Semi-Final 2⃣ coming up!
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Liverpool cruised through their opening two Carabao Cup fixtures, beating Norwich City and Preston North End before being made to work hard by Leicester City in the quarter-finals. The Reds’ recent form has been shaky as they have only won two of their last six games in regulation time.
On the other hand, Arsenal’s Carabao Cup campaign has been a memorable one thus far, with the Gunners easing past West Bromwich Albion, AFC Wimbledon, Leeds United and Sunderland to reach the semi-finals. However, the north Londoners come into this game on the back of an ouster from the FA Cup at the hands of Nottingham Forest.
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Thursday’s game is the 13th different League Cup tie between Arsenal and Liverpool, with each side winning/progressing six times each in the previous 12. It is the most played fixture in the history of the competition. The last five League Cup meetings between Arsenal and Liverpool have produced a total of 28 goals, despite the fourth round tie last season finishing 0-0.
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Liverpool have lost just one of their eight home games against Arsenal in the League Cup (W4 D3), going down 6-3 in January 2007 with Julio Baptista scoring four times for the Gunners.
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Under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool have scored more goals against Arsenal in all competitions (43) than they have versus any other opponent.
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Arsenal have progressed from three of their past four League Cup semi-final ties. However, no side has been eliminated at this stage of the competition more often than the Gunners (7, level with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United).
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Arsenal are the highest scorers in this season’s EFL Cup with 16 goals, while no player has scored more in this season’s competition than Gunners striker Eddie Nketiah (5). Indeed, Nketiah has scored ten goals in nine appearances in the competition overall, scoring once on average every 66 minutes.
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Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Milner, Henderson; Minamino, Firmino, Jota.
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Lokonga, Xhaka; Saka, Lacazette, Martinelli; Nketiah.
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OFFICIAL: Arsenal have confirmed that Martin Ødegaard misses tonight’s game after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Granit Xhaka has been sent off for Arsenal.
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Granit Xhaka has been sent off for the third time since the beginning of last season:
◉ 56’ vs Burnley (Dec 2020)
◉ 35’ vs Man City (Aug 2021)
◉ 24’ vs Liverpool (Jan 2022)
They’re getting earlier each time. 
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5 – Since his debut season with Arsenal in 2016-17, no Premier League player has been sent off more times in all competitions than Granit Xhaka (5).
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HT: Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal
Shots: 4-1
Shots on target: 0-0
Possession: 80%-20%
Pass accuracy: 86%-53%
Corners: 6-1
Granit Xhaka see’s red for the second time this season.
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Each of Liverpool and Arsenal’s last three games against each other in the League Cup have all finished as a draw:
◉ 5-5
◉ 0-0
◉ 0-0
All the goals coming in one game. 
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Arsenal are the first side to stop Liverpool scoring in a game at Anfield across all competitions this season.
And they did it with 10-men for 71 minutes. 
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FT: Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal
Shots: 17-3
Shots on target: 1-1
Possession: 77.5%-22.5%
Pass accuracy: 85%-48%
Corners: 8-1
10-man Arsenal stand tall.
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Gabriel Martinelli’s game by numbers vs. Liverpool:
100% take-on success
36 touches
9 duels won
4 take-ons
3 tackles
2 crosses
2 clearances
1 foul won
Putting in a shift. 
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Arsenal had a pass success rate of just 45% and still limited Liverpool to just one shot on target at Anfield
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