THE FA Cup fifth round draw has thrown up some intriguing fixtures, including Spurs at Middlesbrough.
Chris Wilder’s Championship Boro provided the shock of the fourth round with their thrilling penalty win at Manchester United, and will now again face Premier League opposition. While Chelsea visit Luton.
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Stat attack
Here’s what the stats looked like at full-time.
Elliott nets first Liverpool goal
Harvey Elliott scored his first Liverpool goal in front of the Kop.
Credit: GETTY IMAGES FA Cup Fifth Round Draw recap
- Luton Town vs Chelsea
- Crystal Palace vs Stoke City
- Peterborough vs Man City
- Liverpool vs Norwich City
- Southampton vs West Ham
- Middlesbrough vs Tottenham
- Nottingham Forest or Leicester vs Huddersfield
- Everton vs Bournemouth or Boreham Wood
FT: Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff
Full-time at Anfield and it’s Liverpool who progress into the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.
The Reds will welcome Premier League strugglers Norwich in the next round.
As for Cardiff, they leave Merseyside with their heads held high. They gave it a real go.
Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff
Rubin Colwill pulls one back for Cardiff.
Kelleher lucky to escape red
Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was relieved after avoiding a red card against Cardiff City this afternoon.
The Irishman, 23, deputised for regular No1 Alisson for the FA Cup clash against the Bluebirds.
His afternoon’s work could have come to a premature end, however, when he brought Mark Harris down just 36 seconds into the second-half.
Harris had been sent in behind by a searching long ball, when Kelleher rushed out.
He found himself in no man’s land, flooring the Cardiff winger around 35 yards from goal.
Referee Andy Madley opted to show Kelleher a yellow card, despite the Bluebirds’ protestations.
Credit: ITV Liverpool 3-0 Cardiff
Harvey Elliott scores on his return from a serious injury.
Liverpool 2-0 Cardiff
Minamino has doubled Liverpool’s lead after a defensive disasterclass by Cardiff.
NG makes a hash of a clearance, Diaz takes advantage and tees up Minamino, and the winger makes no mistake with the finish.
Liverpool 1-0 Cardiff
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick is met by Diogo Jota and the forward makes no mistake with the downward header.
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HT: Liverpool 0-0 Cardiff
A very underwhelming first half by the Premier League side.
Cardiff should have had a penalty, according to co-commentator Ally McCoist.
Big, big second half to come from both sides.
Cardiff holding their own
Championship outfit Cardiff are holding their own against Liverpool at Anfield.
Cardiff’s midfield and forward players especially aren’t shy to leave a tackle in on Liverpool’s big hitters.
Both Jordan Henderson and Virgil van Dijk have been left on the ground in a heap.
Cardiff have just had a very credible penalty appeal waved away… Ally McCoist thinks it’s a penalty.
VAR, on the other hand, says no.
Liverpool 0-0 Cardiff
Liverpool and Cardiff are squaring off at Anfield for the chance to welcome Premier League strugglers Norwich City in the next round.
The title-chasing Reds will have to be careful… a fair few Prem teams struggled against lesser opposition.
Big money signing Luis Diaz IS on the bench for Liverpool.
Credit: REUTERS FA Cup Fifth Round Draw recap
- Luton Town vs Chelsea
- Crystal Palace vs Stoke City
- Peterborough vs Man City
- Liverpool or Cardiff vs Norwich City
- Southampton vs West Ham
- Middlesbrough vs Tottenham
- Nottingham Forest or Leicester vs Huddersfield
- Everton vs Bournemouth or Boreham Wood
Everton vs Bournemouth or Boreham Wood
Bournemouth or Boreham Wood will travel to Merseyside to face Everton.
Nottingham or Leicester vs Huddersfield
Either Nottingham Forest or holders Leicester will play Huddersfield.
Middlesbrough vs Tottenham
Middlesbrough – who knocked out Man Utd – will now play Tottenham at home.
Southampton vs West Ham
Southampton will welcome West Ham to the south coast.
Liverpool or Cardiff vs Norwich City
Liverpool or Cardiff will play Norwich.
Peterborough vs Man City
WOW!
Peterborough will play defending Prem champions Man City.
Crystal Palace vs Stoke City
Crystal Palace will play Stoke.
Luton Town vs Chelsea
Luton Town will welcome Chelsea!
Draw is moments away
The FA Cup Fifth Round draw is moments away… stay tuned!
City ‘suffered’ against Fulham
Although Man City saw off Championship high flyers Fulham 4-1 in the FA Cup, Pep Guardiola claims his side ‘suffered.’
After the game, Guardiola said: “I suffer a lot.
“We played against a fantastic team. I enjoyed a lot watching them [Fulham] and suffered a lot watching them because they know exactly what to do on the ball. The quality of our players made the difference in the end.
“We have seen how many Premier League teams this weekend suffered to qualify.
“[Manchester] United are out. This cup is tricky. We conceded and it was 0-1. But after that we equalised quickly. The second half was much, much better.”
And Guardiola saw Kid’minster’s near upset against West Ham.
The Spaniard continued: “What a competition. There are a lot of surprises. I saw the game West Ham played against sixth division. I said they [Kidderminster] play good.
“We are in the next round and we will see the draw. We’re happy to be there.”
Draw numbers reminder
1. Crystal Palace
2. AFC Bournemouth or Boreham Wood
3. Huddersfield Town
4. Peterborough United
5. Luton Town
6. Southampton
7. Chelsea
8. Everton
9. West Ham United
10. Middlesbrough
11. Tottenham Hotspur
12. Liverpool or Cardiff City
13. Stoke City
14. Nottingham Forest or Leicester City
15. Manchester City
16. Norwich City
Liverpool vs Cardiff
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Henderson, Keita, Jones, Minamino, Jota, Firmino.
Cardiff XI: Phillips, NG, McGuinness, Flint, Denham, Bagan, Vaulks, King, Pack, Harris, Collins.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
