Liverpool quadruple still on the cards after Accrington rout

AP:

LIVERPOOL’S BID to win an unprecedented quadruple is still on after a 4-0 victory over Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup yesterday.

The Premier League and Champions League leaders are also into the semifinals of the English League Cup.

Fourth-division Accrington were never expected to prevent Arne Slot’s team from advancing to the fourth round and Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jayden Danns, and Federico Chiesa scored for Liverpool at Anfield.

Rio Ngumoha, aged 16, became Liverpool’s second youngest debutant.

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

Top-flight Brentford were upset 1-0 at home by Plymouth, who are bottom of division two.

There were no such problems for Chelsea, Brighton, Bournemouth and Leicester, who all routed lower league opposition, while high-flying Nottingham Forest were also through to the next round.

Chelsea won 5-0 against fourth-division Morecambe at Stamford Bridge. Tosin Adarabioyo and Joao Felix scored two goals each for the eight-time winners.

Leicester are fighting relegation but thrashed second-tier Queens Park Rangers 6-2 for only their second win under manager Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Dutch coach hadn’t won since his first game in charge at the start of December against West Ham.

James Justin scored twice and Jamie Vardy converted a second-half penalty.

Georginio Rutter scored twice in Brighton’s 4-0 win at Norwich. Norwich’s American striker Josh Sargent went on as a 79th-minute substitute after recovering from groin surgery that had sidelined him since October 27.

Bournemouth’s Dango Ouattara struck a double in a 5-1 victory against West Brom.

Sitting third in the Premier League, Forest notched their seventh straight win by beating Luton 2-0. Ryan Yates and Ramon Sosa scored.

Wolverhampton advanced 1-0 at second-division Bristol City.

Plymouth are in danger of being relegated to the third division and last month parted ways with manager Wayne Rooney. But they turned giant-killers with a late winner against Brentford.

Morgan Whittaker’s 82nd-minute strike ended Plymouth’s 11-game winless run and secured a famous Cup upset.

Former Manchester United prospect Demetri Mitchell scored twice to help third-division Exeter beat second-division Oxford 3-1.