All the players are out for the semi-final clash with Liverpool

Tottenham will be without a host of star players this Wednesday when they host Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

Constant and devastating injuries have been the theme of Tottenham’s grueling campaign so far and Ange Postecoglou’s options remain extremely limited ahead of Liverpool’s visit. The defense has been decimated more by fitness issues in recent months, but there are absences across the squad.

Spurs are desperate to end their 17-year trophy drought this season and Wednesday is a great opportunity to put one foot in the Carabao Cup final. However, they will have to deal with injuries and an excellent Liverpool squad to put on a show.

Here are the Tottenham players missing from Wednesday’s clash with Liverpool.

Tottenham will boast just one member of their starting back five on Wednesday afternoon, with Pedro Porro the latest player at right-back. Elsewhere, Christian Romero, Mickey van de Ven and Ben Davis are all absent at center back, while Destiny Udogie he is out for the long term having recently injured his hamstring.

To make matters worse, Spurs are without their top goalkeeper at the moment. William Vicar missing since the end of November and his replacement Fraser Forster he is also fighting the disease. Third player Brandon Austin made his debut in the 2-1 defeat by Newcastle United at the weekend.

However, Spurs signed a new goalkeeper during the first week of the January transfer window, bringing in Slavia Prague youngster Antonin Kinsky. He is available and eligible to play against Liverpool.

Fortunately for Postecoglou, Tottenham have no injury problems in midfield, but will be without James Madison and Pope Mattar Sar on Wednesday afternoon. Both are serving one-match bans after picking up two yellow cards in previous rounds of the Carabao Cup.

In better news, Rodrigo Bentancur has returned from the Premier League suspension that saw him miss Saturday’s clash with the Magpies. He is likely to partner Yves Bissouma in the center of the park, while teenager Lucas Bergvall could earn more minutes after the start of the weekend.

Tottenham may want to bring in more attacking depth in January but have seen previous absentees Richarlison I recently returned to training. The Brazilian is yet to start in the Premier League this season due to ongoing fitness issues and will miss Wednesday having yet to fully recover from a hamstring problem.

The same injury has sidelined the summer signing Wilson Odobert since October and the former Burnley forward will be absent for the visit of Liverpool. However, young Mikey Moore could feature in the squad after being sidelined since early November due to illness.

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