Stoke City v Liverpool, 05 January 2016
| Score | 1-0 to Liverpool |
| Referee | Anthony Taylor |
| Competition | League Cup Semi-final 1st leg |
| Venue | Britannia Stadium |
| Attendance | 27,369 |
View Stoke City v Liverpool head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm
0 Stoke City
Manager: Mark Hughes
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jack Butland
Defender
Erik Pieters
Defender
Phillip Wollscheid
Defender/Centre back
Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back
Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder
Geoff Cameron
Midfielder
Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward
Marko Arnautović
Forward
Bojan Krkić
Substitutions:
| Jon Walters for Geoff Cameron | 46 |
| Joselu for Bojan Krkić | 69 |
| Peter Crouch for Xherdan Shaqiri | 83 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jakob Haugaard
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Wilson
Midfielder
Charlie Adam
Midfielder
Marco Van Ginkel
Forward
Peter Crouch
Forward
Joselu
Forward
Jon Walters
Comments:
Stoke City progressed to the Final in both of their two previous League Cup Semi-final appearances; versus Manchester City in 1964 and West Ham United in 1972.1 Liverpool
Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Goals:
| Jordon Ibe | 37 |
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Starting lineup:
Simon Mignolet
Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne
Defender
Dejan Lovren
Defender
Alberto Moreno
Defender
Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen
Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Jordon Ibe for Philippe Coutinho | 18 |
| James Milner for Dejan Lovren | 34 |
| Christian Benteke for Joe Allen | 79 |
Cards:
| Simon Mignolet | 73 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ádám Bogdán
Defender
Brad Smith
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Connor Randall
Midfielder
Cameron Brannagan
Midfielder/Forward
Jordon Ibe
Forward
Christian Benteke