FA Cup classics: Arsenal v Liverpool | BBC Sport

Here's Gerrard trying to slide the pass through, he's found his man, Sturridge with the shot, Fabianski blocks with his legs, and Murtazaka puts it behind for a corner, Martin Keogh. Wow, fantastic ball through there from Gerrard. Really, I mean, that should be a goal. Suarez on the move immediately, passes and receives the return, scoop pass into Sturridge, onside, here's the chance, round the keeper with the right foot into the side netting. Second really good chance of the game for Liverpool in the first five minutes. Two really good chances already in this match. Arteta with pace, whips the ball into the far post, and Agger wins the header against Sonogo. Ozil's lurking on the edge of the box, floats across into the far post, Sonogo brings it down, hits the volley, it's blocked. Well, you see what it means to those Arsenal players, the way they're celebrating. Arsenal take the lead. Early chance here, Suarez in the area, making space, hits the shot and Fabianski saves with his right foot. So just like the start of the first half, Arsenal are loose, and Suarez is looking up to the heavens, Here's Ozil, trying to get Oxlade-Chamberlain away down the right-hand side, he's in behind the Liverpool defence, pulls away, Podolski! Well, we talked about character, personality, Oxlade-Chamberlain there, he's just out of the blocks again, thundering pace down that right-hand side. Podolski, who's on the left, he comes inside, he sees his opportunity and just tucks it in. It really is end-to-end stuff from Arsenal. Podolski with the lay-off to Ozil, Ozil with the drive, and Jones just gets down and gets a strong left hand to it to make the save. It was very nearly 3-0, it was very nearly all over. Suarez again, into the area he goes, now then, Podolski, the back of his legs, Howard Webb blows the whistle and gives the penalty. Liverpool. Does wrap his foot, he gives him that chance to go down. Gerrard on his way, slow run-up, sends Fabianski the wrong way, and Liverpool will feel they can get back into this. Pass into Sturridge, onside, could be two... Here Suarez kills it into the wall, controls it again, all-strong challenge on Suarez by Oxlade-Tremblay, and Howard Webb was right there, and this time he doesn't give the penalty. Wow, wow. He knocks it away, and he takes him out. Well... Howard goes mystic. That is a penalty because... Well, 100%, it's more of a penalty than the first one. And it goes, oh, and his goalkeeper was nowhere, Fabianski. Agus gets his head to it, Fabianski's been magnificent in the game, but he's got away with it. Now Thierry Henry, if he latched it... Oh, no, he didn't latch onto it, it was Carragher instead, that could have gone either way. Crouch is there again, Agger is still forward, it's Crouch. Crouch won't reach that, but it might... Oh, what a drive by Xabi Alonso. Great corner, look at the technique here from Alonso. That is such a sweet strike. Percy's in the middle, Thierry Henry is joining him now far side. It's clubbed again. And that was Rzecinski! And Arsenal take the lead in the FA Cup third round at Anfield, and it's Thomas Rzecinski. Bit left of the 45. Haven't been many stoppages in this first half, this is Gilberto Silva for Arsenal, who lead 1-0. Thierry Henry, Van Persie lets it play through the centre, but he's picked out Rzecinski. Henry again, and Rzecinski again. What a first half he's having. Thomas Rzecinski makes it 2-0, Arsenal. Well, from Liverpool's point of view, this is a really awful goal to concede. There are so many bodies in and around the strike here, look, 4-5. Just got the final touch from Peter Crouch's header. You'd argue as well, it's the first clean header that Crouch has won. Zizta going right, he's on his own on this side, Henry. Up against Carragher, oh, he's beaten Carragher. For Arsenal, he's got... Made room for the shot, it's 3-1! Oh, what can you say about Thierry Henry? Quiet by his standards. For 83 minutes, has he sealed the victory here for Arsenal? It looks very much like it. Yeah, classic counter-attack goal, brilliant from Henry. Oh, great touch by Anelka, now a chance for Michael Owen! Good save by right. First clear opportunity of the game, falling to Michael Owen. Van Bronckhorst, good ball for Henry. 1-0 to Arsenal, from Thierry Henry, and the Dennis Bergkamp Cup specialist strikes again. Bergkamp's seventh of the season, his 90th goal for Arsenal. Here's Anelka at the other end. That was closer than it might have been as well. 20 minutes of the second half played, and it's still 1-0. Out comes right, Gerrard! Big decision to be made. Martin Keown is going to be spoken to as well. Zumbli for his part in trying to hold back Owen. It's a red card, and Arsenal are down to ten men. Martin Keown sent off. It's gonna be Riise. Good save. Oh, see the follow-up escape there. It's a good strike by John Ali Riise. He just bounced back to Owen in an awkward height, he was off balance. And already got the ball away, Chester Puppey at Feistie Element, which under the surface of this game now threatening to boil over. Oh, it's a red card for Bergkamp as well, was the challenge. Jamie Carragher is also being spoken to by the referee, and he's off as well. It's ten against nine. Well, that's what he was sent off for. Had a missile thrown at him, was inflamed by the situation, threw it back into the crowd, and that is why he's been dismissed. Gerrard, right! It was a difficult chance, but he might have expected to take it. It's all or nothing now for Liverpool. Another poor ball from Hamann. In the last quarter of the game, with only nine men, Arsenal make it through to the fifth round, and Liverpool knocked out at this stage for the fourth time in six seasons. To Heskey. It's the chance, Crainsbury's given a goal kick. Great little ball, just onside, no problem, and Concho back. I just wonder, was there a suspicion of hands at the end of that incident? Yes, I think there was a suspicion of it, most definitely. We've got Heskey in there. The obvious target here. Oh, and in was David Seaman! Managed to react, that was the closest Liverpool have come. Emile Heskey. Perez-Henri. Oh, that's terrific skill, it's come back to Perez, that's on the volley. And Ormier's in here! That was Ashley Cole who nearly scored. Turned his man there, is this Thierry... Oh, he's prepped it against the defender's legs, here comes Freddie Lundberg! Off the line again by Hoopia, and the build-to-order. Goodness, Mayon showed a little way the second time. Well, Lundberg there had an opportunity to really open it up. Schmeitzer for Liverpool. Heskey coming in from the far side here, but nicely played out of defence by Adams. And the goalscorer's on the ball again, and here's Thierry Henry. It's on for Arsenal, can he make it to us four times? I'm not sure, just slipped, it was turned already by Henry, good save by Westerwille. Perez is waiting to take a free kick, right in the centre of the penalty area, Vieira's coming in behind him, that's Kanu, this is Berger. And Robbie Fowler looks sprightly now, he wants the ball played early, but so does Owen! And he's getting the other side of Dixon, Michael Owen for Liverpool! Goodness, this time, from the start, or Fowler, the club makes the save. More chance for Arsenal, maybe. Arsenal look to have the game won, and it's started engendered at Anfield now.