Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town FA Cup 2022: Predictions, odds, TV channel, live stream, and team news

Liverpool will host at Anfield the match against Shrewsbury Town, a club from the English third division, also known as League One. Liverpool comes into the match with a cancelled game against Arsenal in the EFL Cup semi-final. Prior to that, they played in the Premier league against Chelsea where they drew 2-2. Meanwhile, Shrewsbury Town won its fixture against Sheffield Wednesday in the League One.

Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town: Match Information

Date:  Sunday, January 9, 2022

Time: 9:00AM (ET) / 15:00 (UK)

Location: Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England.

Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town: Times by State in the US

ET: 9:00 AM

CT: 8:00 AM

MT: 7:00 AM

PT:  6:00 AM

How to watch live Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town

US:

TV Channel: ESPN+ or ESPN Channel

Live stream: ESPN+

UK:

TV Channel: BBC Sport or ITV Sport

Live stream: Premier Player HD

Mexico:

TV Channel: ESPN 2

Live stream: Star+

Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town head to head record

The two teams have met three times in the FA Cup rounds. The last match they played was on February 4, 2020, to determine the winner after they drew 2-2 in the first match which forced a replay. Klopp made his team the winner of the match, winning 1-0. 

The other match dates back to the last century, exactly on February 18, 1996. The Liverpool team defeated Shrewsbury Town 4-0 as visitors.

Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town: Predictions and odds

Liverpool start as clear favorites against the English third division team. Klopp's team is playing at home and the odds are -550 in the bookmakers' betting. If you think a small surprise can happen, you can bet on the draw which is at odds of +550 and would be a good profit. Meanwhile, Shrewsbury Town has almost no chance according to FanDuel, giving them +850 at odds.

Liverpool News

Liverpool players were back at the club's sports complex after a 48-hour lockout due to the COVID-19 outbreak that had been detected in the Reds' squad. Therefore, the FA Cup match against Shrewsbury is still on. This match will be managed by Peter Krawietz, the third coach of the team, as Jürgen Klopp and Pepijn Lijnders are positive for coronavirus.

Previously, the Carabao Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal was suspended due to the same outbreak, but now has a new date. It will be played on January 13, between the match against Shrewsbury Town and the league matchday. So far, only three players in the squad have tested positive. The Reds will be without Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino for the next match.

Shrewsbury Town News

Meanwhile, Shrewsbury Town are coming from winning the first and second rounds of the FA Cup. In the first round, the League One side beat Stratford Town 5-1 and in the second round they beat Carlisle United 2-1. Both matches were away wins.

They are currently in 13th place in League One and their last game was a narrow win against Sheffield Wednesday. Their last 5 games in the English third division have resulted in three wins, one draw and one loss.