Plymouth vs Liverpool Predictions - Comfortable for the Reds in FA Cup

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 07 Feb 2025

Ralph Staniforth 07 Feb 2025

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Plymouth struggles in the Championship, conceding goals frequently.
Liverpool is in great form, winning 26 of their last 33 matches.
Cody Gakpo poses a significant scoring threat for Liverpool.

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Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo has scored 4 goals in his last 4 appearances (Getty)

Plymouth vs Liverpool Predictions

Plymouth are struggling in the Championship and are conceding plenty of goals. A much-changed Liverpool side should win with ease.

Plymouth vs Liverpool Predictions
Head to Head
Plymouth Form
Plymouth Injuries & Team News
Liverpool Form
Liverpool Injuries & Team News

Plymouth have lost 2 of their last 3 home games.
Plymouth have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 consecutive matches.
Liverpool have won their last 2 games.
Liverpool have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo has scored 4 goals in his last 4 appearances.

Head to Head

Liverpool have a 6-2 advantage against Plymouth in 12 meetings with four draws.

Plymouth Form

Championship side Plymouth stunned Brentford with a 1-0 away win in the third round of the FA Cup. The Pilgrims were winless in 11 before that victory and conceded 28 goals.

Plymouth’s FA Cup win couldn’t spark an upturn in league form and they failed to win in their next four. Draws with Oxford 2-2 and Sunderland 1-1 came either side of defeats to QPR 1-0 and Burnley 5-0.

The Pilgrims won for just the second time in 17 games on Saturday with a 2-1 home win against West Brom. Miron Muslic’s side conceded with 16 minutes left before Ryan Hardie’s double secured a comeback win.

Plymouth Injuries & Team News

Defenders Joe Edwards, Brendan Galloway and Kornél Szucs are set to miss out through injury.

Attacking midfielder Mustapha Bundu has three goals and assists this season and is likely to start.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool dominated Accrington in a 4-0 home win in the previous round of the FA Cup. Arne Slot’s outfit are one of the most in-form teams in Europe, winning 26 of their last 33 matches.

The Reds were on a three-match winning run, with eight goals scored before a rare 3-2 loss at PSV Eindhoven. Liverpool hit back with a 2-0 Premier League triumph at Bournemouth.

Another win followed and the Reds booked their place in the EFL Cup final following a 4-0 win over Tottenham. Cody Gakpo, Mo Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk struck to seal a 4-1 aggregate win.

Liverpool Injuries & Team News

Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is Liverpool’s only injury doubt here.

Mo Salah and Cody Gakpo have scored a combined 40 goals in all competitions this season.

Verdict

Plymouth v Liverpool

Plymouth’s leaky defence is unlikely to hold a rampant Liverpool side in the FA Cup. Gakpo has been trusted to lead the Reds’ line in the cup competitions and he can keep scoring on Sunday.