E. Dixon-Bonner enters the game and replaces A. Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Oxlade-Chamberlain is also given an early night, with Dixon-Bonner his replacement.
Beck comes on to make his Liverpool debut, replacing Jones in midfield.
90'
Three minutes of stoppage time to come at Deepdale.
84'
D. Origi has scored a goal for Liverpool!
GOAAALLL - PRESTON 0-2 LIVERPOOL - Game set and match and the quarter-finals beckon for Liverpool. Tsimikas created confusion when his cross hit the crossbar, with Williams pouncing to keep the attack alive. The youngster saw his shot blocked, but the deflection fell to Origi, who has somehow lifted the ball over Rudd with a scorpion kick.
83'
McAvoy looks to have played all of his cards by now, and it will take a massive effort from Preston to come back from behind at Deepdale, but time is on their side.
80'
Jones drives forward towards the Preston box, but he sees his shot saved by Rudd after failing to generate any power.
79'
B. Whiteman enters the game and replaces R. Ledson.
S. Sinclair enters the game and replaces S. Maguire.
Maguire makes way for Sinclair, with the former Manchester City forward getting 11 minutes to make an impression.
Ledson's night is over as he makes way for Whiteman.
78'
D. Johnson enters the game and replaces A. McCann.
Another change for Preston as McCann is replaced by Johnson.
75'
Phillips' introduction at half-time has been seamless for Liverpool, with the youngster forming a solid partnership with Gomez. The duo have had very little to do so far, but there's every chance they will be put through their paces before full-time.
69'
J. Earl enters the game and replaces G. Cunningham.
McAvoy turns to his bench for a second time as Earl comes on in place of Cunningham.
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Preston now have 25 minutes to salvage something from this tie, but they will need to dig very deep indeed, with Liverpool looking comfortable in possession like they have done all night.
63'
E. Riis enters the game and replaces T. Barkhuizen.
Just moments after seeing his shot saved by Adrian, Barkhuizen makes way for Jakobsen.
62'
T. Minamino has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by N. Williams.
GOAAALLLL - PRESTON 0-1 LIVERPOOL - Liverpool's first moment of quality results in them opening the scoring. Right-back Williams showed great composure and vision as he raced into the box before crossing towards the near post. Minamino got in front of his marker, and he was able to steer the ball past Rudd.
Williams looked to be going for goal when he first reached the edge of the box, but he managed to drive into the box before picking out Minamino with a powerful cross.
58'
Maguire appears to have had some of his fingers strapped, and he looks fine to continue!
55'
C. Bradley enters the game and replaces H. Blair.
Klopp decides to change his front three, but it is Bradley that replaces Blair rather than Firmino or Jota.
51'
McAvoy has also got some big decisions to make, with his team doing a fantastic job so far. If he decides to freshen things up, his side may lose their foothold on the game.
49'
Liverpool have injected a bit more pace into the game at the start of the second half, but Rudd's only involvement has been to take goal-kicks. If Klopp wants to avoid penalties, he may need to introduce Jota or Firmino in the next ten minutes or so.
48'
Minamino wastes a great chance to score after being played in by Oxlade-Chamberlain. The winger latched onto the looping pass but took his eye off the ball and the home side win a goal-kick instead.
46'
N. Phillips enters the game and replaces J. Matip.
Klopp makes a change at the break as Phillips replaces Matip.
We are back underway at Deepdale, with just one change being made at the interval.
45' +1
HALF-TIME - PRESTON 0-0 LIVERPOOL.
44'
Rudd has yet to make a save tonight, and McAvoy would have taken that with one minute remaining of the first half.
41'
This game has felt like a training exercise for Liverpool, but Preston have not had anything to worry about so far, and the sheer number of changes Klopp has made has taken the sting out of his team by the looks of things.
36'
Liverpool could do with lifting the tempo of this match, especially if they want to open the scoring before half-time. Everything is a little one-paced at present, and that is playing into Preston's hands.
34'
Liverpool duo Oxlade-Chamberlain and Jones are starting to get more joy in midfield, but they have yet to create any meaningful chances for Blair, Origi or Minamino.
30'
This game is now starting to feel like a proper cup tie; it just took 25 minutes for the players to warm up.
20'
Preston's five-man midfield is doing an excellent job of neutralising Liverpool's attacks, but whether they can keep that up for the rest of this match is another question.
18'
Just a reminder that his game will go straight to penalties, should neither side get the job done inside 90 minutes.
15'
Liverpool's midfield needs to take control of this fixture, with Oxlade-Chamberlain a key cog in this Klopp team.
13'
Nearly 15 minutes into the game and Liverpool have barely got going, which perhaps might not surprise some readers after Klopp decided to change his entire starting XI.
10'
Preston registers the first real shot on goal, and Barkhuizen is the man that wastes it. The home side sat deep and launched a quick counter-attack, only for Barkhuizen to find the back of the stands with his effort.
8'
Maguire and Barkhuizen are taking it in turns to drop into midfield to help Potts, and so far, the plan is working for McAvoy's side.
5'
The home side have made a decent start to tonight's encounter, keeping Liverpool away from their penalty box inside the opening exchanges.
2'
Deepdale is packed as Preston eye a famous cup shock, and they will be hoping to make a fast start in front of their passionate fanbase.
1'
We are underway in Lancashire!
Good evening and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the EFL Cup tie between Preston North End and Liverpool. The Reds are unbeaten so far this season in all competitions, and the Championship side will have to be at their best to even come close to beating Jurgen Klopp's men.
Liverpool's squad will still be on a high following their historic win over Manchester United, but it is back down to business tonight as they travel to Deepdale. The Reds beat Norwich City in the previous round, and they will be confident of booking their place in the quarter-finals.
Preston's recent form is not something that will give them any hope as they prepare to try and pull off a cup shock. The Lilywhites have won one of their previous six matches, but they are unbeaten in seven at home.
PRESTON (3-4-1-2): Declan Rudd; Sepp van den Berg, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes; Joseph Rafferty, Alistair McCann, Ryan Ledson, Greg Cunningham; Brad Potts; Tom Barkhuizen, Sean Maguire.
SUBS: Emil Riis Jakobsen, Joshua Earl, Jordan Storey, Benjamin Whiteman, Daniel Johnson, Patrick Bauer, Daniel Iversen, Scott Sinclair, Paul Huntington.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Adrian; Neco Williams, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Konstantinos Tsimikas; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Tyler Morton; Harvey Blair, Divock Origi, Takumi Minamino.
Liverpool's second-string will no doubt come out firing after a rallying cry from Klopp at the break, and the first ten minutes of the second half are so important for Preston. Hopefully, they can produce more of the same, and we get an end-to-end second 45 minutes.
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us once again. Goodbye!
Liverpool will find out their next opponents on Saturday, but their attention will quickly turn to the Premier League ahead of their game against Brighton, while Preston will hopefully use tonight's display as a launchpad to improve their Championship fortunes.
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