
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
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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
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ARS![]() |
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4 | Fouls | 7 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
78.1 | Possession | 21.9 |
17 | SHOTS | 3 |
1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
584 | Accurate Passes | 94 |
683 | Passes | 192 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
37 | Crosses | 11 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
65 | Long Balls | 68 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
11 | Tackles | 12 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
7 | Interceptions | 13 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 46 |
11 | Clearances | 46 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andy 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 |
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32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel ![]() |
4 | Ben White |
3 | Kieran Tierney |
17 | Cédric |
34 | Granit Xhaka ![]() |
23 | Albert Lokonga |
35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
30 | Eddie Nketiah |
9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
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