Lucas proves unlikely hero for Liverpool

Plymouth 0 Liverpool 1: Liverpool booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup last night as Lucas Leiva proved the unlikeliest of goalscoring heroes in a 1-0 win at Plymouth.

The Brazilian had not scored since finding the net in a Europa League tie against Steaua Bucharest in October 2010, but he provided the decisive touch of this third-round replay with an 18th-minute header.

“It’s good to score, I don’t score many and I helped the team, that’s the main thing,” Lucas said. “The main thing was to get through to the next round and we did it.”