws.
This forecast is: Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City, the fans make of it?
