Liverpool vs Cardiff 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

Liverpool

53': Diogo Jota
68': Takumi Minamino
76': Harvey Elliott

FT
3 - 1

Cardiff City

80': Rubin Colwill

Liverpool's Harvey Elliott scores on return in FA Cup win over Cardiff

Liverpool player Harvey Elliott (c )celebrates after scoring the third Liverpool goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Liverpool and Cardiff City at Anfield [1296x729]

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

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

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 Keita
17	Curtis Jones
14	Jordan Henderson
9	Roberto Firmino
20	Diogo Jota
18	Takumi Minamino