Liverpool 1 – 0 Shrewsbury (England FA Cup) 19/20 | Watch And Download Highlight

Ifeanyichukwu Chris Akashili February 4, 2020

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Merseyside set up an FA Cup 5th round tie against Chelsea after scrapping through a 1-0 win over lower league side Shrewsbury in a match which saw the away side goal ruled out for offside before an own goal by Williams.

Liverpool’s youngest-ever team line-up overcame League One Shrewsbury town at Anfield to book an fa Cup fifth-round tie at Chelsea.

With the Reds’ senior players enjoying the inaugural Premier League winter break, under-23s boss Neil Critchley LED a side containing seven teen tract players.

They edged past the Shrews through Ro-Shaun Williams’ own goal.

The Shrewsbury defender headed past his own keeper from Neco Williams’ cross.

At 0-0, Shaun Whalley thought he had given the Shrews the lead however his header was disallowed when a video assistant referee check ruled there had been an offside within the build-up.

Shrewsbury had return from 2-0 all the way down to force a fourth-round replay where kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes once fans of both clubs were trapped in delays following an accident on the M62.

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