"There is simply no way out." Tottenham suffers a 1-3 defeat to Liverpool, extending the "Anfield nightmare" for 15 years... continuing their winless and goalless streak in the league as they are also eliminated from the Carabao Cup.

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Tottenham shows no signs of recovery. Despite displaying their best attacking form this season, they ultimately lost in an away match at Anfield.

On the 16th (Korean time), Tottenham suffered a decisive 1-3 defeat to Liverpool in an away match during the third round of the 2026–2027 English Football League Cup (EFL Cup, hereinafter Carabao Cup) at Anfield in Liverpool, UK.

Tottenham, who have drawn two and lost two in four matches this season in the English Premier League (EPL), remaining winless and goalless while sitting 17th, also failed to bounce back in the Carabao Cup. Moreover, Tottenham continues their 15-year away winless streak at Anfield.

Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi implemented extensive rotation to turn around the team's mood. In the early stages of the first half, Tottenham created chances through shots by Lucas Bergvall but failed to score due to outstanding saves by opposing goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and a lack of clinical finishing.

In contrast, Liverpool took the lead in the 21st minute of the first half when Alexis Mac Allister curled a right-footed shot from near the penalty area.

In the 9th minute of the second half, Liverpool extended their lead to 2-0 as Cody Gakpo received a pass from Mac Allister and scored an additional goal. In the 24th minute of the second half, Tottenham sparked hope for a comeback when Conor Gallagher headed in a goal from a corner kick situation.

However, Tottenham, who pushed forward with LINE up to chase an equalizer, collapsed in the first minute of stoppage time after conceding a decisive goal via a long-range volley from substitute Dominik Szoboszlai.

On this day, Tottenham outperformed Liverpool in attacking metrics with 17 shots compared to 12 and an expected goals (xG) tally of 2.34 versus 1.53. However, they failed to overcome the crisis due to a lack of clinical finishing by their forward players and declining defensive concentration.

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