
Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
· English FA CupPlymouth Argyle dump Liverpool from FA Cup in giant shock
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Plymouth Argyle pulled off an enormous shock on Sunday as they dumped Liverpool out of the English FA Cup at the fourth-round stage with a 1-0 win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wright.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 6': Offside, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
- 7': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
- 8': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 8': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 11': Substitution, Liverpool. Isaac Mabaya replaces Joe Gomez because of an injury.
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 13': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
- 13': Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Katic (Plymouth Argyle).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 18': Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 25': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Tymoteusz Puchacz (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Treymaurice Nyoni.
- 36': Attempt saved. James McConnell (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 39': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 39': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 39': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
- 40': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 43': Isaac Mabaya (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Plymouth Argyle 0, Liverpool 0.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustapha Bundu.
- 49': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 53': Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Liverpool 0. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 56': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Isaac Mabaya.
- 59': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
- 59': James McConnell (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 61': Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 61': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 62': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Victor Pálsson replaces Julio Pleguezuelo because of an injury.
- 69': Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
- 69': Treymaurice Nyoni (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
- 72': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Muhamed Tijani replaces Mustapha Bundu.
- 72': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Malachi Boateng replaces Adam Randell.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt blocked. James McConnell (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 75': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 75': Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Koné-Doherty replaces Treymaurice Nyoni.
- 78': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Trent Koné-Doherty.
- 78': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).
- 79': Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Michael Obafemi replaces Ryan Hardie.
- 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James McConnell.
- 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
- 89': Attempt missed. James McConnell (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90': Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wright with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James McConnell.
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Trent Koné-Doherty (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth Argyle).
- 90'+8': Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James McConnell with a headed pass.
- 90'+9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Liverpool 0.
- 0': Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Liverpool 0.
Statistics
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PLY![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
75 | Possession | 25 |
14 | SHOTS | 10 |
4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
498 | Accurate Passes | 109 |
595 | Passes | 192 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
20 | Crosses | 15 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
61 | Long Balls | 64 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
11 | Tackles | 26 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
29 | Effective Clearances | 54 |
29 | Clearances | 54 |
Game Information
Venue: Home Park
Location: Plymouth, England
Attendance: 16,724
Line-Ups
Plymouth Argyle (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Conor Hazard (GK) ![]() |
25 | Nikola Katic |
5 | Julio Pleguezuelo |
40 | Maksym Talovierov ![]() |
18 | Darko Gyabi |
20 | Adam Randell |
17 | Tymoteusz Puchacz |
29 | Matthew Sorinola ![]() |
15 | Mustapha Bundu ![]() |
11 | Callum Wright |
9 | Ryan Hardie |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
2 | Joe Gomez |
78 | Jarell Quansah |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
53 | James McConnell |
3 | Wataru Endo |
98 | Trey Nyoni ![]() |
19 | Harvey Elliott |
20 | Diogo Jota |
7 | Luis Díaz |
14 | Federico Chiesa |
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