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Liverpool routs Accrington to advance to FA Cup fourth round

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11/01/2025

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11/01/2025

Liverpool's Federico Chiesa, left, and Accrington's Ben Woods vie for the ball during the FA Cup soccer match between Liverpool and Accrington Stanley at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England. (AP )

LONDON, Jan 11, (AP): Liverpool's bid to win an unprecedented quadruple is still on after a 4-0 victory over Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup on Saturday.

The Premier League and Champions League leader is also in the semifinals of the English League Cup. And fourth-division Accrington was never expected to prevent Arne Slot's team from advancing to the fourth round of soccer's oldest knockout competition.

Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jayden Danns, and Federico Chiesa scored for Liverpool at Anfield, with 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha becoming the Merseyside club's second-youngest debutant.

The third round of the FA Cup is traditionally one of the most anticipated weekends in English soccer as Premier League clubs enter the competition.

Wolverhampton also advanced with a 1-0 win at second-division Bristol City.

The Graham Potter era at West Ham got off to a disappointing and controversial start when Aston Villa came from behind to beat Potter’s side 2-1 and knock it out of the FA Cup.

The third-round match will be remembered for a poor decision in the buildup to Morgan Rogers' winning goal.

Lucas Paquetá put the Hammers ahead after just nine minutes only for Amadou Onana to equalize for Villa with 19 minutes remaining.

But the referee gave the home team a 75th-minute corner after an Onana shot flew wide and it was from that decision that Rogers scored the winner. After the ball was cleared Ollie Watkins sent it back into the box for Rogers to fire home.

The video replay clearly showed that Onana’s shot did not hit a West Ham player and should have been a goal kick.