Compared with last weekend's Carling Cup final, Liverpool made a lot of position rotations. Aresen returned to the starting line-up, with defenders konate and Joe Gomez standing in the middle, Milner retreating to the visiting right-back, and Zimikas on the left. Midfielder Henderson partnered with Chamberlain and teenager Jones. Jota leads the front line, while Origgi and Takumi Minamino both start.
In the 7th minute, Takumi Minamino's right cross was blocked from the bottom line. Liverpool's right corner cross was cleared and the periphery began again. Chamberlain volley is a little taller. In the 9 th minute, Jones volleyed an arc outside the restricted area, but was blocked by the crossbar.
In the 27th minute, Zimikas made a cross from the left. In the center of the penalty area, Origgi took the ball with his back and dialed it to the back point. In front of the right post, Takumi Minamino followed up with a volley. Liverpool, 1-0.
In the 38th minute, Ji Micas made a cross from the left corner, and the opposing defender headed the goal not far from the goal. Takeshi Nanye successfully expanded the score, 2-0, after stopping the ball on the right side of the penalty area. In the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, Norwich counterattacked, and Rahikka volleyed outside the penalty area, which was very threatening and the ball missed the post.
Liverpool led 2-0 in the first half. In the second half, Yi Bian fought again. Liverpool replaced Elliot for Jones, and Norwich replaced Sargent to strengthen the attack. In the 59th minute, Liverpool's left corner crossed the center of the restricted area and was cleared by the visiting defender. Elliot outside the penalty area got the ball and volleyed a curveball, but the speed was slow and the angle was too positive, and crull got the ball.
The 69th minute, Takumi Minamino points the ball, Elliott crosses, then Jota heads the ball higher than the goal. In the 77th minute, Norwich fought back. Sargent sent the ball out after continuous crosscutting at the front of the penalty area. Rupp followed volley and scored a goal. Norwich 1-2 score.
In the 85th minute, Jonathan Rowe's small-angle volley from the left side of the restricted area was pushed out of the crossbar by alysson. In the 88th minute, volley of Luis Diaz brushed the right post out of the bottom line. Liverpool finally won 2-/kloc-0-and advanced.
Liverpool (433): 1- Aresen /7- Milner, 5- konate, 12- Joe Gomez, 2 1- zimikas/14- Henderson (60'80- Morton), 6544.
Norwich (433): 1- crull /3- byram, 6- zimmermann, 4- Ben Gibson, 30- Jan-KeKnollys /7- Rupp (78'23- McLean), 16- Norman (6 1.