Football

Plymouth Vs Liverpool: Reds Stun As Championship Side Prevail To Next Round

Premier League leader Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 in a stunning fourth-round upset 🐻on Sunday. It ended any hopes of a quadruple of major trophies for Liverpool, which leads the Premier League by six points with a game in hand, finished top of the revamped first stage of the Champions League and has reached the English League Cup final. Ryan Hardie’s 53rd-minute penalty proved to be the winner for Plymouth, a club from the southwest of England which is in last place in the second-tier Championship and recently fired Wayne Rooney as its manager.

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FA Cup Fourth Round: Plymouth's players celebrate after the match | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Plymouth's players celebrate after the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park staꦛdium in Plymouth, Englaꦜnd.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Ryan Hardie
FA Cup Fourth Round: Plymouth Argyle's Ryan Hardie wave holding a child | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Plymouth Argyle's Ryan Hardie wave holding a child after the English FA Cup fourth round 🦄soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadi🌠um in Plymouth, England.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Arne Slot
FA Cup Fourth Round: Liverpool's manager Arne Slot | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Liverpool's manager Arne Slot, left gestures as he speaks to his players Liverpool'🌺s Harvey Elliott, Liverpool's Diogo Jota during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium in Plymouth, 🔯England.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Nikola Katic
FA Cup Fourth Round: Plymouth Argyle's Nikola Katic, left, clears the ball | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Plymouth Argyle's Nikola Katic, left, cleaꩵrs the ball next to Liverpool's Diogo Jota during the English FA🐬 Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium in Plymouth, England.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Ryan Hardie
FA Cup Fourth Round: Plymouth Argyle's Ryan Hardie celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Plymouth ꧙Argyle's Ryan Hardie celebrates after sco💖ring his side's opening goal from the penalty spot during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium in Plymouth, England.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Ryan Hardie
FA Cup Fourth Round: Plymouth Argyle's Ryan Hardie scores his side's first goal | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Plymouth Argyle's Ryan Hardie scores his side's first goal from the penalty spot🌳 during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium in Plymouth, England.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Federico Chiesa
FA Cup Fourth Round: Liverpool's Federico Chiesa challenges for the ball with Plymouth Argyle's Nikola Katic | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Liverpool's Federico Chiesa, left, challenges for the ball with Plymouth Argyle's Nikola Katic during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium in ൩Plymouth, England.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Jarell Quansah
FA Cup Fourth Round: Liverpool's Jarell Quansah challenges for the ball with Plymouth Argyle's Callum Wright | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Liverpool's Jarell Quansah, left, challenges fꦯor the ball withಌ Plymouth Argyle's Callum Wright during the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium in Plymouth, England.

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FA Cup Fourth Round Football match Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool: Kostas Tsimikas
FA Cup Fourth Round: Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas challenges for the ball with Plymouth Argyle's Mustapha Bundu | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant

Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas, left, challenges for the ball in the penalty area with Plymouth Argyle's Mustapha Bundu durജing the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Ply💜mouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium in Plymouth, England.

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