Cardiff travel to Liverpool for an early kick-off in the FA Cup fourth-round today.
Jurgen Klopp, who does appear to be putting more emphasis on domestic cup competitions this season, welcomes the Championship side to Anfield for what looks like a fairly straightforward game on paper.
Clearly, things very rarely work out that easily but few would doubt Liverpool’s strength in front of their own fans and perhaps they could follow up their reaching of the Carabao Cup final with a reasonably rare run deep in the FA Cup.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game...
Date, kick-off time and venue
The FA Cup meeting is scheduled for a 12pm GMT kick-off on Sunday February 6, 2022.
Anfield in Liverpool will host the match.
Where to watch Liverpool vs Cardiff
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on ITV 1 and STV .
Live stream: Both the ITV Hub and STV player will provide live streams.
Live blog: Get minute-by-minute updates via Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.
Liverpool vs Cardiff team news
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas; Keita, Henderson, Jones; Minamino, Jota, Firmino.
Subs: Adrian, Thiago, Milner, Diaz, Robertson, Matip, Gordon, Elliott, Morton.
Cardiff XI: Phillips; Ng, Flint, McGuinness, Denham, Bagan; Vaulks, King, Pack, Harris; Collins.
Subs: Smithies, Bacuna, Hugill, Wintle, Doyle, Colwill, Semenyo, Bowen, Davies.
Liverpool vs Cardiff prediction
Liverpool are just so strong at Anfield, it’s difficult to see Cardiff getting anything even if Klopp opts to rotate.
Liverpool to win 2-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Liverpool wins: 14
Draws: 2
Cardiff City wins: 18
