Liverpool vs Cardiff 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
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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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': VAR Decision: No card change Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jai Semenyo replaces Perry Ng.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,268
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 51,268
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 |
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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