Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur result, stats and report

Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, with goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, and Dominik Szoboszlai doing the damage. Spurs had more of the ball, more shots, more of everything except what matters.

Liverpool dominated possession and created four big chances at Anfield but could not find a way through a resolute Fulham side, with the 0-0 draw a frustrating afternoon for the home crowd.

Tottenham created more but delivered nothing, Everton held firm without ever threatening to win it, and both sets of supporters went home with nothing to show for ninety minutes of Premier League football.

Liverpool head to Austria on Wednesday knowing their Champions League form demands a response. LASK Linz are no soft touch at home, but this is a fixture Liverpool simply have to win.

Manchester City arrive at Anfield on Sunday in far better shape than their hosts, and the head-to-head record makes for grim reading if you are a Liverpool supporter. This is a test of attitude as much as ability.

Aston Villa and Tottenham have spent a combined £500m rebuilding their squads this summer, yet sit in the Premier League's bottom four with just three points and one goal between them. Their meeting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday arrives just before a three-week international break offers no chance to fix things.

Andoni Iraola says Liverpool's forwards, not the struggling Gravenberch-Szoboszlai midfield pairing, are to blame for a third draw in four league games. With Tottenham up next in the Carabao Cup, wholesale changes up front look set to test his diagnosis.