Liverpool Football Club celebrating their FA Cup match win
Liverpool 5-2 Norwich City
- Goalscorers:
- Liverpool: Diogo Jota (2), Takumi Minamino, Kostas Tsimikas, Mo Salah
- Norwich City: Teemu Pukki, Kieran Dowell
- Venue: Anfield
- Date: January 28, 2024
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Liverpool cruised to a comfortable victory over Norwich City in the FA Cup fourth round, with Diogo Jota scoring twice and Takumi Minamino, Kostas Tsimikas, and Mo Salah also getting on the scoresheet. Teemu Pukki and Kieran Dowell pulled goals back for Norwich, but it was not enough to prevent a deserved defeat.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp made 10 changes to his starting line-up, but his side still had too much quality for Norwich. Jota opened the scoring in the 27th minute, heading home from close range after a cross from Neco Williams. Minamino doubled the lead just before half-time, finishing off a good move involving Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones.
Norwich pulled a goal back early in the second half through Pukki, but Tsimikas restored Liverpool's two-goal lead with a stunning long-range effort. Dowell gave Norwich hope again with another goal, but Salah made sure of the win for Liverpool with a late penalty.
Klopp was pleased with his team's performance, saying: "We played good football, created a lot of chances and scored some good goals. It was a good performance from the boys."
Norwich manager Dean Smith was disappointed with the result, but admitted that Liverpool were the better team. "We started well, but we let ourselves down with some poor goals," he said. "Liverpool were too good for us in the end."
Here are some of the key talking points from the match:
- Liverpool's strength in depth was on display, as they were able to win comfortably despite making 10 changes to their starting line-up.
- Diogo Jota continued his good form in front of goal, scoring twice for Liverpool.
- Kostas Tsimikas scored a wonder goal from long range.
- Norwich City showed fight, but they were ultimately outclassed by a stronger Liverpool side.
Overall, it was a comfortable victory for Liverpool, who will now turn their attention to the Premier League and the Carabao Cup final.
