Liverpool’s young side were pegged down to a 2-2 draw at Shrewsbury Town as hostilities ensued at the weekend.
This saw both sides shared the spoils 2-2 at home much to the delight of the home side which welcomed the European heavy weight Liverpool at home.
It now leads to a replay pending the date announce for the return leg as the case may be.
On this note, we evaluate the match statistics as regards to this 2-2 draw away on the road for Liverpool.
Shots on target
Shrewsbury Town – 5
Liverpool – 4
The home side were superior here as they mustered 5 shots one target meaning they went one better than Liverpool.
The visitor now have a replay to force at home as they have got 4 shots on goal against the home side Shrewsbury Town.
Shots off target
Shrewsbury Town – 6
Liverpool – 10
It was a big match up for the taken between the host Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool.
But the Anfield side failed to make the most of it as Liverpool as they are non compelled to settle for a replay with the lower league side.
The host culminated about 6 shots off target while Liverpool had 10 shots off target in the game.
Possession
Shrewsbury Town – 30%
Liverpool – 70%
The Reds were pretty dominant against the host as they had 70% of the ball as compared to 30% the home side had in the game.
This was widely expected from the EPL leaders even as a min was envisaged when they faced the Shrewsbury Town side away from home on the FA Cup match.
Corners
Shrewsbury Town – 4
Liverpool – 3
In the corner-kick stances the host had a slight edge as their hard work paid off against a very much changed Liverpool side.
This is obvious as Liverpool recorded 3 corners only as the pressure aggregate from the fixture culminated to about 7 (3 + 4) corners in total.
Offsides
Shrewsbury Town – 8
Liverpool – 1
The visitor showed maturity in the byline when attacking their opposition as Liverpool were called into only one offside in the entirety of the game. Shrewsbury were called offside on two occasions as match proceedings wore on to a 2-2 draw.
Fouls
Shrewsbury Town – 10
Liverpool – 10
This match saw a lot of physical challenges as to indicate from the statistics as hostility ensue between both sides.
This match culminated to a total of 20 fouls in the entire 90 minutes even as both team (Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool) shared the fouls 10 apiece.
Yellow Card
Shrewsbury Town – 0
Liverpool – 1
The match produced a total of 20 fouls in the entire 90 minutes but the booking were few as regards to the dictates of the match official that handle the game.
The visitor were booked one while Shrewsbury escaped a Yellow card despite all their erratic tackles in the contest.
