Liverpool vs West Ham live score, updates, highlights, lineups, result from Carabao Cup quarterfinal

ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — Liverpool host West Ham United on December 20 in the last of the quarterfinals in this season's EFL Cup.

The tournament, called the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, will be the first major trophy on offer in the English season, with the final set for February 25, 2024.

Liverpool have won the competition a record nine times, most recently in 2022, and more success would underline their improvement in 2023/24 after a difficult previous season.

However, this quarterfinal will be far from straightforward. Jurgen Klopp is likely to field a rotated side given the Reds' commitments in the league and Europa League this season, and West Ham may consider this an opportunity to claim a famous away win at Anfield.

That said, David Moyes' team face Manchester United in the Premier League in three days' time, so the Hammers boss will have to be careful when it comes to managing his players' workload.

The Sporting News will be following the Liverpool vs. West Ham match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.

Schedule and results from this season's Carabao Cup

Predicted lineups:

Liverpool (4-3-3, right to left): (4-3-3): Kelleher (GK) — Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Chambers — C. Jones, Endo, Elliott — Gordon, Gakpo, Doak.

West Ham (4-3-3, right to left): Areola (GK) — Kehrer, Mavropanos, Aguerd, Emerson — Alvarez, Soucek — Kudus, Fornals, Benrahma — Ings.

1 hour 15 mins to KO: And how might West Ham line up for this one? Well, with his side going well in the Europa League and on the cusp of the European spots in the Premier League, David Moyes has a difficult balance to strike. There are also rumours circulating of illness running through the Hammers camp ahead of tonight's tie.

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