FA Cup draw LIVE: Chelsea, Man City, West Ham and more discover fifth-round fate before Liverpool vs Cardiff
Latest updates and fixtures from fifth round draw ahead of Liverpool vs Cardiff in the fourth round
Chelsea have been drawn away to Luton Town in the FA Cup fifth round while Manchester City will visit Peterborough as many of the big Premier League sides avoided each other. The Blues needed late penalty heroics from goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to edge past Plymouth Argyle at Stamford Bridge, and face a trip to Luton after they ended Cambridge’s run.
Peterborough, also of the Championship, defeated QPR and will host Premier League leaders City after Pep Guardiola’s side brushed aside Fulham at the Etihad Stadium. Middlesbrough's reward for their penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United on Friday is a home tie against Antonio Conte’s Tottenham while Southampton’s home fixture against West Ham is an all-Premier League clash, although Liverpool will face Norwich if they defeat Cardiff on Sunday.
Boreham Wood, who face Bournemouth on Sunday night, would face a trip to Frank Lampard’s Everton should the non-league side reach the fifth round.
Follow live updates and fixture news from the fifth round draw below, before Liverpool vs Cardiff City in the first game of the day:
GOAL! Liverpool 3 - 0 Cardiff (Elliott, 76’)⚽️
76 mins: What a finish this is! Diogo Jota works the ball into the box from the right but it bounces through to Andy Robertson on the opposite wing. He flicks a cross back into the middle, Mark McGuinness slips which allows Harvey Elliott to bring the ball down with his first touch and the smoke the ball into the back of the net on the turn with his second.
That’s his first goal for Liverpool and he’s sent his team into the fifth round for sure.
Liverpool 2 - 0 Cardiff
73 mins: Chance! Harvey Elliott is played into the right side of the box and is encouraged to shoot. Instead he pulls the ball back to Alexander-Arnold who flicks it to Henderson. He chips the ball across to the back post where Firmino heads it down only for the ball to get smothered by the Cardiff goalkeeper.
Liverpool 2 - 0 Cardiff
70 mins: Liverpool have a decent cushion now and should go on to win this game. Jurgen Klopp makes another double change bringing on James Milner and Andy Robertson for Takumi Minamino and Kostas Tsimikas.
GOAL! Liverpool 2 - 0 Cardiff (Minamino, 68’)⚽️
68 mins: Disaster for Cardiff! Kostas Tsimikas knocks the ball into the box and Perry Ng fails to deal with it. He’s put under pressure by Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, Diaz nicks the ball off him and pulls it back to the middle of the box. Takumi Minamino runs on to the loose ball and fires it into the back of the net. Dillon Phillips gets a touch to the shot but it’s too powerful for him to keep out.
Liverpool 1 - 0 Cardiff
64 mins: Liverpool are in total control of the game. They’ve got their noses in front and are content with keeping the ball. There’s slow build-up play as they pass it around the midfield. Jordan Henderson threads a pass up to Diogo Jota who attempts to play it wide for Trent Alexander-Arnold but has the pass intercepted.
Liverpool 1 - 0 Cardiff
61 mins: Chance! Aden Flint dispossesses Diogo Jota in the penalty area and knocks the ball out for a corner. The corner kick is whipped into the box and Jota peels away from Perry Ng. He meets the dropping ball on the volley and pulls it wide of the back post.
Liverpool 1 - 0 Cardiff
59 mins: A double change from Jurgen Klopp. Harvey Elliott returns to the Liverpool team and Luis Diaz is welcomed to Anfield for his debut appearance. Curtis Jones and Naby Keita are the men replaced.
Steve Morison makes a double change as well. Jordan Hugill and Isaak Davies replace James Collins and Mark Harris up front.
Liverpool 1 - 0 Cardiff
56 mins: Chance! Liverpool almost double their lead with another header. Kostas Tsimikas finds a couple of yards of space on the left wing and floats a decent cross into the six-yard box. Roberto Firmino wins the ball in the air and whips a header at goal but this effort is too close to Dillon Phillips who clings on to the ball.
GOAL! Liverpool 1 - 0 Cardiff (Jota, 53’)⚽️
53 mins: Lovely goal from Liverpool! Will Vaulks is the most recent player to pick up a yellow card as he brings down Takumi Minamino on the inside right channel. Trent Alexander-Arnold curls the free kick into the box and picks out Diogo Jota. He jumps above everyone else, meets the ball in the air and guides a fine header into the far bottom corner!
Liverpool 0 - 0 Cardiff
51 mins: Tsimikas is in action again as he wins a corner trying to cross the ball around McGuinness. The corner is played short and sent across to Curtis Jones whose about 25-yards out but smack bang in front of goal. He shoots but the shot is always rising and goes safely over the Cardiff City goal.
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