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Good evening! Welcome to live coverage of Preston North End versus Liverpool in the fourth round of the EFL Cup. Team news from Deepdale is on the way shortly.

League Cup / Matchday 1
Deepdale / 27.10.2021
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Ibrahim Mustapha

Updated 27/10/2021 at 20:36 GMT


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That's full-time, Liverpool are through to the quarter-finals.
90+3'
Whiteman has Preston's last yahoo at goal, high and wide from 20 yards out.
90+1'
We'll have three additional minutes, as Jones and Oxlade-Chamberlain depart, replaced by Beck and Dixon-Bonner.
89'
CHANCE! Williams has been superb tonight. He goes clean through on the right of the area, but Rudd races out to smother his shot from point blank range.
84'
GOAL! Preston North End 0 Liverpool 2 (Origi 84)
Oh my word, what a finish! A cross from Tsimikas is overcooked, and clangs off the top of the bar. It lands at the feet of Williams, who shuffles and shoots, only to see it blocked. The ball pops up to the edge of the six-yard box; it's behind Origi, who improvises a brilliant flick with his heel to deftly lob the ball over Rudd and into the net! That's superb!
D. Origi
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D. Origi
Liverpool
Liverpool
83'
Earl and Whiteman combine down the left for Preston, but the return pass to Earl is overhit and it drifts out before he can get a cross in.
81'
Preston try another long throw via Riis, but it's straight into the hands of Adrian.
80'
Jones drives through the centre of the Preston half, all the way to the D, before hitting a low shot straight at Rudd.
79'
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Three more changes now for Preston. Daniel Johnson, Scott Sinclair and Ben Whiteman are on for McCann, Maguire and Ledson.
76'
Van den Berg almost shins a Tsimikas cross behind for a corner, but Rudd races out to prevent it. Liverpool have quietly taken the sting out of this game since they scored, have Preston got anything left?
73'
Bradley can shift. He goes on a 50-yard slalom down the right for Liverpool, only to overrun the ball in the penalty area and lose possession.
70'
Preston have a brief spell on the edge of Liverpool's area, but Riis is offside as the ball ricochets forwards.
69'
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Another Preston change, as Cunningham departs and Josh Earl comes on.
67'
Here's that goal, in which Williams was perilously close to being offside. Thereafter, his assist was superb.
63'
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Preston change: Emil Riis is on for Barkhuizen.
62'
GOAL! Preston North End 0 Liverpool 1 (Minamino 62)
Liverpool lead and it was so simple. A long ball over the top finds Williams, who cuts back on himself, and then back to the byline, before crossing to the front post. Minamino, who has had a poor game, makes up for eveything by getting a glancing touch to send the ball into the far corner.
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T. Minamino
Liverpool
Liverpool
61'
Preston break on Liverpool, and Raffety eventually lobs a cross to Barkhuizen, who volleys a trickler straight at Adrian.
59'
Preston have been on the end of a few questionable decisions in the last few minutes, as Coote again waves play on as one of theirs hits the deck. The crowd aren't being shy in voicing their dissatisfaction.
56'
A foul on Maguire by Minamino isn't called. Preston aren't best pleased, and Jones almost releases Williams over the top with a raking 50-yard ball. That would have been contentious had they scored.
55'
Connor Bradley is on for Liverpool, replacing Blair. He slips into the right back position, and Neco Williams moves further forwards.