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