Key occasions
3 min: Chance for Arsenal! Ramsdale pings an exquisite 70-yard go to place Nelson via on purpose. Alisson hesitates, which permits Nelson to go round him, however the toutch makes the angle too tight and he shoots into the aspect netting.
1 min Peep peep! Harvey Elliott will get the match below means, with Liverpool kicking from proper to left as we watch.
“So – Ramsdale,” says Charles Antaki. “The general feeling amongst Arsenal fans seems to be that Arteta has put himself in an unwinnable position: effectively abandoning a likeable man-of-the-people player (who looks humanly hurt) in favour of a not-obviously better keeper (whose emotions are unreadable, beyond looking a bit dazed much of the time).
“Ramsdale has a free hit today; play well and more credit accrued to his side of the ledger; play poorly and the blame will probably fall on Arteta. Eventually Ramsdale will go, and the waters will close over him, as they do with any player, but that time still seems a little far off.”
I’m that you simply say it’s a free-hit; from the surface it seems to be like he can’t actually win. He might save 4 penalties and Raya would nonetheless be in purpose towards Crystal Palace in a fortnight’s time.
Here come the gamers – Arsenal in white, Liverpool of their purple third package.
We’re about to seek out out whether or not he will get his want
“As a Liverpool fan I’ll take any result except for a draw,” says Niall Mullen. “Or maybe a win. I’m not sure this is the squad to compete on all fronts and we need to be wary of Generals Janvier and Fevrier as they have done for us in past campaigns.”
I believe the squad is large enough, particularly as you’re within the Europa League reasonably than the Champions League. Liverpool are virtually uniquely harmful after they get on a roll, whether or not it’s throughout an Anfield comeback or throughout a season, so I’d wish to keep in as many competitions as potential. Easy for me to say, in my ivory tower.
Arsenal will put on a particular white package immediately to assist the No More Red marketing campaign towards knife crime and youth violence.
Harvey Elliott will play broad on the fitting, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed, in order that presumably means Cody Gakpo will play as a No8.
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Today’s FA Cup outcomes
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Luton 0-0 Bolton
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Man City 5-0 Huddersfield
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Nottm Forest 2-2 Blackpool
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Peterborough 0-3 Leeds
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Shrewsbury 0-1 Wrexham
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West Brom 4-1 Aldershot
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West Ham 1-1 Bristol City
The previous is a international nation, they’ve unending semi-finals there
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Team information
Both managers have picked sturdy sides, so we must be in for an honest sport. Arsenal usher in Aaron Ramsdale, Jorginho and Reiss Nelson for David Raya, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli. Kai Havertz is prone to begin up entrance.
Liverpool make 4 adjustments, all enforced: Jarell Quansah, Harvey Elliott, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo substitute Virgil van Dijk (ailing), Dominik Szoboszlai, Endo and Mo Salah (worldwide obligation).
Arsenal (potential 4-1-2-3) Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Jorginho; Odegaard, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Nelson.
Substitutes: Raya, Cedric, Walters, Sousa, Smith Rowe, Nwaneri, Trossard, Martinelli, Nketiah.
Liverpool (potential 4-1-2-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Quansah, Gomez; Mac Allister; Jones, Gakpo; Elliott, Nunez, Diaz.
Substitutes: Kelleher, Jota, Gravenberch, Clark, Bradley, Nyoni, Chambers, Gordon, McConnell.
Referee John Brooks.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to live protection of Arsenal v Liverpool on the Emirates. It’s the tie of the FA Cup third round, between two of English soccer’s holy trinity – and whereas it’s not the be-all and end-all for both workforce, their managers know the worth of this competitors. The FA Cup stays Mikel Arteta’s solely trophy as Arsenal supervisor, and the goodwill from that success could have saved his job when Arsenal have been fifteenth within the league on Christmas Day 2020.
The following season Liverpool got here inside a few video games of a quadruple, and the home cup runs helped generate an virtually irresistible momentum. Until then Jurgen Klopp by no means appeared too bothered concerning the FA Cup, however now – with Liverpool additionally within the semi-final of the Carabao Cup – he’s up for an additional busy spring.
As at all times within the FA Cup, the workforce information might be a press release of intent, apathy or pragmatism. Liverpool host Fulham within the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday evening, so Klopp has a little bit of juggling to do. Arsenal have a fortnight off after this, replays however; that and their poor current type could tempt Arteta to select a full-strength aspect. We’ll quickly discover out.
Kick off 4.30pm.
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