Liverpool vs Norwich LIVE: FA Cup fourth round result and reaction as Virgil van Dijk and Diogo Jota score in win
Jurgen Klopp leads his Reds just days after confirming he will leave Anfield this summer
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Liverpool beat Norwich City 5-2 in the FA Cup, in Jurgen Klopp’s first match in charge since he announced his intention to resign once the end of the season arrives.
Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch were all on the scoresheet for the Reds to see off the Canaries, who pulled back to 1-1 and 4-2 but were soundly beaten in the end and will have to continue their push for the playoff spots in the Championship.
For the Reds, the quadruple challenge remains on and they will face Southampton or Watford in the fifth round.
Follow all the build-up and action from Anfield below plus get the latest odds and tips right here:
HT - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich
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HT - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich
There’s the whistle and we’re at the interval - Liverpool two goals up on Norwich thanks to Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez.
Ben Gibson found the net in between those strikes to briefly have the visitors on level terms but it has largely been hard going for the Canaries.
45 minutes for David Wagner to find a way to overthrow his best mate Jurgen Klopp.
44’ - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich
Two moments for Alisson to get his gloves dirty after a quiet first half, goal conceded aside. First Hanley flicks on a long throw which is goalbound, easily saved, then a cross from the right swings towards the goal rather than out towards the Norwich attackers and the keeper has to be alert to grasp it quickly.
Two minutes added on.
40’ - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich
Into the final few minutes before the break. Liverpool continuing to dominate the ball and fashion half-openings, but not quite the incision in the final pass now compared to early on.
Reminder, we’ll have the FA Cup fifth round draw at the break on our other live blog - link to follow.
36’ - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich
Jota, Jones, Gravenberch and Nunez swamp Norwich again in midfield and from a string of four or five aimless passes in yellow, it’s two or three in red and then a shot. The Reds just lightning in jumping on their opponents and finding space thereafter to get a shot away.
Nunez this time sends one wide from 20 yards, before the Uruguayan is almost played in again from deeper, this time via McConnell’s pass.
32’ - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich
Should be 3-1 - a quite unreal miss for Gakpo, then Gravenberch also spurns a chance!
Bradley cuts a ball back to the forward who should sweep home but scuffs wide, then from the ensuing goal kick Norwich try to play out, Jones wins a tackle on the edge of the box and Gravenberch spins to shoot - he beats the keeper but two defenders are on the line to scramble it away.
GOAL! 28’ - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich
GOAL! And Liverpool are right back ahead again! Brilliant from Conor Bradley down the right flank, as he wins a challenge then takes off down the wing. A one-two opens a gap, he surges through and squares for Nunez who holds off his man and buries a finish inside the far bottom corner.
2-1 to the Reds.
26’ - Liverpool 1-1 Norwich
Norwich looking a little more active in the game now since that unexpected route back in. More possession from the back, more bodies looking to get into the Liverpool half.
They have lost possession a few times outside their own box though and must be careful there - the Reds’ counter-press is notably dangerous against the best, never mind against Championship opponents.
GOAL! 21’ - Liverpool 1-1 Norwich
Equaliser! Great response from Norwich as they push forward, win their first corner and Ben Gibson rises at the near post to flick his header in past Alisson!
An unexpected setback for the Reds after total domination early on in this fixture but we’re all square again, 1-1 the scoreline.
GOAL! 15’ - Liverpool 1-0 Norwich
GOAL! They don’t survive for much longer!
McConnell delivers a curling, accurate ball to the far post with his left foot and finds Curtis Jones running in unmarked and the Scouser plants a firm header, past the keeper and inside the opposite corner.
1-0 to the Reds.
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