Gary Lineker believes Tottenham Hotspur may have an unlikely advantage in their upcoming EFL Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool.
Spurs host the Reds a week on Wednesday in the first leg of their final-four clash, with the second leg to follow at Anfield in February.
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The Lilywhites will be desperate to make it to Wembley as they seek to win their first major trophy since 2008.
However, they don’t come into the clash against Liverpool in good form.
Spurs have won just three of their last 13 matches across all competitions and none of their last three.
What’s more, they must face a Newcastle side on a run of five straight victories by a 16-1 combined scoreline this Saturday before they can even think about their EFL Cup exploits.
By contrast, Liverpool sit eight points clear at the top of the Premier League and have lost just one game in all competitions this season — beating West Ham United 5-0 last time out.
Gary Lineker talks up Spurs EFL Cup chances
With all that in mind, the odds don’t exactly look good on a Spurs win.
However, Lineker has a theory that could see the semi-final swing unexpectedly in Tottenham’s favour.
“Particularly, probably the cup game because it’s been so long since Spurs have won something. It’s hard to see him getting past Liverpool. The only thing I would say is that Liverpool will probably rest quite a few,” the former Tottenham, Everton and Leicester striker said (via TBR).
“I know it sounds mad in a semi-final, but there’s Champions League games coming up, although they’re in pretty good shape there. But with them being so far ahead in the league, that would take absolute priority for Liverpool.
“So I’d be surprised if they didn’t mix it up a little bit, which might help the chances of Spurs.”
