Plymouth Argyle are preparing to take on Liverpool in the FA Cup at Home Park, with the Championship strugglers previously taking on the Reds in the competition back in 2017.
Arne Slot’s side have shown no signs of letting up in the Premier League and will also have one eye on a ninth FA Cup triumph alongside lifting the EFL Cup.
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Argyle, meanwhile, are under new manager Miron Muslic following the departure of Wayne Rooney and are looking to remain in the second tier.
Plymouth v Liverpool team news
Plymouth
Joe Edwards, Brendan Galloway and Kornel Szucs were all ruled out for Plymouth through injury last time out against West Brom, but Muslic has confirmed that Szucs is back in team training.
Sunday will come too soon for the defender, with Edwards also close to returning to training.
Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez were both missing from Thursday’s EFL Cup win over Tottenham, with the former of the two defenders set to miss the trip to Home Park.
It remains to be seen about Gomez and if he could make his return from a hamstring injury, though.
Where to watch Plymouth v Liverpool on TV
Scheduled to take place on Sunday 9 February with a kick-off time of 3pm (GMT), Plymouth v Liverpool will be able to watch live on ITV1 and STV for viewers in the UK.
It can also be streamed on ITVX and STV Player and in the USA, ESPN+.
Plymouth v Liverpool referee
With no VAR in the FA Cup until the fifth round, referee Sam Barrott will have the final say at Home Park. He will be assisted by Timothy Wood and Wade Smith, with the fourth official being Sam Allison.
Barrott has officiated games involving Argyle and the Reds in the past, with Liverpool winning all three of their games and the Greens have won half of their fixtures when he’s been the man in the middle.
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Sam Barrott record |
Plymouth |
Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
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Games |
4 |
3 |
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Record |
W2, D1, L1 |
3W, 0D, 0L |
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Cards received |
9 Yellow, 1 Red |
6 Yellow, 0 Red |
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Cards to opponents |
4 Yellow, 0 Red |
4 Yellow, 0 Red |
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Penalties for/against |
0/0 |
1/1 |
Plymouth v Liverpool form
Plymouth
Argyle, who sit rock bottom of the Championship, are actually heading into the match in some form after an impressive draw at promotion hopefuls Sunderland and a first win under Muslic against West Brom last time out.
It was Plymouth’s first Championship triumph since the beginning of November and the 2-1 victory over the Baggies came courtesy of two late goals from Ryan Hardie.
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Plymouth’s last five results (all competitions) |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Date |
Opponent |
Competition |
Result |
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Sat 1st Feb |
West Brom (h) |
Championship |
W 2-1 |
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Sat 25th Jan |
Sunderland (a) |
Championship |
D 2-2 |
|
Wed 22nd Jan |
Burnley (h) |
Championship |
L 0-5 |
|
Sat 18th Jan |
QPR (h) |
Championship |
L 0-1 |
|
Tue 14th Jan |
Oxford (h) |
Championship |
D 1-1 |
Liverpool
Slot’s side have been in fine form in all competitions this season, reaching the EL Cup final last time out with a 4-1 aggregate semi-final win over Tottenham.
The Reds have also qualified for the Champions League last 16 and are leading the way in the Premier League. Their only slight blip came away to PSV, although they were already through to the knockout stages before the last round of fixtures.
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Liverpool’s last five results (all competitions) |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Date |
Opponent |
Competition |
Result |
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Thu 6th Feb |
Tottenham (h) |
EFL Cup |
W 4-0 |
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Sat 1st Feb |
Bournemouth (a) |
Premier League |
W 0-2 |
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Wed 29th Jan |
PSV (a) |
Champions League |
L 3-2 |
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Sat 25th Jan |
Ipswich (h) |
Premier League |
W 4-1 |
|
Tue 21st Jan |
Lille (h) |
Champions League |
W 2-1 |
Plymouth v Liverpool head-to-head
The two sides have only met on 12 occasions, the majority of which came in the 1950s and 1960s in Division Two.
Over 50 years went by before their next meeting, with Plymouth managing to hold Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup. A replay in the south west was required and subsequently won by the Reds, but this weekend’s encounter will have to be settled on the day.
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Plymouth v Liverpool head-to-head (all competitions) |
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|---|---|
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Plymouth wins |
2 |
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Draws |
4 |
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Liverpool wins |
6 |
