West Bromwich Albion's Jay Rodriguez celebrates after the final whistle of the FA Cup at Anfield on Saturday. (AP photo)LIVERPOOL: Jay Rodriguez scored twice as West Brom knocked Premier League rivals Liverpool out of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win at Anfield on Saturday in a tie overshadowed by the use of the Video Assistant Referee. A remarkable first half on Merseyside saw West Brom go 2-1 up inside 11 minutes against seven-times FA Cup winners Liverpool only to have a goal chalked off by VAR before, in a subsequent incident on the stroke of half-time, the system confirmed they had gone 3-1 ahead via Joel Matip's own-goal. In between, Liverpool were awarded a penalty after a prolonged VAR review only for Roberto Firmino's spot-kick to come back off the crossbar. Salah's first FA Cup goal, his 25th goal in just 32 appearances for the Reds, gave Liverpool hope of a comeback but the Baggies held on for a deserved fourth-round win that took them into the last 16.

Source: Bangkok Post January 27, 2018 22:07 UTC