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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 13
Plymouth wins: 3
Draws: 4
Liverpool wins: 6
Two teams that used to be familiar foes in the 1950s and 1960s but have only met on a handful of occasions since, Liverpool and Plymouth Argyle went head-to-head for just the 13th time in the 2024-25 FA Cup fourth round.
On that occasion, Arne Slot was made to pay for making a surfeit of changes, as the Championship's basement side dumped the Premier League leaders out courtesy of a shock 1-0 win at Home Park.
The Reds still boast the overall bragging rights, albeit not by much, as they have won six of their previous 13 battles, have been held to a draw on four occasions and have suffered defeat to their Devon foes three times.
Plymouth provided a stern test to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in the third round of the 2016-17 FA Cup, where Argyle - then under the wing of Derek Adams - held a Reds side comprising Emre Can, Divock Origi and a young Trent Alexander-Arnold to a goalless draw at Anfield.
However, Klopp's men advanced at the second time of asking at Home Park 10 days later, as Lucas Leiva headed in the only goal of the contest from a Philippe Coutinho corner, stretching the Reds' unbeaten run against Plymouth to six matches before their surprise loss in February 2025.
Before the 21st century, Plymouth and Liverpool exclusively met in the Second Division from their inaugural meeting in 1954 to 1962, where the Reds won under half of their showdowns - four out of 10 - and both of their losses came away from home.
The first-ever head-to-head between the Reds and Argyle in 1954 actually went the way of Plymouth, who prevailed 1-0 on that occasion, a year and a half before thrashing the Merseyside giants 4-0 in 1956 for their most recent victory in this fixture.
Neil Langman struck a hat-trick for Plymouth on that occasion, and that treble alone makes him the second-highest scorer in the history of this fixture, only behind Alan A'Court's five for Liverpool.
Last 13 meetings
Feb 09, 2025: Plymouth 1-0 Liverpool (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Jan 18, 2017: Plymouth 0-1 Liverpool (FA Cup Third Round)
Jan 08, 2017: Liverpool 0-0 Plymouth (FA Cup Third Round)
Apr 28, 1962: Plymouth 2-3 Liverpool (Second Division)
Dec 09, 1961: Liverpool 2-1 Plymouth (Second Division)
Mar 24, 1961: Liverpool 1-1 Plymouth (Second Division)
Nov 05, 1960: Plymouth 0-4 Liverpool (Second Division)
Feb 13, 1960: Plymouth 1-1 Liverpool (Second Division)
Sep 26, 1959: Liverpool 4-1 Plymouth (Second Division)
Feb 11, 1956: Plymouth 4-0 Liverpool (Second Division)
Oct 01, 1955: Liverpool 4-1 Plymouth (Second Division)
Sep 01, 1954: Liverpool 3-3 Plymouth (Second Division)
Aug 23, 1954: Plymouth 1-0 Liverpool (Second Division)
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