Arsenal was the team that created more dangerous opportunities for Liverpool’s goal, but The Kop was the team that won, thereby passing the third round of the FA Cup deservedly.

Arsenal and Liverpool create high-paced and exciting developments. Even though they were playing at home, Arsenal showed poor performance and weak mentality and then lost to an opponent with better character.

Arsenal created many opportunities but failed to take advantage.

Liverpool players knew how to seize the opportunity to win

A series of good opportunities were created but all passed before the boots of Reiss Nelson, Bukayo Saka or Kai Havertz. Coach Mikel Arteta’s team launched 18 shots, 5 of which were on target but could not score.

 

On the other hand, coach Jurgen Klopp’s team held the ball 46% and only relied on counter-attacks and set-piece situations.

Arsenal dominated the first half. The home team played proactively and created more opportunities. Right in the third minute, Gunners fans almost celebrated a goal when Reiss Nelson passed the Liverpool goalkeeper but could not put the ball into the net at a tight angle.

Perfectionism and complexity make Arsenal players lack decisiveness in decisive decisions. This is the main reason why the home team continuously misses opportunities – just like in their recent matches. Arsenal were also unlucky when Martin Odegaard’s shot hit the bar.

In the first half, Liverpool only launched 2 shots (according to Whoscored data). However, the away team also has reason to regret. Trent Alexander-Arnold made Arsenal’s goal shake with a shot against the bar at the end of the first half.

The match did not change much after the break between the two halves. Arsenal continues to be the dominant team but their attack is not in good form, especially Bukayo Saka with many bad handling situations.

On the other hand, Liverpool also attacked ineffectively without Mohamed Salah on the field. However, the away team played better when Diogo Jota was sent onto the field. The Dutch striker also had a shot that hit the bar.

Liverpool did not have to regret it for too long. The away team opened the scoring in the 80th minute. Once again, Arsenal made things difficult for themselves. From Alexander-Arnold’s free kick, Jakub Kiwior headed into the net.

Arsenal tried their best to attack in the final minutes of the match but it was deadlocked. The home team still showed psychological weakness when playing confused both in attack and defense.

The home team pushed the team high but could not score, and was even conceded a second time by the opponent in the 90+5 minute. From a counterattack, Luis Diaz received the ball from Jota and then kicked the ball into the roof of Aaron Ramsdale’s net, sealing a 2-0 victory.

Arsenal received their third consecutive defeat and were eliminated from the FA Cup. This season, the Gunners only compete in two arenas: the Premier League and the Champions League.