English Carabao Cup

Liverpool vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals

Liverpool
    FT
    0 - 0
    1st Leg
    Arsenal
    • Red Card 24': Granit Xhaka

    Ten-man Arsenal hold off Liverpool after Xhaka sees red in Carabao Cup semifinal first leg

    Arsenal played for more than an hour with 10 men, but were able to withstand Liverpool pressure to claim a goalless draw.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 11': Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Cédric Soares because of an injury.
    • 24': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the red card.
    • 28': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Eddie Nketiah.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 57': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces James Milner.
    • 72': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Fabinho.
    • 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Joel Matip.
    • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Arsenal 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Anfield
    Location: Liverpool, England
    Attendance: 52,377

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    1 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 1
    21.9 Possession 78.1
    3 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    94 Accurate Passes 584
    192 Passes 683
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 37
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    68 Long Balls 65
    15 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    13 Interceptions 7
    46 Effective Clearances 11
    46 Clearances 11

    Line-Ups

    LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alisson Becker (GK)
    4 Virgil van Dijk
    32 Joël Matip
    26 Andrew Robertson Yellow Card
    66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    3 Fabinho
    7 James Milner
    14 Jordan Henderson
    9 Roberto Firmino
    18 Takumi Minamino
    20 Diogo Jota
    Substitutes:
    Caoimhín Kelleher, Kostas Tsimikas, Ibrahima Konaté, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kaide Gordon, Joe Gomez, Tyler Morton, Neco Williams, Curtis Jones.

    ARS Arsenal (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
    4 Ben White
    3 Kieran Tierney
    17 Cédric
    34 Granit Xhaka Red Card
    23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
    35 Gabriel Martinelli
    7 Bukayo Saka
    30 Eddie Nketiah
    9 Alexandre Lacazette
    Substitutes:
    Nuno Tavares, Calum Chambers, Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, Bernd Leno, Rob Holding, Mika Biereth, Pablo Marí, Charlie Patino, Omari Hutchinson.

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