Liverpool will be huge favourites to book their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals as they travel to Preston tonight.
A 22-game unbeaten run in all competitions underlines the Reds’ form across the squad with Divock Origi and Co earning a 3-0 win over Norwich in the last round of the competition.
While Liverpool are pushing to reach only their second Carabao Cup final in almost a decade, Preston have never reached the quarter-finals of the competition.
Sat 19th in the Championship table, Frankie McAvoy’s side have won two, lost two and drawn six of their ten games going into the tie.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Preston vs Liverpool is scheduled for a 7.45pm BST kick-off tonight - Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Deepdale.
Where to watch Preston vs Liverpool
TV channel: The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Football.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to watch the match online via the Sky Go app.
Preston vs Liverpool team news
Preston XI: Rudd; Rafferty, Van den Berg, Lindsay, Hughes, Cunningham; Ledson, McCann, Potts; Barkhuizen, Maguire.
Subs: Iversen, Bauer, Storey, Huntington, Earl, Whiteman, Johnson, Sinclair, Riis.
Liverpool XI: Adrian; Williams, Gomez, Matip, Tsimikas; Jones, Morton, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Minamino, Blair, Origi.
Subs: Hughes, Pitaluga, Konate, Firmino, Jota, Dixon-Bonner, Phillips, Bradley, Beck.
Preston vs Liverpool prediction
There is simply no stopping Liverpool right now. The reserves’ demolition of Norwich in the last round showed that Jurgen Klopp has a rich vein of talent to exploit and confidence throughout the club is huge after Sunday’s 5-0 win over Manchester United.
Liverpool to win, 3-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two teams have only met once since 1962, a 2-0 win for the Reds in the 2008/09 FA Cup.
Preston wins: 26
Draws: 21
Liverpool wins: 39
