Match details: Plymouth Argyle versus Liverpool, FA Cup fourth round
Venue: Home Park, Plymouth
Date: Sunday 9th February 2025
Kick off: 3pm
Current form (last six all competitions):
Argyle:
W 1-0 Brentford (FA Cup) A
D 1-1 Oxford United H
L 0-1 QPR H
L 0-5 Burnley H
D 2-2 Sunderland A
W 2-1 West Bromwich Albion H
Liverpool:
W 2-0 Brentford A
W 2-1 Lille (UEFA Champions League) H
W 4-1 Ipswich Town H
L 2-3 PSV Eindhoven (UEFA Champions League) A
W 2-0 AFC Bournemouth A
W 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur (EFL Cup semi final) H
Top scorer:
Argyle: Ibrahim Cissoko (now Sheffield Wednesday) (3)
Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (27)
Head to Head:
Argyle: 2
Draw: 4
Liverpool: 6
Liverpool factfile:
Year founded: 1892
Nickname: the Reds
Last season's league finish: 3rd in the Premier League
Liverpool notable honours:
First Division/ Premier League: Winners x 19
FA Cup: Winners x 8
Football League/EFL Cup: x 10
European Cup/UEFA Champions League: Winners x 6
UEFA Cup: Winners 1973, 1976, 2001
FIFA Club World Cup: 2019
Manager: Arne Slot
Arne Slot took up the position of Liverpool FC head coach on June 1, 2024, having agreed a deal with the club after the end of 2023-24.
The Dutchman joined the Reds from Eredivisie side Feyenoord ahead of the new season, replacing Jürgen Klopp at the helm following his decision to step down following nine years in charge.
Slot arrived at Anfield after three highly successful campaigns with Feyenoord, during which he led them to the league title in 2023 and was named Eredivisie Manager of the Year on two occasions.
He also helped the Rotterdam club to victory in the KNVB Cup in April 2024 after they defeated NEC Nijmegen 1-0 in the final.
Prior to moving to Feyenoord, Slot held the position of AZ Alkmaar head coach, and he had led them to second place in the table, trailing leaders Ajax only on goal difference, when the Dutch season was cancelled due to COVID-19 in 2019-20.
During his playing career, he operated primarily as a midfielder, turning out for FC Zwolle, NAC Breda, Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle before hanging up his boots in 2013.
Player to Watch: Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold emerged from Liverpool FC's Academy to lift a stunning set of major honours before his 24th birthday and is now vice-captain.
Alexander-Arnold was an integral part of a Reds side that lifted four major trophies within 14 months and surpassed the 100-appearance mark for his boyhood club during a glorious 2019-20 season that featured success in the Premier League, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
The England international made history by becoming the youngest player ever to start consecutive Champions League finals as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 final in Madrid and is no stranger to domestic individual records, either.
Old boys:
Plymouth: None
Liverpool: None
Probable line-ups:
Plymouth (3-4-2-1): Conor Hazard; Maksym Talovierov, Nikola Katic, Julio Pleguezuelo; Matthew Sorinola, Adam Randell, Jordan Houghton, Tymoteusz Puchasz; Michael Baidoo, Callum Wright; Mustapha Bundu
Liverpool (4-3-3): Vitzeslav Jaros; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarell Quansah, Wataru Endo, Tsimikas; Diogo Jota, Tyler Morton, Alexis MacAllister; Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa, Rio Ngumoha
Last meeting: Tuesday 19th January, 2017, Plymouth Argyle 0 Liverpool 1, FA Cup third round replay
Lucas Leiva scored his first goal in seven years to send Liverpool into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of League Two Plymouth.
Jurgen Klopp's side had to make the 293-mile trip to Home Park after they were held to a frustrating goalless draw in the initial meeting between the two at Anfield.
However, Lucas ensured the long journey was not a wasted one when he headed home Philippe Coutinho's corner early in the first half.
The win should have been more comfortable for the Reds but Divock Origi's poor penalty was comfortably saved by home keeper Luke McCormick.
Plymouth, who are 66 places below Liverpool in the football pyramid, were not overawed by their Premier League opponents and came closest to equalising when Jake Jervis hit the post with a scissor kick midway through the second half.
