Preston North End vs Liverpool

League Cup - Round of 16 27 Oct 2021, 18:45
Preston North End
Preston North End
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Liverpool
Liverpool
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 D. Coote Round Round of 16

Match report

Liverpool beat Preston North End 2-0 in the League Cup - Round of 16 on 27 October 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Liverpool dominated possession with 73% of the ball, while Preston North End had 9 shots to Liverpool's 9.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with D. Coote in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 9 - 9 On target 4 - 4 Corners 4 - 1 Fouls 9 - 6
7
Player of the match
Divock Origi
Liverpool · 1 goal
7 Takumi Minamino 1 goal
7 Sepp van den Berg captained the side
7 Alistair McCann captained the side
7 Ryan Ledson captained the side
First half vs second half
Liverpool came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 3–7
Shots On Goal 3–0 1–4
Ball Possession 21–79 —
Corners 3–1 1–0
Attacks 19–72 43–68
Match statistics
15 Throw In 30
6 Free Kick 10
11 Goal Kick 10
5 Substitution 4
62 Attacks 140
29 Dangerous Attacks 39
2 On Target 4
7 Off Target 6
9 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 1
1 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 6
4 Corners 1
2 Offsides 0
27% Ball Possession 73%
2 Saves 3
258 Passes Total 686
161 Passes Accurate 604
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
1 D. Rudd
2 S. Berg 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
15 J. Rafferty 13 A. McCann 18 R. Ledson 3 G. Cunningham
44 B. Potts
29 T. Barkhuizen 24 S. Maguire
Liverpool · 4-3-3
13 Adrián
76 N. Williams 32 J. Matip 12 J. Gomez 21 K. Tsimikas
15 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain 17 C. Jones 80 T. Morton
86 H. Blair 27 D. Origi 18 T. Minamino
Preston North End
Coach
F. McAvoy
Substitutes
  • 12 Daniel Iversen
  • 32 Joshua Earl
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 5 Patrick Bauer
  • 23 Paul Huntington
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 11 Daniel Johnson
  • 31 Scott Sinclair
  • 19 Emil Riis
Liverpool
Coach
J. Klopp
Substitutes
  • 97 Marcelo
  • 54 Liam Hughes
  • 5 Ibrahima Konaté
  • 47 Nathaniel Phillips
  • 84 Conor Bradley
  • 63 Owen Beck
  • 45 Elijah Dixon-Bonner
  • 20 Diogo Jota
  • 9 Roberto Firmino
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Phillips ↓ J. Matip Liverpool
  • 55' ↑ C. Bradley ↓ H. Blair Liverpool
  • 63' ↑ E. Riis ↓ T. Barkhuizen Preston North End
  • 69' ↑ J. Earl ↓ G. Cunningham Preston North End
  • 78' ↑ D. Johnson ↓ A. McCann Preston North End
  • 79' ↑ S. Sinclair ↓ S. Maguire Preston North End
  • 79' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ R. Ledson Preston North End
  • 90+1' ↑ E. Dixon-Bonner ↓ A. Oxlade-Chamberlain Liverpool
  • 90+1' ↑ O. Beck ↓ C. Jones Liverpool
Head-to-head
Preston North End 0 0 draws 2 Liverpool
2025-07-13 Preston vs Liverpool 1 - 3
2021-10-27 Preston North End vs Liverpool 0 - 2
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Liverpool D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Liverpool?
Preston North End lost 0-2 against Liverpool on 27 October 2021.
Who won Preston North End vs Liverpool?
Liverpool won the match 2-0.
Where was Preston North End vs Liverpool played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Liverpool?
Liverpool had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.