One Tottenham Hotspur star will not have pleasant memories of the referee who has been tasked with overseeing the club’s Carabao Cup clash against Liverpool.Spurs travel to Anfield for the third round of the Carabao Cup, looking to put their Premier League form behind them.The Lilywhites are desperate for a goal against top-flight opposition, having not found the back of the net this season apart from their win in the second round against Charlton.With no European football this season, Roberto De Zerbi’s men will want to go far in the League Cup, but it does not get much tougher at this stage of the competition than a trip to Liverpool.Photo by Shaun Brooks – CameraSport via Getty ImagesReferee who sent off Tottenham star in March will take charge of Carabao Cup tieThe EFL have announced that Andy Madley will be officiating the big clash at Anfield tomorrow evening. The experienced official will be assisted by Wade Smith and Richard West, while Andrew Kitchen will be the fourth official.Madley has officiated 12 matches involving Spurs in his career, of which the Lilywhites won six, drew one and lost five.The 43-year-old referee showed Micky van de Ven a red card back in March against Crystal Palace as the Eagles beat the Lilywhites 3-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.VAN DE VEN IS SENT OFF AFTER GIVING AWAY A PENALTY š„@tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/rn2wg2WlBc— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 5, 2026 However, the Spurs captain may be unlikely to feature in this evening’s clashes, with changes expected to be made to the side.Richarlison is available for selection for Liverpool clashDe Zerbi has hinted that he will ring the changes for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup clashes, given the exertions of many of his key men against Everton on Saturday.Interestingly, Richarlison is available for selection for the League Cup even though he has been left out of Tottenham’s Premier League squad.However, despite the Brazilian’s excellent scoring record against Liverpool, De Zerbi has ruled out naming Richarlison in his matchday squad. It’s fair to say that Richarlison himself was left bemused by this for some reason.READ MORE: How Tottenham officials feel about Richarlisonās behaviour this summer revealedThe post Tottenham discover referee for Liverpool clash, and he has history with Van de Ven appeared first on Spurs Web.