Liverpool, who are at the top of the English Premier League, cleared their way to the fourth round of England’s traditional FA Cup.
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In Liverpool’s home match, Accrington Stanley, playing at the fourth league level, i.e. in the Second League, fell. Liverpool’s victory figures against opponents 86 places lower in the league pyramid were 4-0.
He took Liverpool, who played with a group full of substitutes, into the lead in the 29th minute Diogo Jotaand Trent Alexander-Arnold scored 2-0 at the end of the opening period.
In the second half, substitutes scored for Liverpool, a young striker from the reserve team Jayden Danns as well as the Italian striker Federico Chiesa. The goal was the first in a Liverpool shirt for Chiesa, who came to Liverpool from Juventus last summer but has had little playing time.
Liverpool history was proven in the match when the striker Rio Ngumoha was in the team’s starting line-up. Ngumoha became the youngest ever opening match player in the club’s history at the age of 16 years and 135 days.
Among the Premier League’s top teams, Nottingham in third place and Chelsea in fourth place also advanced to the next round on Saturday.
Nottingham covered Luton 2-0, who play in the second level, i.e. in the Championship, and who fired their head coach this week. Chelsea, on the other hand, defeated Morecambe, who play in the Second League, 5-0.
The goalkeeper of Morecambe, who is 87 places lower than Chelsea in the English football pyramid Harry Burgoyne kept his team up in the opening period with the score at the break only 1-0. In the second period, Burgoyne then had to surrender four times. Defender Adarabioyo scored two for Chelsea, ditto Joao Felix.
The most surprising result of the day so far was obtained when Brentford, who is in 11th place in the Premier League, lost 0-1 to Plymouth, the Jumbo team of the Championship Series, at home. by Morgan Whittaker a goal in the final stages of the match brought Plymouth a tasty victory.
Manchester City, which has been against the wind for the past few weeks, punished Salford 8-0. From City James McAtee scored a hat trick with his three goals in the second half.