Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Liverpool & Norwich City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Liverpool saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Carabao Cup. That game was an away game at Chelsea, so at least Liverpool are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Liverpool form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Liverpool so far, with 33 points won from 13 matches; 10 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
Defender Alexander-Arnold got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.31/10. Alexander-Arnold hit six key passes and won 3 of 5 duels.
Ahead of that match, Liverpool won a home game hosting Leeds United (6-0).The match schedule is unforgiving for Liverpool as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. West Ham United are visiting.
Goals are plentiful at Anfield in the league this season as Liverpool has scored 36 goals here in 13 home games. Liverpool have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Norwich City form and stats
Norwich's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round.Norwich City have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-2-9 (13 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Norwich City, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Southampton. Hanley, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.53. Hanley won 9 of 11 duels.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Liverpool wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Brentford in just three days.
The attacking power of Norwich City when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 13 league matches away. For Norwich City, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine Liverpool victories, one draw and zero Norwich City wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 19 goals |  D. Teixeira da Silva 12 goals |  S. Mané 11 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Norwich City missing players
| Liverpool | Norwich City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 59 | 38 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 24 | 47 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 56% | ||
| 7.3 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18.4 | 20.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 20% | ||
| 6.8 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 15.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 47 | 66 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 50 | 60 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | Southampton | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -3 | 35 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 33 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 25 |
| 15 | Brentford | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 35 | -31 | 23 |
| 17 | Everton | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley | 24 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 21 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -22 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -40 | 17 |
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