Norwich vs Liverpool LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and reaction tonight
Relive all the action from the Carabao Cup third-round tie at Carrow Road
Liverpool progressed into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-0 victory at Norwich after Takumi Minamino hit a brace and Caoimhin Kelleher denied Christos Tzolis from the penalty spot in the first half at Carrow Road.
The all-Premier League clash had the caveat of both clubs making wholesale changes, 18 in total, and one of those Minamino fired the Reds ahead inside four minutes.
Jurgen Klopp’s side almost conceded before the break when the Canaries forced a spot-kick, but Kelleher came to the rescue and Divock Origi’s first goal in 12 months was followed by a second for Minamino to clinch the win. Relive all the action live below:
Klopp on team selection
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, spoke to Sky Sports before kick off to talk about the changes to his team and the talent of 16-year-old Kaide Gordon. He said:
Some players could not play again immediately so we had to make changes. The reasons are always the same - you want to win the football game. You want to bring boys in with desire. The opponent made a lot of changes as well so it is that time of year. I am really looking forward to the game. It will be intense.
“He [Gordon] spent a full pre-season with us. He is a big talent, no doubt about that. A top, top talent. I am excited to give him the opportunity. You will see he is a good player immediately.”
Origi key for Liverpool?
Divock Origi has scored nine goals in just 13 League Cup appearances – he could become only the ninth player in Reds history to net 10 or more times in the competition.
Norwich vs Liverpool
Liverpool have scored the opening goal in each of their last 15 clashes with Norwich and have scored at least three in eight out of 10 of the most recent meetings.
However, this will be the first domestic cup tie between the teams since an FA Cup match in January 1990.
Of the last 17 domestic cup draws Liverpool have been drawn against Premier League opposition 13 times and in 18 League Cup ties under Jürgen Klopp, 69 different players have been fielded
Who is Kaide Gordon? Liverpool starlet makes debut in Carabao Cup against Norwich City
Kaide Gordon will make his full Liverpool debut tonight after being named in the club’s starting line-up against Norwich in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
The 16-year-old forward has trained with the Liverpool first team since being invited on their pre-season tour this summer, where he caught the eye of manager Jurgen Klopp.
Gordon joined the Premier League side from Derby in February after making his debut for Wayne Rooney’s side as a 15-year-old in the Championship.
Who is Kaide Gordon? Liverpool starlet makes debut in Carabao Cup
The 16-year-old joined Liverpool earlier this year and is set to make his debut tonight
Farke hoping to strengthen Canaries’ defence
Daniel Farke says that his Norwich City side have conceded too many goals this season and he wants them to become harder to play against. Speaking before tonight’s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool he said:
One thing we have to do is that we need to defend our own goal better,” he said. “If we concede three goals per game, as an average, we can’t win anything on this level.
“You can argue we were also a bit unlucky and about the quality of the opponents, but the fact is we have conceded too many goals. We have to improve on this, and this is our main topic.
“We need to be harder to play against. We need more steel, and we need to be nastier. We also need a result for the confidence. It is important now to focus on Liverpool, to make sure that we improve. It won’t be that easy because we will have a few changes as I also want to learn a little bit more about my team in order to go forward, but I want to be there with a good performance and a good result.”
Norwich’s struggles
Liverpool have won 16 of their 34 visits to Norwich in all competitions, drawing nine and losing nine.
The Reds have won each of their last eight matches at Carrow Road, most recently last month, scoring 24 times during that run.
A total of 46 goals have been scored in the last 10 meetings between the clubs so goals are expected this evening.
Liverpool’s League Cup success
With eight League Cup victories and four runners up medals, Liverpool are the most successful side in the history of this competition. They were the first side to win four consecutive League Cup trophies, from 1981-84, a record that still stands alsongside Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City between 2017-20.
The Reds last won the competition in 2012 with a penalty shootout victory over Cardiff City.
This season ithey’ve started with five wins and a draw from their opening six matches in all competitions. That included a 3-0 win at Carrow Road on the opening day of the season when Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino netted for the Reds.
Norwich vs Liverpool - League Cup history
Norwich and Liverpool have played each other 65 times in all competitions with Liverpool winning 37 matches, Norwich 14 and 14 ending in draws.
In the League Cup the sides have only met twice with Liverpool victorious in both games.
In January 1980 David Johnson scored a brace in the first of those matches with Kenny Dalglish also on target as the Reds won 3-1.
Three years later Liverpool won 2-0 on their way to lift the trophy in the 1982-83 season.
Norwich vs Liverpool - Recent results
Liverpool have already travelled to Carrow Road this season. They opened their Premier League campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over the Canaries with Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all on the scoresheet.
The Reds’ second visit to Carrow Road this season could be a closer affair. Only Kostas Tsimikas and Alex Oxalde-Chamberlain remain from the opening day line-up with youngsters Kaide Gordon and Conor Bradley in the starting XI.
Farke on team selection
Norwich manager, Daniel Farke, explained why he’s made nine changes to his starting XI as the Canaries prepare to face Liverpool this evening. He said:
Once you have to play against the best teams in the world, and we do this on league level and now we do this against Liverpool in the cup, we have to do this with full intensity,
“For that I trust my whole squad. We have three games in seven days and it is important to bring some recovered players on the pitch, but not to rest other players. It is more to have players who can go with this intensity against the ball in order to be competitive.”
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