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LIVERPOOL V NORWICH - FA CUP LIVE: JURGEN KLOPP’S SIDE PROGRESS TO QUARTER-FINALS WITH NARROW WIN

The Emirates FA Cup / 5th Round
Anfield / 02.03.2022
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Pete Sharland

Updated 02/03/2022 at 22:57 GMT


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MATCH REPORT
In need of some bedtime reading? Here's our in-depth report on the match.
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FULL TIME - LIVERPOOL 2-1 NORWICH
As expected, the Reds are through to the FA Cup quarter-finals. They got far too comfortable in the second half and gave Norwich a glimmer of hope but, luckily for them, their opponents didn't have the quality to capitalise.
90+2'
DIAZ HAS ANOTHER CRACK
... but it takes a slight deflection which sends it straight into Krul's gloves.
87'
DIAZ ALMOST WRAPS IT UP
... cutting inside and sending a curling effort just wide of the upright.
85'
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ANOTHER ONE IN THE BOOK
... with Dowell the latest Norwich player to draw Atkinson's ire.
K. Dowell
Yellow card
K. Dowell
Norwich City
Norwich City
84'
GOOD SAVE!
Having barely had anything to do all match, Alisson is suddenly called into action when Rowe gets in behind on the left and lashes an angled shot on target. That could prove to be a match-saving intervention.
83'
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DOUBLE SWITCH FOR LIVERPOOL
Klopp clearly wants to see a decisive third goal for his side, bringing on Mane and Diaz for Origi and Jota.
S. Mané
On
S. Mané
Liverpool
Liverpool
D. Origi
Off
D. Origi
Liverpool
Liverpool
79'
JOTA SLIPS AT CRUCIAL MOMENT
Minamino goes on a fantastic solo run, cutting in from the right and slaloming into the box. He tees up Jota in an ideal shooting position, only for his team-mate to lose his footing.
76'
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GOAL!
Just as the two sides seemed to be meandering to the final whistle, Lukas Rupp scores a thunderbolt from distance. Could that be the start of a Norwich revival?
L. Rupp
Goal
L. Rupp
Norwich City
Norwich City
68'
JOTA HEADS OVER
In a rare moment of scattiness, Jota meets a good cross from Elliott only to head over when he should really have scored.
61'
BIG MISS!
Sargent gets on the end of a good ball into the box from Dimitris Giannoulis but, with the goal at his mercy, he can only balloon his header over the bar.
60'
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TRIPLE SUBSTITUTION FROM SMITH
Rashica, Pukki and Normann are hooked for Jonathan Rowe, Kieran Dowell and Billy Gilmour respectively.
J. Rowe
On
J. Rowe
Norwich City
Norwich City
M. Rashica
Off
M. Rashica
Norwich City
Norwich City
59'
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ANOTHER CHANGE FOR LIVERPOOL
Henderson swaps out for teenager Tyler Morton.
T. Morton
On
T. Morton
Liverpool
Liverpool
J. Henderson
Off
J. Henderson
Liverpool
Liverpool
58'
DECENT EFFORT
Elliott picks up the ball on the edge of the area and curls a shot on target, but Krul is equal to it.
57'
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ANOTHER YELLOW CARD
... this time for Sargent as punishment for pulling back Tsimikas.
J. Sargent
Yellow card
J. Sargent
Norwich City
Norwich City
56'
SO CLOSE!
Norwich fail to clear their lines and Minamino flicks a cross to the far post. Several red shirts converge on the ball, but none of them manage to connect when even the lightest of touches would have resulted in a goal.
53'
PENALTY SHOUT
Gibson appears to block a shot from Jota with his forearm as it sails towards the far corner, prompting furious appeals from the home side. Referee Martin Atkinson waves them away and VAR declines to intervene.
51'
ORIGI ALMOST GOES CLEAR
... after Minamino threads him through, but Zimmermann gets back to make a crucial covering tackle.
49'
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HENDERSON BOOKED
... for a fairly innocuous trip on Mathias Normann which, nonetheless, stopped Norwich from breaking forwards on the counter.
J. Henderson
Yellow card
J. Henderson
Liverpool
Liverpool
47'
CLOSE!
Sargent makes a statement of intent, getting in behind and firing just wide. It was enough to give Alisson a scare, if not to force him into a save.