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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Your support makes all the difference.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:
14’ - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich
Another opening for the Reds as Jones sends them forward and Jota crosses low from the left for Nunez arriving at full speed - he’s sliding in at the back post but can’t quite make contact with the ball. Only needed a touch for the opener but the Canaries survive for now...
10’ - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich
Woodwork!! So close for Darwin Nunez who picks up a loose ball and immediately spins to shoot - bending a 25-yard effort past the keeper and bouncing onto the post!
Bradley’s effort on the rebound is smothered by the keeper.
8’ - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich
Jota and Nunez combine to give Gakpo a sight of goal - his half-volley is taken under pressure though and he smashes it wildly over the bar.
A few openings for the home team already and we’re not yet ten minutes into the match. A few jeers for Norwich keeper Long too, taking his time over every goal kick.
4’ - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich
Early possession for the hosts as you’d expect. Jota almost snuck in down the right channel early on but was crowded out; a Gomez cross left to right eventually results in the ball coming back his way, he rockets in a shot - just past the near post!
1’ - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich
Underway at Anfield! Huge ovation for Klopp, the Reds get us started.
Liverpool vs Norwich - LIVE
We’ve just heard that the delayed FA Cup fifth-round draw will now take place at half-time in this fixture, so stay tuned for the first half here and we’ll divert you to our live draw coverage at the break!
Two minutes to kick-off then we’re ready to go.
Liverpool vs Norwich - LIVE
Klopp has just spoken on ITV over his departure and first game since the announcement:
“It didn’t feel different to me. I knew it longer than anybody, but I can imagine for a few people. But everyone can expect I’m in full preparation for the game, not thinking about me. I’m completely back on track.
“We cannot create a special story every week, do this for the boss. The boys did a great job already - it won’t be a reason for not winning a football game.
“At the end of the season there will be a moment to say goodbye but between now and then there’s a massive job to do.”
Liverpool vs Norwich - LIVE
15 minutes to kick-off at Anfield! The Reds will be looking to resume their quest for no fewer than four trophies this season and they’re already in the final of one cup.
Norwich will be up against it for sure, though prior to defeat at Leeds last time out they had won two and drawn one of their previous three games, so they are not in awful form at least.
Liverpool won five in a row prior to drawing at Fulham, which yielded an aggregate victory and the EFL Cup final.
Liverpool vs Norwich - LIVE
Jurgen Klopp stunned the world of football with his announcenment that he will be stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season and there’s likely to be a strange atmosphere at Anfield for Sunday’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Norwich (2.30pm, ITV1). The German revealed on Friday his plan to walk away in the summer and there’s the potential for him to depart on an unprecedented high with his team hunting a quadruple.
The Reds are already through to one final this season, setting up an EFL Cup decider against Chelsea in midweek, and are second favourites with football betting sites to lift the FA Cup.
The home side are a best-price of 1/7 in the FA Cup odds to see off the Canaries, who are 16/1 shots to beat an opponent they’ve lost 16 of the last 17 meetings against.
That run includes a 2-1 loss at Anfield in the FA Cup quarter-finals in 2022 and a repeat of that scoreline would be seen as a respectable effort by a travel-sick Norwich team.
Even in the circumstances of the Klopp news, it’s tough to imagine anything other than a straight-forward Liverpool win, but bettors looking to back the Reds will need to be creative to find any value on betting sites. We’ve highlighted three potential options as we run you through our Liverpool vs Norwich predictions.
Liverpool vs Norwich tips: FA Cup predictions, odds & free bets
Our football tipster has three picks for the Reds' first game since Jurgen Klopp announced his upcoming departure
Jurgen Klopp’s shock Liverpool exit is the ultimate cost of his full-throttle football
Eight years and three months earlier, at his unveiling at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp had pronounced himself as “the normal one”. It proved one of the most deceptive things he ever said, but after a distinctly abnormal reign, he will leave Liverpool on a quest for a little normality. “I arrived here like a normal guy and I never lived that,” he said. “I don’t know how normal life is so I have to find out.”
His achievements are such that he will not be granted anonymity, but he is savouring the thought of time off from football. “No club, no country for the next year, no English club ever, I can promise that, even if I have nothing to eat – that will not happen, by the way, thanks to Liverpool,” he said. Chief executive Billy Hogan smiled as he recounted how his son had said he thought Klopp would manage Liverpool forever. Now, to his disappointment, they are counting down the days to his departure.
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