
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Third Round
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Trent Alexander Arnold leads Liverpool to FA Cup victory against Accrington Stanley
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Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a stunning goal to help Liverpool cruise past League Two side Accrington Stanley in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley).
- 4': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 9': Foul by Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley).
- 9': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 12': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Walton.
- 14': Attempt missed. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Josh Woods.
- 16': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley).
- 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dan Martin.
- 18': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 19': Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley).
- 21': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Donald Love (Accrington Stanley).
- 23': Ash Hunter (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
- 26': Attempt missed. Tyler Morton (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Billy Crellin.
- 27': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
- 28': Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Goal! Liverpool 1, Accrington Stanley 0. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez following a fast break.
- 35': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Tyler Walton is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
- 40': Attempt missed. Tyler Morton (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Zach Awe.
- 45': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45': Goal! Liverpool 2, Accrington Stanley 0. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Accrington Stanley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Accrington Stanley 0.
- 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Alex Henderson replaces Ash Hunter.
- 45': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Liam Coyle replaces Nelson Khumbeni.
- 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 46': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Farrend Rawson.
- 47': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Woods with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Woods with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Diogo Jota.
- 57': Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Shaun Whalley following a corner.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 58': Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Tyler Morton.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley).
- 61': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Tyler Walton is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Seamus Conneely replaces Dan Martin.
- 63': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Connor O'Brien replaces Josh Woods.
- 65': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
- 65': Attempt missed. Donald Love (Accrington Stanley) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Shaun Whalley with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 67': Attempt missed. Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Walton following a corner.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Farrend Rawson.
- 72': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Jayden Danns replaces Rio Ngumoha.
- 74': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Billy Crellin.
- 76': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayden Danns.
- 76': Goal! Liverpool 3, Accrington Stanley 0. Jayden Danns (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 78': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Kelsey Mooney replaces Tyler Walton.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Treymaurice Nyoni replaces Wataru Endo.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarell Quansah.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Henderson with a headed pass.
- 84': Foul by Jayden Danns (Liverpool).
- 84': Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 86': Zach Awe (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 88': Attempt saved. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Henderson with a headed pass.
- 89': Foul by Connor O'Brien (Accrington Stanley).
- 89': Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Goal! Liverpool 4, Accrington Stanley 0. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Treymaurice Nyoni.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Billy Crellin.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Billy Crellin (Accrington Stanley).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Foul by Liam Coyle (Accrington Stanley).
- 90'+5': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Accrington Stanley 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Accrington Stanley 0.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 4 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
21.3 | Possession | 78.7 |
8 | SHOTS | 22 |
1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
119 | Accurate Passes | 627 |
178 | Passes | 699 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
14 | Crosses | 16 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
44 | Long Balls | 57 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
18 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
6 | Interceptions | 3 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
28 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,261
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
3 | Wataru Endo |
78 | Jarell Quansah |
21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
80 | Tyler Morton |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
20 | Diogo Jota |
9 | Darwin Núñez |
73 | Rio Ngumoha |
19 | Harvey Elliott |
Accrington Stanley (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | William Crellin (GK) |
4 | Zach Awe |
5 | Farrend Rawson |
8 | Ben Woods |
2 | Donald Love |
7 | Shaun Whalley |
14 | Nelson Khumbeni |
45 | Ashley Hunter |
22 | Dan Martin |
39 | Josh Woods |
23 | Tyler Walton |
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