Liverpool hosted League Two side Accrington Stanley in the third round of the FA Cup on the evening of January 11. Despite only having to face opponents playing in the 4th division of English football, coach Arne Slot still launched a strong lineup, including Alexander-Arnold, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai...
Several other stars, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Graveberch, were given a break and were not on the squad for the match.
As expected, Liverpool had a fairly easy match. In the 29th minute, Jota taped the ball into the net from close range after a pass from Nunez. The pace of the match was average but Accrington were still stuck in threatening the home team's goal.
In the 45th minute, Alexander-Arnold scored a great goal with a long-range shot into the top corner, doubling the gap for Liverpool.
At the beginning of the second half, Federico Chiesa came on for Szoboszlai and played very actively. In the 76th minute, Chiesa's shot was pushed away by the goalkeeper, Jayden thens rushed in at the right time to score into an empty net.
In the 90th minute, after many efforts, Chiesa put his name on the scoreboard with a low shot from a distance of about 20m. This was also his first goal for Liverpool since moving in the summer.
The 4-0 victory will take Arne Slot and his team to the fourth round of the FA Cup after a performance with many positive points. After round 3 ends, the tournament will be drawn into a pair of round 4.
