Liverpool vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Semifinals

· 1st Leg

Liverpool

FT
0 - 0
1st Leg

Arsenal

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 Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Alisson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
8': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
8': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
11': Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Cédric Soares because of an injury.
12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
14': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
15': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
17': Offside, Arsenal. Benjamin White tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
19': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
24': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
24': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the red card.
26': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
28': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Eddie Nketiah.
29': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rob Holding.
35': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
35': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rob Holding.
41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joel Matip.
42': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
44': Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
45'+1': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Arsenal 0.
45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Arsenal 0.
48': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
50': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
55': Attempt blocked. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Matip.
57': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
57': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
61': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces James Milner.
63': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
64': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
64': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
67': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
69': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
69': Offside, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
72': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
72': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
72': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rob Holding.
74': Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
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.
80': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
81': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
82': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
87': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90'+5': Offside, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Arsenal 0.
0': Match ends, Liverpool 0, Arsenal 0.

Statistics

ARS		LIV
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

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

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

Line-Ups

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
32	Joël Matip
26	Andrew Robertson
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
3	Fabinho
7	James Milner
14	Jordan Henderson
9	Roberto Firmino
18	Takumi Minamino
20	Diogo Jota

Liverpool Substitutes:

Caoimhín Kelleher, Kostas Tsimikas, Ibrahima Konaté, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kaide Gordon, Joe Gomez, Tyler Morton, Neco Williams, Curtis Jones.

Arsenal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
4	Ben White
3	Kieran Tierney
17	Cédric
34	Granit Xhaka
23	Albert Sambi Lokonga
35	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka
30	Eddie Nketiah
9	Alexandre Lacazette