Attacking a lot but not scoring, Arsenal was repeatedly counterattacked at the end of the match and lost to Liverpool, stopping early in the third round of the FA Cup.
Host Arsenal suffered a significant loss of force before the match when Gabriel Jesus suffered a knee injury and Oleksandr Zinchenko suffered a sprained ligament. The replacements are also not bad with Kai Havertz filling in for the striker position and Jakub Kiwior filling in on the left wing. Arsenal’s “death point” in the FA Cup also started here.
The away team Liverpool seemed to have lost even more when in addition to Salah and Endo having to return home to play for the national team, Van Dijk suddenly fell ill before the match and Dominik Szobozslai could not play for the same reason.
Having lost too many key positions, Liverpool was severely overwhelmed and only luck kept “The Kop” from conceding early.
Martin Odegaard almost beat goalkeeper Alisson Becker twice
Reiss Nelson almost scored in the 3rd minute when facing goalkeeper Alisson Becker and Kai Havertz also tried to score with his thigh when he rushed in after a corner kick in the 8th minute. The crossbar saved Liverpool a visible goal after the shot. Odegaard’s shot when Joe Gomez lost the ball…
Liverpool almost buckled under the home team’s stormy attacks. Right before the first half ended, goalkeeper Alisson also pushed the ball over the bar after Ben White’s finish and Kai Havertz’s heart-stopping shot.
Jakub Kiwior scores an own goal under Liverpool’s pressure
Liverpool began to counterattack and create many dangerous situations in the second half, after Diogo Jota replaced Cody Gakpo in attack, alongside Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz.
This trio constantly causes trouble in front of the home goal, but a little luck is also needed for the away team to convert opportunities into goals.
In the 80th minute, Alexander-Arnold took a free kick on the left wing, Jakub Kiwior awkwardly headed it back into his own net, “helping” Liverpool take the lead.
Coach Mikel Arteta up to this point hastily sent three strikers Eddie Nketiah, Leandro Trossard and Smith Rowe onto the field, but it seemed too late for a comeback.
Luis Diaz scored the second goal, sending Liverpool into the fourth round of the FA Cup
Not only that, the home team also received another fatal blow in the 90+5 minute of injury time when the trio of Nunez, Jota and Diaz coordinated a counterattack and then Luis Diaz scored the final score 2-0, bringing Liverpool advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup.