The third round fixture list of the EFL Cup pits Liverpool against their opening day opponents Norwich City at Carrow Road this Tuesday evening.
Jurgen Klopp’s Merseysiders have been in fine form of late and have maintained an unbeaten start across all competitions this new season which was further extended last time around on Saturday with a win over Crystal Palace.
Goals from African star trio Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita claimed all three points for the Anfield giants on their patch against a hapless Eagles outfit who rarely threatened when going forward.
Klopp will be hopeful of his players to deliver another solid showing, this time on the road to the under-fire Norwich City side, who sit bottom of the Premier League table five games into their return to England’s top flight.
15 – Norwich have lost each of their last 15 @premierleague games under Daniel Farke; this is now the longest losing run by any side in English top-flight history under a single manager. Woes. pic.twitter.com/pnut2KOlwp
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 18, 2021
The Canaries have lost all five of their outings so far in league football and will be heavy underdogs when squaring up against Liverpool who handed them a 3-0 defeat on the opening day of the 21-22 league campaign.
WHEN & WHERE?
Date: 20 September 2021
Time: 6:45 PM GMT
Venue: Carrow Road
TEAM NEWS
Curtis Jones will be due his 50th outing in the Liverpool shirt, confirmed Jurgen Klopp’s right-hand man Pep Ljinders in his pre-match remarks.
There are no fresh injury concerns for Liverpool post the win over Crystal Palace over the weekend as it remains to be seen whether Roberto Firmino will return to the fold in time for Tuesday’s game.
PREDICTION
We back Liverpool to claim the win in the third-round fixture against Norwich City who have endured a terrible run of recent form and will have a tough task on their hands when hosting an in-form Reds outfit.
Norwich City 0-4 Liverpool
