Children key to success as Liverpool can attain FA Cup milestone – Liverpool FC

Liverpool’s kids will likely be key if they’re to progress previous Norwich within the FA Cup, they usually might attain a milestone in doing so.

Norwich‘s activity turned an entire lot tougher when Jurgen Klopp introduced he could be stepping apart on the finish of the season.

This fixture has thrown up loads of objectives lately, normally from one facet and one participant specifically, referred to as Luis Suarez.

Liverpool will likely be with out star man Mo Salah for this one. As an alternative, will probably be as much as Darwin Nunez and co. to fill in for the Egyptian within the objectives division.

A combined historical past

The Reds misplaced the primary first three FA Cup conferences towards Norwich, however have since prevailed within the final three ties.

Norwich‘s win at Anfield in 1909, once they gained 3-2 within the second spherical, was the primary and, up to now, solely visiting non-league workforce to remove the Reds from the competitors.

Norwich have scored in six of their final seven Anfield visits, however have scored solely 11 occasions within the final 17 visits to the bottom in league and cup.

Twice Liverpool have gained two Anfield video games towards Norwich within the FA Cup after which gone on to elevate the trophy.

These events have been in 1986, they gained a 3rd spherical tie 5-0 and defeated Everton within the last, and two years in the past, when Takumi Minamino scored each objectives in a 2-1 fifth spherical fixture.

Within the final 13 video games between the 2 golf equipment the Reds have scored a minimum of 3 times in 10 of them, netting a minimum of 4 objectives on 5 events.

The Reds have scored in every of the final 18 encounters between the groups, for the reason that 1-0 Norwich win at Anfield in 1994. That was additionally the final day of the standing Kop.

Children have been key

Caoimhin Kelleher saved a penalty in Liverpool’s profitable pursuit of the Carabao Cup in 2022. He saved from Christos Tzolis within the Reds’ 3-0 win at Carrow Street.

In that 2021 recreation, Conor Bradley and Kaide Gordon each made their Liverpool debuts.

Ibrahima Konate’s final Liverpool purpose got here within the FA Cup, within the semi-final win over Man Metropolis in April 2022.

Curtis Jones will have a good time his twenty third birthday two days after this recreation, and Jarell Quansah turns 21, the day after the match. Jones has made 14 appearances for Liverpool within the FA Cup, greater than any present participant.

Of the gamers at present obtainable to Klopp, Harvey Elliott is the membership’s main scorer within the FA Cup with three objectives.

A brand new referee and & milestone in sight

Sam Barrott, from West Yorkshire, referees Liverpool for the primary time in his profession, and Norwich for the third time. He took cost his first Premier League recreation solely final October.

This will likely be Liverpool’s 450th match within the FA Cup. They’ve gained 240 of these, with 113 defeats and 96 attracts.

The Reds are three objectives wanting recording 750 within the competitors and want two objectives to report 150 towards Norwich.

This season’s scorers

Liverpool: Salah 18, Jota 11, Nunez 10, Gakpo 9, Diaz 7, Jones 4, Szoboszlai 4, Alexander-Arnold 2, Endo 2, Gravenberch 2, Elliott 1, Mac Allister 1, Quansah 1, Robertson 1, Van Dijk 1, personal objectives 5

Norwich: Rowe 13, Idah 7, Sara 6, Sargent 5, Barnes 4, Fassnacht 4, Sainz 3, Hwang Ui-jo 3, Batth 1, Duffy 1, McCallum 1, McLean 1, Placheta 1, Stacey 1, personal objectives 2

* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).