On the evening of February 6, 2022, Beijing time, the fourth round of the English FA Cup knockout round began, and Liverpool hosted Cardiff City. In the first half, the two teams drew 0-0, liverpool scored 3 goals in the second half, Cardiff City scored 1 goal, and finally Liverpool defeated the opponent 3-1 to advance to the next round of the FA Cup (round of 16).
Liverpool are currently 2nd in the Premier League and Cardiff City in 20th in the Championship, a team that has sunk and is still playing in the Premier League in 2019, but did not expect to fall so quickly.
Cardiff City's first meeting with Liverpool came in 2022, when Liverpool beat them 3-1. In the recent encounter, Liverpool have won all six matches in the Premier League Cup and Premier League since beating Cardiff City 2-1 in 2007.
Let's take a look at Liverpool's starters, goalkeeper Kellech in the 433 formation; Konat and Van Dijk in the system after the 4th place, with Zimikas and Alexander on the left and right; 3 midfielders for Henderson, Naby Keita and Curtis Jones; 3 forwards for Takushi Minamino, Firmino and Diogo Jota. The total value of this starting line-up amounted to 365 million euros.
Cardiff City lined up a 352 formation, none of whom we knew, but there was a 25-year-old player with dual Citizenship of England and Singapore, whose name was Wong Tim Hee. Cardiff City's starting line-up is worth €29.3 million.
After the start of the game, Liverpool had an overwhelming advantage in the field, but Cardiff City, with limited possession, tirelessly ran to convey their tenacity to us. Throughout the first half, Liverpool did not score a goal in 12 shots, and the 0-0 score at half time really surprised everyone.
In the 53rd minute of the second half, Liverpool finally broke the deadlock when Jota took advantage of a free kick to open the goal and knock on the opponent's door to help Liverpool take a 1-0 lead.
In the 57th minute, Liverpool's newest signing, Luis Díaz, came on as a substitute and replaced Curtis Jones in his first appearance with the Reds.
In the 68th minute, cardiff City's backline made a mistake to give a big gift, Diego snatched the ball and assisted Takushi Minamino to score the ball, liverpool led 2-0.
In the 75th minute, Liverpool scored the third goal, which was also a goal that sealed the victory. Robertson assisted Elliott to score the third goal.
Cardiff City also did not give up and scored a face-saving goal in the 79th minute by Colwell.
In the end, Liverpool beat Cardiff City 3-1 without any accidents and successfully reached the knockout stage. This game also set 3 new records. First, Elliott, who helped Liverpool score in this game, is only 18 years and 308 days old today, and he is the third youngest goal scorer in the history of the Reds in the FA Cup; second, Liverpool have maintained seven wins against Cardiff City since 2007; third, Liverpool have maintained four consecutive home wins in the FA Cup.