English FA Cup

Liverpool vs Norwich City, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

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Liverpool
  • 27': Takumi Minamino
  • 39': Takumi Minamino
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2 - 1
Norwich City
  • 76': Lukas Rupp

Takumi Minamino brace sends Liverpool past Norwich in FA Cup

Two first-half goals from Takumi Minamino propelled Liverpool into the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Norwich City.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
  • 2': Offside, Norwich City. Mathias Normann tries a through ball, but Przemyslaw Placheta is caught offside.
  • 4': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
  • 7': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a corner.
  • 9': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 12': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
  • 12': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
  • 14': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milot Rashica.
  • 16': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Mathias Normann (Norwich City).
  • 17': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Sam Byram (Norwich City).
  • 17': Sam Byram (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sam Byram.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 21': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 21': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 23': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Offside, Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
  • 27': Goal! Liverpool 1, Norwich City 0. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Divock Origi.
  • 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sam Byram.
  • 34': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 34': Milot Rashica (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 37': Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Sam Byram.
  • 39': Goal! Liverpool 2, Norwich City 0. Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 42': Offside, Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou tries a through ball, but Przemyslaw Placheta is caught offside.
  • 43': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool).
  • 45': Offside, Norwich City. Dimitris Giannoulis tries a through ball, but Przemyslaw Placheta is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Milot Rashica (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Norwich City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Przemyslaw Placheta because of an injury.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Teemu Pukki with a through ball.
  • 50': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
  • 50': Mathias Normann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Offside, Norwich City. Pierre Lees-Melou tries a through ball, but Joshua Sargent is caught offside.
  • 50': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Joshua Sargent.
  • 58': Foul by Joshua Sargent (Norwich City).
  • 58': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lukas Rupp.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 61': Substitution, Liverpool. Tyler Morton replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Milot Rashica.
  • 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Billy Gilmour replaces Mathias Normann.
  • 61': Substitution, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell replaces Teemu Pukki.
  • 62': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
  • 62': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Joshua Sargent (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City).
  • 73': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Goal! Liverpool 2, Norwich City 1. Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Sargent.
  • 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Lukas Rupp.
  • 78': Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
  • 80': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dimitris Giannoulis.
  • 82': Foul by Tyler Morton (Liverpool).
  • 82': Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Divock Origi.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  • 85': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Alisson.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Hand ball by Kieran Dowell (Norwich City).
  • 85': Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 89': Foul by Joshua Sargent (Norwich City).
  • 89': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sam Byram (Norwich City).
  • 90'+2': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Norwich City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Norwich City 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 11
2 Saves 1
34.4 Possession 65.6
7 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
277 Accurate Passes 603
369 Passes 698
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 7
5 Crosses 26
0.6 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 73
30 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
13 Effective Tackles 4
22 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
12 Interceptions 15
27 Effective Clearances 4
27 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,231

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
12 Joe Gomez
5 Ibrahima Konaté
21 Kostas Tsimikas
7 James Milner
14 Jordan Henderson Yellow Card
17 Curtis Jones
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
27 Divock Origi
20 Diogo Jota Yellow Card
18 Takumi Minamino
Liverpool Substitutes:
Conor Bradley, Sadio Mané, Tyler Morton, Harvey Elliott, Joël Matip, Caoimhín Kelleher, Andrew Robertson, Adrián, Luis Díaz.

NOR Norwich City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Tim Krul (GK)
4 Ben Gibson
6 Christoph Zimmerman
30 Dimitris Giannoulis
3 Sam Byram Yellow Card
16 Mathias Normann
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
7 Lukas Rupp
22 Teemu Pukki
17 Milot Rashica
11 Przemyslaw Placheta
Norwich City Substitutes:
Billy Gilmour, Christos Tzolis, Jonathan Tomkinson, Jon Rowe, Kieran Dowell, Josh Sargent, Jacob Lungi Sörensen, Angus Gunn, Kenny McLean.

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