Shrewsburry Town Challenges Liverpool in the FA Cup Fourth Round

DBasia.news –  Liverpool finally received the certainty of opponents in the FA Cup fourth round, that is, Shrewsbury Town in the match which will take place January 26. The certainty was obtained after they won 1-0 over Bristol City, Wednesday (01/15/2020) AM.

In the continuing match of the top 64 round which took place at home, Shrewsbury Town won dramatically with a score of 1-0. The only goal of Sam Ricketts’ team was produced by defender, Aaron Pierre, in the 89th minute. The defender fired a shot from a distance of 25 meters which failed to be pushed over by the opponent’s goalkeeper.

After the match, Sam Ricketts said he was enthusiastic about Shrewsbury facing Liverpool in the top 32 of the FA Cup. He considered this to be a major challenge that must be faced with caution.

“They (Liverpool) are brilliant. They continue to win matches and look like they will never lose, “Sam Ricketts, manager of The Shrews said as quoted by the BBC. “We will draw up a plan. Like other teams, they also have weaknesses. “

Furthermore, the man who has been handling Shrewsbury Town since December 3, 2018 states, “We will try our luck. If we get a chance, we should try to use it well. This will be a great experience for the club in general, the players and me personally. “

For The Shrews, this is the second chance to face the Reds in an official match. Interestingly, the first meeting also took place in the top 32 of the FA Cup, namely in the 1995-96 season.

At that time, competing at home, Shrewsbury Town lost 0-4. Liverpool’s goals in the match against Shrewsbury Town at the time were scored by Stan Collymore, Robbie Fowler, Jason McAteer, and Dave Walton’s own goal.

Aside from that match, there was another meeting between Liverpool and Shrewsbury Town. The meeting took place at Bob Wardle’s testimonial match on December 16, 1986. Wardle is a former goalkeeper of The Shrews who was also Bruce Grobbelaar’s back up at Liverpool for three seasons. This match was won by the Reds 2-0 thanks to Steve Nicol’s brace.