Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE! Carabao Cup match stream, latest score and goal updates today
The Reds may not have it all their own way tonight as they tick off their Carabao Cup campaign at home to the Foxes. Liverpool won this competition in the second before last but went down to foes Manchester City last term, and tonight face a Leicester team who were relegated in May but are flying high in the Championships with sevens win from eight games.
Liverpool’s form is also nothing to be sniffed at, though. They remain unbeaten in the Premier League with five wins from six and will be confident of moving into the next round even with the changes manager Jurgen Klopp is expected to make with the likes of Ben Doak and Jarell Quansah hoping for further chances to impress.
It will be interesting to see how serious Leicester take this game with promotion back into the top flight their clear priority, but they may not want to pass up an opportunity to take a scalp in the cup. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog!
Liverpool vs Leicester latest updates
GOAL! McAteer after three minutes!
How to watch and TV highlights
Liverpool XI: Changes aplenty
Leicester XI: Coady debut
Score prediction: Reds march on
Live updates
1 minute ago
26min: Gakpo is everywhere. You feel if (when) Liverpool score, he will be involved. He is so busy.
4 minutes ago
24min: First booking for the game goes to Richardo for wiping out Gravenberch. He can’t have any complaints, but he does of course.
5 minutes ago
OFF THE LINE!
22min: What do Liverpool need to do?! Gakpo is free at the back post to head at goal, it beats the keeper but not Coady on the line!
6 minutes ago
21min: The referee wins back some friends as Souttar wipes out Jota near the byline to wins a free kick. It’s as clear as day, but Souttar is fuming.
8 minutes ago
19min: The referee isn’t making many friends on Merseyside. Gakpo tussles with Coady for the ball around 30 yards out from Leicester’s goal, the pair go to ground but it is the defender who wins the free kick. Didn’t look much in it at all.
10 minutes ago
17min: Elliott has a pop from a good 25 yards, cutting inside from the right, but it’s hide and wide.
12 minutes ago
15min: Now it is Leicester’s turn to calm things down. Klopp must be in disbelief on the sidelines.
14 minutes ago
SITTERS!
12min: Oh my word, how have Liverpool not scored!
First Jota just has to tap it in at the back post but somehow gets the ball stuck under his feet, and seconds later Doak hits the crossbar from four yards out!
15 minutes ago
11min: It almost works as Gakpo and Jota combine for the former to have a shot at goal, but Souttar blocks!
16 minutes ago
10min: Liverpool have calmed the game down a touch, and they needed to after the poor start. Taking their time on the ball.
