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

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.

• 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.