After the highs of thrashing Manchester City on their own home turf by the same scoreline in November, Tottenham have since hemorrhaged results in the Premier League and have now lost out on one of their three chances to cover for a write-off EPL campaign.

Holders Liverpool punched their return ticket to Wembley and a League Cup final against Newcastle United after a 4-0 rout, and 4-1 aggregate victory, over a toothless Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Thursday.