Liverpool vs Cardiff City, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
· English FA Cup
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Liverpool's Harvey Elliott scores on return in FA Cup win over Cardiff
Harvey Elliott scored on his return from injury to help Liverpool to a 3-1 victory over Cardiff in the FA Cup fourth round at Anfield on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 2': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
- 4': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
- 7': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
- 7': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Liverpool. Curtis Jones tries a through ball, but Konstantinos Tsimikas is caught offside.
- 10': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Perry Ng.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
- 22': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Oliver Denham.
- 23': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aden Flint.
- 24': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eli King.
- 26': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 28': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
- 28': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 33': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 34': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 36': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 39': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
- 39': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Foul by Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool).
- 46': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': VAR Decision: No card change Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool).
- 48': Offside, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks tries a through ball, but Aden Flint is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 50': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Oliver Denham.
- 52': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
- 52': Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Goal! Liverpool 1, Cardiff City 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 55': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
- 55': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Naby Keïta.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Curtis Jones.
- 58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jordan Hugill replaces James Collins.
- 58': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
- 60': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aden Flint.
- 60': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 62': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
- 63': Foul by Eli King (Cardiff City).
- 63': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Goal! Liverpool 2, Cardiff City 0. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Eli King.
- 69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Tommy Doyle replaces Will Vaulks.
- 69': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson replaces Konstantinos Tsimikas.
- 70': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Diogo Jota.
- 73': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 76': Goal! Liverpool 3, Cardiff City 0. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 79': Offside, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
- 80': Goal! Liverpool 3, Cardiff City 1. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaak Davies following a fast break.
- 87': Foul by Oliver Denham (Cardiff City).
- 87': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago.
- 88': Offside, Liverpool. James Milner tries a through ball, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
- 90'+3': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jai Semenyo replaces Perry Ng.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Cardiff City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Cardiff City 1.
Statistics
 CAR |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 20.1 | Possession | 79.9 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 129 | Accurate Passes | 742 |
| 214 | Passes | 831 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 4 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 5 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 39 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,268
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,268
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)  |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
Cardiff City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon Phillips (GK) |
| 5 | Aden Flint |
| 2 | Mark McGuinness |
| 42 | Oliver Denham |
| 6 | Will Vaulks |
| 32 | Eli King |
| 21 | Marlon Pack |
| 3 | Joel Bagan |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 19 | James Collins |
| 29 | Mark Harris |
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