Liverpool scraped through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they will take on Aston Villa at Wembley.

The game was a tight affair with few chances for either side.

Despite their suspensions, Liverpool deserved to go through after grabbing a relatively late winner through the impressive Phillipe Coutinho.

He exchanged passes with Jordan Henderson before finishing from a tight angle. There was a moment of high drama in the last minute when Simon Mignolet pulled off a good stop from his opposing number, Simon Eastwood, who had come up in desperation for a Blackburn corner.

BRENDAN RODGERS' REACTION

"It was a really important game for us today I think everybody has been disappointed over the last couple of weeks with performances and results.

"But I think we showed great character today. We knew when we came here they'd make it difficult for us but from start to finish we controlled the game, I thought we were brilliant.

"Towards the end when we'd gone 1-0 up they were chucking everything at us but we defended fantastically. Credit to the lads really and we'll go to Wembley against Villa and I'm sure it will be a tough game because they're a good side."

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