Liverpool 3-0 Exeter: FA Cup third-round replay - as it happened

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There was certainly no shortage of spirit and endeavour on display from the visitors tonight, but ultimately they failed to pose any sort of attacking threat and Liverpool run out comfortable winners.

West Ham await Klopp's side in round four, although they have a Premier League clash with Norwich and a Capital One Cup semi-final second-leg tie against Stoke to negotiate before then.

As for Exeter, they return to League Two duty against Accrington Stanley at St James Park on 23 January.

Full-time

Liverpool 3-0 Exeter

Exeter fail to make use of a late free-kick in an excellent position. Liverpool break with numbers through Benteke, but he is forced wide with players queuing up in the middle. That was really poor play.

Two minutes of added time to be played. No way back for Exeter now.

Benteke looks desperate to register on the scoresheet tonight but his latest effort from 20 yards is well saved by Olejnik. The Exeter goalkeeper is then called into action again to collect Teixeira's deflected drive.

Almost a shot on goal for Exeter as Nicholls releases Wheeler and his cross towards Hoskins from the byline is cut out. Commendable spirit from the visitors but they have been thoroughly outclassed in every department tonight.

Just moments after a misguided dummy costs Exeter the chance to carve out a very rare opportunity, Liverpool break quickly though Benteke. The Belgian skips past two defenders before laying a low ball out towards Teixeira, who curls home after Wheeler fails to intercept.

Goal: Liverpool 3-0 Exeter (Joao Teixeira)

Liverpool's final change sees 18-year-old defensive midfielder Pedro Chirivella replace Ibe.

The confidence and quality involved in that goal should not be underestimated. A fabulous strike from the 18-year-old winger, who returned early from a loan spell at Wolves earlier in January.

He previously scored three times in 19 appearances for the Championship club before falling out of favour.

Anfield breathes a collective sigh of relief as Liverpool secure victory with just over 15 minutes plus stoppage time remaining.

Collecting a pass from Ibe on the right-hand side of the penalty area, Ojo is given too much space by Woodman and proceeds to lift the ball wonderfully into the top corner.

Brilliant finish in front of the Kop for his first Liverpool goal.

Goal: Liverpool 2-0 Exeter (Sheyi Ojo)

What a superb block from Brown to deny Teixeira after the Portuguese midfielder was teed up nicely by Ibe. A miscue from Brannagan then inadvertently sets up Ojo, but his shot is saved by a diving Olejnik.

Yet again Exeter are caught napping on a quick corner but live to tell the tale as Smith's low cross is cleared. Stewart then gives away a cheap free-kick but Liverpool defend stoutly.

Tisdale makes one final change as David Wheeler, who has been out injured since Boxing Day, replaces Oakley.

Klopp responds in kind by withdrawing goalscorer Allen and sending on Sheyi Ojo.

Brilliant from Ibe as he produces a few quick stepovers to beat Holmes and then plays a quick one-two with Teixeira but his low strike goes narrowly wide.

Exeter forge a small chance as Woodman's lofted free-kick finds Hoskins, who picks out the head of Jordan Moore-Taylor. Easy save for Mignolet.

Exeter almost break clear of the halfway line but Liverpool win it back and Benteke is sent through on goal before Olejnik comes out to save.

The visitors then win their first corner of the evening off Smith but Holmes' ball in is comfortably cleared.

Replays with the aid of goal-line technology show just how close that was to being Liverpool's second goal. Only the faintest sliver of the ball failed to go over.

Another short corner from Liverpool as Brannagan finds Ibe, who bursts into the box and produces a strong shot that smacks off the underside off the crossbar before being cleared by Craig Woodman. Appeals that the ball did actually cross the line fall on deaf ears.

A standing ovation at Anfield as Flanagan returns from his 20-month knee injury hell to replace Randall. A really nice moment.

Excellent run from Connor Randall down the right for Liverpool but Exeter eventually clear their lines after Ibe's backheel towards Allen is cut out.

The hosts keep the attack alive as Randall tries to pick out Benteke with a cross to the back post but Ribeiro heads behind.

46 minutes in and Exeter have their first shot, with Nicholls blazing well over after a poor header from Kevin Stewart.

The second half is now off and running. Two changes at the break for Exeter, who have brought on Nichols and Will Hoskins in place of Morrison and Butterfield. Attacking intent from the Grecians.

About as comfortable as it gets for Liverpool, who absolutely dominated that opening 45 and will be disappointed not to have built a larger lead with the likes of Ibe, Smith and Teixeira all impressing.

Exeter just cannot get any sort of a foothold and it's made grim viewing for their 6,000 travelling fans. You certainly would not be surprised to see Tisdale make a change at the break.

Half-time

Liverpool 1-0 Exeter

A late chance for Liverpool as Benteke twists and tries to find the bottom corner but his low shot is blocked. Good ball through from Allen.

Just one minute of added time to play at the end of this rather dour first half.

Ibe the dangerman once again for Liverpool as he receives possession from a short corner and beats Nicholls before trying his luck once again with a left-footed drive that goes over.

Ibe skips past his marker down the right before pulling the ball back for Allen, whose shot is well blocked by Butterfield.

The tricky winger then produces a powerful effort that is parried by Olejnik.

Smith is rather fortunate to avoid a yellow card for a blatant pull. Exeter have a chance to deliver from a good position but the flag is instantly raised for offside. Tisdale will be frustrated.

Almost a moment to forget for Danny Butterfield as he is caught in possession just yards from the Exeter goal but Olejnik is alert to snuff out the danger.

Exeter push forward but the lose the ball in midfield and Liverpool can break. The impressive Smith sets off down the left and cuts inside, finding Brannagan.

Left in acres of space outside the penalty area, the 19-year-old takes a touch on his right foot before unleashing a fierce drive that flies narrowly over.

Mignolet with a very rare touch as he easily claims a cross from Nicholls. To say Exeter are struggling to fashion any sort of opening here would be an understatement.

Liverpool win a free-kick in a central position around 25 yards from goal as Davies brings down Allen. Benteke crashes his effort straight into the wall but collects the rebound and finds Cameron Brannagan, who fires in a low shot that Olejnik has to push wide.

Klopp's side are having a lot of joy in wide areas tonight and Brown is forced to head behind from an Ibe cross that was intended for Benteke.

From the resulting corner, Smith plays a short ball to Teixeira and the former Brighton loanee picks out Benteke with a deep ball that is headed into the side netting. Almost a chance for Ilori there too.

20 minutes gone and this has all the makings of a very comfortable evening indeed for Liverpool. Mignolet has been a spectator thus far as Exeter have barely escaped their own half.

Agonisingly close to a second goal for the hosts as Allen releases Teixeira and the latter stands up an inviting cross towards Benteke, who has to stretch slightly and heads narrowly over the crossbar.

Liverpool have started in very confident fashion as Teixeira finds Benteke with a low pass down the left channel. The former Aston Villa striker then proceeds to nutmeg Troy Brown but Olejnik intervenes before he can provide the finish.

With Tisdale selecting a starting XI full of experience, he will have expected his team to have held out for longer than 10 minutes.

Their resistance is broken as Smith collects a sweeping pass out to the left flank and plays a smart one-two with Benteke before shrugging off the weak challenge of Oakley and pulling the ball back from the byline for Allen to slot home from close range.

Goal: Liverpool 1-0 Exeter (Joe Allen)

A first foray forward for the visitors as Alex Nicholls strides into the Liverpool half and feeds Morrison, but his first touch is too heavy and the attack breaks down.

At the other end, Olejnik has to be alert to clear a clever cross from Joao Teixeira with Benteke lurking. Good early pressure from Liverpool, who are getting the ball wide at every opportunity.

Benteke produces the first shot in anger after the ball breaks kindly in the penalty area but it lacks power and Olejnik is equal to it. No threat whatsoever from Exeter thus far.

Ibe, who was kept out of the first tie with a hamstring injury, collects possession in the penalty area but he is instantly swarmed by several black shirts and Liverpool have their first corner.

Strong defending from Christian Ribeiro to turn the ball behind and the second set-piece is also cleared.

A quiet start at Anfield as Enrique tries to find the run of Smith with a long ball forward but goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik rushes out to gather.

The experienced duo of Morrison and Matt Oakley kick-off for Exeter. Can the League Two side pull of an almighty shock here? We are about to find out.

Around five minutes remaining until kick-off now. Neil Swarbrick is tonight's referee.

Leicester vs Tottenham is the only other match taking place tonight, but there were also eight third-round replays on Tuesday night. Here is how they finished:

Aston Villa 2-0 Wycombe

Bradford 0-0 Bury (Bury won 4-2 on penalties)

Bristol City 0-1 West Brom

MK Dons 3-0 Northampton

Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich

Yeovil 1-1 Carlisle (Carlisle won 5-4 on penalties)

Bolton 3-2 Eastleigh

Reading 5-2 Huddersfield

Exeter are currently 14th in League Two, 17 points clear of the relegation zone and only six adrift of the play-off places.

Here's what the sharply-dressed Tisdale had to say about the trip to Liverpool earlier this week (via BBC Sport)...

We'd love to be through to the next round, the reality is that's going to be some ask, but why not? There's no point us going into the game expecting to lose, we have to spin every positive we can.

We don't very often play at Anfield in this type of fixture, it's a big tie and it does give some reward to the Exeter supporters and supporters at this level to watch their team play in this type of match.

It'll be a very different environment to the game at St James Park a few weeks ago, albeit the two teams might be similar. I don't know what team Mr Klopp will select but he might pick the same. It'll be a different set of circumstances, a different environment and a different playing surface.

I think we've just got to go into the game believing that it's possible and no fear, just play, and see what happens. If you offered me penalties now, I'd take it.

"It'd be no mean feat going toe to toe for 120 minutes and getting to that point, so if we have that opportunity then fantastic. We'll prepare the best we can, there's no point me spending days on it because we might not get to that point, we have to put in a performance first.

In the unlikely event that Liverpool were to lose tonight, it would represent the club's first-ever defeat to a fourth-tier side in the FA Cup.

Exeter, meanwhile, have not reached the fourth round of the competition since beating Maidstone United back in 1981. The Grecians lost all five of their previous meetings with tonight's opponents before the 2-2 draw earlier this month.

In a slightly surprising twist, Enrique has been handed the Liverpool captain's armband for this third-round replay.

The Spaniard has not played a single minute of Premier League football this term and remained at the club last summer despite being omitted from their pre-season tour and being told that he did not feature in Brendan Rodgers' plans.

With his contract set to expire in June, an exit surely beckons.

A very welcome return for Merseyside native and academy graduate Flanagan...

From a Liverpool perspective, it's worth noting that it is only because Danny Ward was not registered for the initial tie that Bogdan is even on the bench tonight. The 22-year-old was recently recalled from a promising spell with Aberdeen and has been used as Mignolet's Premier League deputy ever since.

QPR loanee Steven Caulker cannot play for the same reason, but injury-plagued defender Jon Flanagan does feature as a substitute after being sidelined for 619 days due to a serious knee injury.

Exeter won 3-1 away at Leyton Orient on Saturday courtesy of a brace from Bournemouth loanee Jayden Stockley.

He is not eligible to play tonight, however, as Football League veteran Clinton Morrison starts up front. Arron Davies also plays, as does Lee Holmes. Nichols is surprisingly benched and midfielder David Noble misses out through injury.

Exeter: Olejnik, Butterfield, Woodman, Ribeiro, Oakley, Holmes, Davies, Morrison, Nicholls, Moore-Taylor, Brown

Subs: McAllister, Hoskins, Hamon, Tillson, Nichols, Grant, Wheeler

As expected, Klopp makes sweeping changes to the side who were beaten 1-0 by Manchester United at Anfield last weekend, with only Simon Mignolet, who recently signed a new long-term deal, retaining his place ahead of the much-maligned Bogdan.

It is almost identical to the starting XI that contested the first fixture against Exeter, with Joe Allen and Jordon Ibe replacing Ryan Kent and Sinclair. Christian Benteke leads the line and the fabled Ilori/Enrique partnership rides again...

Liverpool: Mignolet, Randall, Ilori, Enrique, Smith, Brannagan, Allen, Stewart, Ibe, Teixeira, Benteke

Subs: Bogdan, Flanagan, Kent, Sinclair, Ojo, Maguire, Chirivella

Team news on the way...

The odds are certainly stacked against underdogs Exeter tonight, but Paul Tisdale's team will be backed by a strong crowd of 6,000 away supporters that have braved the freezing conditions to make the long journey north.

Liverpool were in the midst of a dire injury crisis before that encounter, one that has eased since but is certainly not yet a distant memory.

Such an epidemic led to Jurgen Klopp fielding an interesting XI in Devon, featuring a number of youth hopefuls and unlikely partnerships including a makeshift centre-back pairing comprised of recently-returned loanee Tiago Ilori and forgotten left-back Jose Enrique.

The manager has said that he intends to field a similar team tonight, but we will find out exactly who starts very shortly.

A reminder that the first encounter between these two sides finished 2-2 at St James Park on 8 January, with an entirely-changed Liverpool side needing a late equaliser from Australian youngster Brad Smith to escape with a draw.

Tom Nichols gave the League Two outfit an early lead, which was quickly erased by Jerome Sinclair. Lee Holmes later embarrassed visiting goalkeeper Adam Bogdan by scoring directly from a corner.

Good evening and welcome to IBTimes UK's live coverage of this FA Cup third-round replay between Liverpool and Exeter City on a bitterly cold winter night at Anfield.

Unlike today's other clash between Leicester and Tottenham, of which live coverage can be found with my colleague Nick Howson here, this match is a 20.00 kick-off and we will have team news and confirmed line-ups for you as they break in the next few minutes.

Stay tuned...