Plymouth Argyle vs Liverpool LIVE: FA Cup team news, line-ups and more today

Arne Slot’s men look to advance when they take on the Championship club. Plymouth Argyle take on Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round as the Championship club look to cause an upset this afternoon. Miron Muslic’s side are bottom of the second division and five points away from safety. They defeated Brentford in the third round but will have a more difficult time of things when they face the Premier League leaders.

Arne Slot’s side have just booked their place in the first cup final of the season after beating Spurs 4-1 on aggregate in the Carabao Cup semi-finals and remain on course for an unprecedented quadruple with the Reds also through to the Champions League knockout rounds. Slot is expected to make changes to his starting XI but Trent Alexander-Arnold is unfit to play which means Conor Bradley should deputise at right-back again.

Follow all the FA Cup action with our live blog below:. For Plymouth, Brendan Galloway has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining a hip injury, while Kornel Szucs and Joe Edwards will also miss this match. In his pre-match conference, Arne Slot ruled out a return for both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Tyler Morton, with the former also a doubt for the midweek match against Everton. Slot will likely make several changes to the side that beat Spurs in midweek, with Jarell Quansah potentially coming into the defence alongside Wataru Endo, as was the case against Accrington Stanley.

In midfield, Ryan Gravenberch will likely be rested, with Curtis Jones or James McConnell potentially coming in. Up front, Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott should get a chance in the starting line-up. The FA Cup fixture will kick off at 3pm GMT on Sunday 9 February at Home Park in Plymouth. This fixture will be shown free-to-air on ITV1 in the UK, with subscribers also able to watch online via ITVX. Coverage begins at 2.15pm.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot is still unsure on whether Trent Alexander-Arnold will be fit to face Everton in the Merseyside derby next week, with the Dutchman saying it is “difficult to say” at present. Alexander-Arnold was forced off with an injury to his thigh during the win over Bournemouth on 1 February and missed Thursday’s win over Tottenham in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. However, scans on the injury confirmed that it was not serious, and that the full-back would be out for a matter of days rather than months.

Nevertheless, Slot confirmed that Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Plymouth Argyle is “going to be too early for” the England full-back to return. When asked about Alexander-Arnold during his press conference ahead of the weekend, Slot said: “Like I said before, it’s not going to take months and not even weeks. Welcome to the Independent’s coverage of the fourth round tie between Championship struggler Plymouth Argyle and Premier League leaders Liverpool.