Liverpool vs Norwich City

Liverpool are set to host hot Premier League relegation candidates Norwich City in the FA Cup round five at Anfield.

Fresh from winning their first EFL Cup trophy under Jurgen Klopp’s tutelage, courtesy of a penalty shoot-out beating of Chelsea at Wembley over the weekend, Liverpool will be looking to translate that momentum into the FA Cup. The ‘Reds,’ who last won the competition in 2005, head into this fixture on a run of 13 competitive matches without defeat (W11, D2). Clear-cut favourites to make it to the FA Cup quarter-finals for the second time since 2014/15, Liverpool have already defeated Norwich three times this season, scoring precisely three goals on each occasion. Klopp seems to know in-depth about building a fortress, as witnessed by the fact the Merseyside heavyweights have yet to lose a single competitive game at Anfield this season (W16, D4), winning the last five on the trot by an aggregate score of 17-2.

On the other hand, Norwich City have overcome lower-league side Charlton Athletic and fellow Premier League rivals Wolverhampton in the last two FA Cup rounds by the same 1-0 scoreline. However, the ‘Canaries’ come into this tie in the midst of a rough patch, having lost their last three Premier League games by an aggregate score of 9-1. Additionally, Dean Smith’s men have lost both previous away matches, each by a two-goal margin, including a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool in mid-February. The fifth round of the FA Cup has often been the end of the road for the visitors, who have failed to negotiate their way into the quarter-finals in four of their last five attempts. Norwich will have to snap a six-game losing H2H streak against Liverpool in all competitions to defy that underwhelming record.