And directly : Liverpool

Fabien GelinatThursday January 13

Referee

Michael Oliver

Stadium

Anfield (Liverpool)

Competition

(Half-time)

Commentator

Fabien Gelinat

Guardian

Alisson Becker

Defenders

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Neco Williams

Fabinho

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Joel Matip

Joe Gomez

James Milner

Curtis Jones

Andrew Robertson

Virgil van Dijk

Environments

Jordan Henderson

Diogo Jota

Attackers

Takum i Minamino

Roberto Firmino

Sidelines

Caoimhin Kelleher

Joe Gomez

Ibrahima Konaté

Konstantinos Tsimikas

Neco Williams

Curtis Jones

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Kaide Gordon

Tyler Morton

Guardian

Aaron Ramsdale

Defenders

Gabriel

Bukayo Saka

Nuno Tavares

Cédric Soares

Calum Chambers

Kieran Tierney

Ben White

Environments

Albert Lokonga

Granite Xhaka

Attackers

Gabriel Martinelli

Alexandre Lacazette

Eddie Nketi ah

Rob Holding

Sidelines

Bernd Leno

Calum Chambers

Rob Holding

Pablo Marí

Nuno Tavares

Mika Beereth

Salah Oulad M’Hand

Omari Hutchinson

Charlie Patino

OVER! 0-0 at Anfield!

It’s a feat that the Gunners have achieved! Reduced to ten for more than 80 minutes in total, they resisted until the end against too little inspired Reds (13 shots, none on target) and remain in the running for the League Cup final. Outcome next Thursday, same time at the Emirates Stadium for the first leg (but return).

Thank you all for following this live on Sofoot.com, you were on top. Bye !

This ending is so crazy.

Ramsdale still missing its exit, Neco Williams releases a mine cleared by Ben White !!

9th corner for Liverpool, but Lacazette clears at the near post.

TOTAL PANIC IN THE ARSENAL SURFACE!

It’s fire, but Martinelli then Ramsdale fends off the danger!

5 more minutes of happiness!

MINAMINO WHO MISSES THE BALL OF MAAAAAAAAAAAATCH !!!

Ramsdale is holed up on its exit and collide with Gabriel, the ball returns to Minamino who sees his shot fly away while the goals were deserted!

Even if Holding releases a new scare for the Gunners!

Arsenal’s defensive work is still remarkable tonight. Even without their two stars up front, Liverpool are usually less silenced.

Ouuuuh Diogo Jota who is surprised by Gabriel’s miss! The Portuguese fails to control the ball which ends up in Ramsdale’s gloves!

There is a slight admission of helplessness for the Reds on this strike from Chamberlain. 11 shots and not a single shot!

Neco Williams showing up quickly with a messed up clearance.

And here is the third change for Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Bukayo Saka.

This time It seems over for Saka.

The Reds are finally trying from afar! But it’s completely missed by Henderson.

@BillKillan: Thank you for these good memories.

Well… Saka has finally returned to the field, Nuno Tavares will wait a bit.

Ouch, Saka is exhausted, cramped after having given a lot. Like all his teammates. Nuno Tavares will surely come into play.

… And Joe Gomez replaces Joel Matip. Klopp gives everything he has left.

…Neco Williams remplace Trent Alexander-Arnold…

Triple change for Liverpool! Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Fabinho…

I find it hard to believe that we end on a 0-0. It also smells of Liverpool’s stab in the last minutes, a classic.

Yellow card for Gabriel for an obstruction.

WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARSENAL!

Very good streak from the Gunners who find a gap with Tierney. The Scot sends a superb cross for Saka whose control, a bit long, brings him too close to Alisson who repels the Englishman’s attempt!

Triple offside + foul by Jota on Gabriel: the action of the Reds is stopped dead by Michael Oliver.

@Tévez Bad Dog : I may be talking nonsense but I believe he will be suspended for the North London Derby in the Premier League on Sunday.

I told you that we were at 79% possession for Liverpool, but did you know that the two clubs have accumulated ten strikes tonight, for zero on target?

Minamino who crosses his shot too much!

@Lacan-Coyote: Lacazette is certainly the Arsenal striker who gives the most on the pitch. At 10 against 11 it can be useful. Then hey, it’s him or just 18-year-old kids on the bench. So don’t touch Laca.

79% ball possession for Liverpool.

Pfiouuuu this conservation of the ball of Martinelli, fuck it on a VHS and swing in the football schools!

Alexander-Arnold very disappointing so far. But we know that a good big shot or a cross can make the difference with him.

And here is the first change for Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces James Milner.

Ooooh the huge job of Saka and the very risky exit of Alisson!

Yellow card for Andrew Robertson, the first cracker of the match!

I still suspect the Gunners of having almost deliberately dropped the FA Cup match against Nottingham to concentrate fully on this week (Liverpool then Tottenham on Sunday). The tenure of Ramsdale rather than Leno abounds in this direction elsewhere.

Aaah Matip who attempts a pass in a funnel rather than attempting the shot from 25 meters. It is sorely lacking in inspiration in the last 30 meters for the Reds.

It’s time for the red thread with the victory of Burkina Faso (1-0) against Cape Verde and France which leads 23-20 against Croatia. It’s good.

And another bad recovery from the Reds who are really struggling to be fully. Fortunately, Anfield is pumped up.

Changes should come quickly to Liverpool. Logically, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Curtis Jones should quickly show their face.

And the opportunity for Saka! His shot is blocked by Matip who came back well, but the Gunners have the spaces on the counter!

There is one who is doing a nice job tonight at Arsenal, it’s Lokonga. Clean and decisive, especially since the expulsion of Xhaka.

On the other hand, if Fabinho has such wide spaces at the entrance to the surface it will become a nightmare for the Gunners.

Minamino’s center shot after a 50-meter run!

I l ‘ve seen at the bottom, and it was frankly not far from it.

HERE WE GO AGAIN!

No changes at the break. At the same time Arteta is already two steps ahead of Klopp.

HALF-TIME AT ANFIELD!

Struggled by Cédric’s injury and Xhaka’s expulsion early in the game, the Gunners are currently resisting Liverpool, who are struggling to make a difference in numerical superiority.

See you in 15 minutes, after supplies ?

Chambers raising with a sombrero! Total football and especially Arsenal who are doing a hell of a job.

Two little more minutes in this first act!

And come on, even Chambers drops double contacts. I don’t know where we’re going, but I love it.

And so Arsenal will return to the locker room at 0-0? All without conceding big actions since Xhaka took his red? Like what, anything can happen in life friends.

Oh Matip close to proving right to @AdamChamberlain! Corner for the Gunners who blow a little.

Klopp speechless. An image that will remain engraved in the memories.

Solid Holding which comes to counter the corner of Minamino! New corner to follow for the Reds and Alexander-Arnold.

Casually, Liverpool has struggled a bit to progress for a few minutes. Good, even Lacazette, supposedly replaced in nine, battle in defense opposite.

I can watch the action again, but I still don’t understand why Xhaka lets go of this tackle. That does not make any sense.

The only positive point for Arsenal is that Salah AND Mané are absent. Not sure that this is enough nevertheless.

(Otherwise, France lead 13-11 against Croatia at the break of their first Euro handball match)

Let’s say things to each other: It’s going to be an attack-defense for the next 70 minutes. I feel sorry for Lacazette.

My bad, I thought Nuno Tavares was going to come back but apparently not for the moment.

The first victim his name is Eddie Nketiah. The Gunners striker is replaced by Rob Holding…

Arteta is about to make a double change! It will therefore be three before the 30th minute! Nice start to the match.

That’s not all but there is a very good free kick for the Reds in addition!

… But that doesn’t work. Alexander-Arnold finds the wall and his straight shot goes wide of Ramsdale’s goal.

@Mbenji: With Arsenal, it’s very often the Xhaka way.

Red card for Xhaka!
Everything changes in 15 seconds! First the Gunners have a great opportunity with Saka accelerating on the right, but his return to the box is intercepted. On the counter-attack, Jota is launched in depth but is dried at the entrance to the surface by Xhaka, in the position of last defender. Logical red for Xhaka (sorry for the redundancy) and Arsenal goes to ten!

Fabinho is a treat at the start of the match.

The pressing of the Reds is clearly more effective. The ball is quickly returned by Arsenal while in the other direction, Nketiah-Lacazette-Martinelli-Saka runs a lot without having any result.

Why not Lacazette, why not. The French tries from a distance on a ball scraped by Lokonga. Alisson, not badly advanced, is not worried because the attempt is not framed.

Clearly on the Gunners side it’s hard to build, the absence of a real leader does not make things easier.

Well, Liverpool are dominating. No surprise, we have the impression of reliving the scenario of two months ago (where Liverpool martyred Arsenal 4-0).

WHITE HAS TWO FINGERS OF CSC!!!

Strong center at ground level from Minamino, White deviates in his area and the ball comes along the goal of Ramsdale which was beaten!

Oh Ramsdale the dumpling! He clears right on Henderson, but the Englishman fails to finish the job behind. Corner coming for Liverpool.

Big intervention by Gabriel on Jota by the way.

Therefore, Calum Chambers replaces Cédric Soares.

Ouch, it’s over for Cédric it seems… Hard blow for the Gunners and for the Portuguese, who already does not have a high playing time this season.

Oh the Martinelli stamp on Van Dijk… And it’s the Brazilian who stays on the ground!

Liverpool in their usual style! We accelerate quickly, Jota crosses from the left. The ball finds no one and Ramsdale seizes the leather in two stages.

Heavy pressing and high intensity on both sides for the moment.

Phew, the back pass in the wake of Gabriel… Woah, corner for Liverpool but it could have been much worse.

Nketiah’s speed to put Van Dijk and Alisson in difficulty! The Brazilian misses his clearance but the Gunners do not take advantage of it.

First duel in the super exciting clash between Tierney and Alexander-Arnold. The side of the Reds gets a corner that gives nothing!

First fault in this match with a Nketiah who hits Alisson in the air. No boo, unlike Cédric who complains of the hip and is treated quickly on the ground.

KICK-OFF !

@VanBaston: Goal of Hassane Bandé indeed, Burkina Faso is getting in good spirits. But between that and Croatia-France in handball, we are served tonight.

For the Gunners, a few small adjustments to Arteta’s ideal XI: Cédric holder in place of Tomiyasu in the right lane, Lokonga lined up alongside Xhaka to make up for Partey’s absence ( currently at the CAN) and Nketiah who will lead the attack, with Lacazette in support, while Odegaard and Smith-Rowe are not on the scoresheet (nor Aubameyang, at the CAN which suits everyone).

Introducing your starting XI…

@KieranTierney1 at left back @BukayoSaka87 starts
?? @GabiMartinelli in attack

#CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/yqDBjKxock— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 13, 2022

A look at the compositions to see that the two clubs are taking out the heavy artillery this evening. Finally, heavy with the means at hand.The Reds, deprived in particular of Salah and Mané, present themselves with the rest of the standard team. Minamino-Jota-Firmino will form the top trio.

—Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 13, 2022

As a reminder, this is the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final (or League Cup, or EFL Cup, for your convenience)… which is actually the first leg. The first round which was to be played last week at the Emirates has finally been rescheduled for next Thursday after a request for postponement from Reds, affected by the Covid.

A puzzle.

GOOD EVENING LADS!

Forget Thursday night bar party. Already because you won’t be able to stand up and it’s less fun, but above all because by staying at the bottom of your sofa you’ll be able to follow a hell of a piece. Liverpool-Arsenal is the guarantee of goals and entertainment. Let’s go ?

And especially, how you doin’?

Fabien Gelinat

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