At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 21, the second leg of the 2021-2022 English League Cup semi-final ushered in a focus battle, liverpool went to the Emirates Stadium to challenge Arsenal. In the first half, Arnold assisted Jota to break the deadlock; in the second half, Arnold assisted again, Jota scored again, and Thomas was sent off in the final moments. In the end, Liverpool beat Ten Arsenal 2-0 away from home to advance to the League Cup final 2-0 on aggregate, where they will compete for the title with Chelsea.
The two teams have met 235 times in history, with Liverpool winning 91, drawing 65 and losing 79. In the League Cup, the two sides have previously met 17 times, each with 5 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. In the first leg of the semi-finals, the two sides drew 0-0 at Anfield.
In the 5th minute, Arsenal won a free kick at the top of the arc, Lacazette shot directly at goal, the ball went around the wall and hit the crossbar to pop up, Liverpool escaped the disaster.
In the 13th minute, Robertson fired a corner kick from the left, Fabinho's header from inside the box was met by Matthip at the back post, but the latter was in an offside position and the goal was invalid.
In the 19th minute, Liverpool broke the deadlock, Arnold leaned Serrotta in the middle of the circle, the Portuguese took the ball to the front of the box, crossed the right foot and scored, Liverpool took a 1-0 lead over Arsenal.
In the 28th minute, Martinelli took the ball inside the box and was brought down by Fabinho, and the referee did not show any indication. At the end of the first half, Liverpool led Arsenal 1-0 away.
In the second half, it was easy to fight again, and in the 49th minute, Lokunga picked out a pass from the midfielder, and Karazet received the ball and burst into the box, but the final shot flew directly.
In the 51st minute, Jota dribbled the ball over the left and crossed to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, where Gordon's left-footed shot in front of goal sent the ball high. In the 58th minute, Alexander-Arnold fired a corner kick from the right, Cornat's header from inside the box hit the right upright and popped up, and Henderson's shot was saved by Ramsdale.
In the 61st minute, Arsenal drove a corner kick from the left, the Liverpool defender's header in the box was cleared, and Smith Rowe shot at the ball on the edge of the box, and the ball was high.
In the 69th minute, Liverpool's cross from the right side of the penalty area was met by Takumi Minamino in front of goal, which was blocked by a defender. In the 73rd minute, Martinelli burst into the left side of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot from a tight angle under Alexander-Arnold's defence, which Kelleher saved the ball off the line.
In the 76th minute, Robertson stepped forward to pick up the ball on the left side of the penalty area and his small angle left-footed shot was slightly offside. In the 77th minute, Alexander-Arnold picked out a cross from the right in the midfield, and Jota stopped the ball on his chest and entered the box to face Ramsdale and shoot at goal. The referee raised his flag to signal offside, but VAR confirmed the goal was valid and Liverpool took a 2-0 lead over Arsenal.
In the 81st minute, Martinelli whipped a shot high in front of the penalty area. In the 90th minute, Thomas brought down Fabinho, who was holding the ball, in midfield, and the referee showed him a second yellow card, and Thomas was sent off with a red card.
In the end, the whole game ended, with Jota's second score, Liverpool won 2-0 away to Arsenal, eliminating the opponent 2-0 on aggregate, reaching the League Cup final and will compete with Chelsea for the title.