Mon Feb 10 04:35:29 UTC 2025: ## FA Cup Upset: Plymouth Stun Premier League Leaders Liverpool
**PLYMOUTH, England** – In a stunning FA Cup upset, second-tier Plymouth Argyle defeated Premier League leaders Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday, ending Liverpool’s hopes of a quadruple. Ryan Hardie’s 53rd-minute penalty proved decisive, securing a memorable victory for the Championship’s bottom-placed side.
Liverpool, despite fielding a rotated squad missing key players like Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, pushed hard in the closing stages. However, Plymouth’s resolute defense, culminating in goalkeeper Conor Hazard’s late heroics, thwarted their comeback attempts. Liverpool manager Arne Slot conceded his team “hardly created anything” and praised Plymouth’s game plan and effort.
The victory marks Plymouth’s first FA Cup win over a top-flight leader since Wigan’s triumph over Manchester City in 2018. The result sparked jubilant scenes among players and fans at Home Park.
Elsewhere in the FA Cup fourth round, Wolverhampton Wanderers advanced to the last 16 with a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, thanks to quickfire goals from Joao Gomes and Matheus Cunha. Aston Villa’s late match against Tottenham was still underway at the time of publication.
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