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FA Cup latest: Liverpool 5 Havant & Waterlooville 2

4.53

FULL-TIME: Havant & W have lost but are given a standing ovation by both sets of fans. What a fantastic effort.

4.49

GOAL: Crouch scores in the last-minute even though he is two yards offside.

4.46

Havant & W almost get a third and set up a grandstand finish. Tom Jordan's header is brilliantly saved by Itandje.

4.40

Kuyt and Crouch waste chances to add a fifth. Gerrard comes on as a sub.

4.36

No surprise Liverpool are in control but Havant & W show great resilience and don't deserve a hammering.

4.30

Benayoun goes off to to a standing ovation and replaced by Kuyt. Rafa is a very relieved man.

4.20

Havant & W are still having a go. Shaun Wilkinson fires a 25-yard wide.

4.17

GOAL: The dream appears to be over as Benayoun completes his hat-trick in the 59th-minute.

4.15

GOAL: Liverpool are finally ahead after 56 minutes. Benayoun grabs his second with a fine finish from a Pennant cross.

4.12

Havant & W are taking the game to the big boys. Sub Taggart breaks down the wing, crosses towards Potter and it need a great intreception from Pennant to beak down the move.

4.05

The second-half is under way. The question is can Liverpool hang on for a replay.

HALF-TIME REPORT

Liverpool were humiliated on their own turf by a side 123 places below them in the English pyramid as they went in level with Havant and Waterlooville at the break.

Twice the men from the Blue Star South league were ahead at Anfield in an amazing first half. First Richard Pacquette headed in a corner, before Lucas fired Liverpool level.

But the Hampshire men hit back with a Martin Skrtel own goal before Yossi Benayoun pulled Liverpool level a minute from the break.

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Richard Pacquette of Havant celebrates with team-mates

Richard Pacquette of Havant celebrates with team-mates

3.47 HALF-TIME: Liverpool players are booed off. Havant & W twice held the lead and go in on level terms. Only in the Cup!

3.43 GOAL! Liverpool equalise for the second time. Yossi Benayoun puts the finishing touch to a fine move.

3.36

Benitez is shell-shocked and Gerrard is warming up. The away supporters are singing: 'Can we play you every week?'.

3.31

GOAL FOR HAVANT & W. GOAL FOR HAVANT & W. Alfie Potter's strike deflected by Skrtel past Itandje. Havant lead at Anfield, again. Unbelievable!

3.27

GOAL! Liverpool equalise with a stunning 25-yard drive from Leiva Lucas.

3.22

Havant & W are inches away from making it 2-0. Itandje flaps at a cross and the ball falls to Neil Sharp, who fires over from 10 yards.

3.17 Liverpool push forward and Riise chips the keeper but it goes inches over the bar. Every Havant & W clearance is greeted by a huge cheer from the fans.

3.10

Ten minutes gone and Havant and Waterlooville lead 1-0 at Anfield.

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Hav it: Richard Pacquette scores the opening goal at Anfield

Hav it: Richard Pacquette scores the opening goal at Anfield

3.08

GOAL FOR HAVANT & W. GOAL FOR HAVANT & W. Richard Pacquette left unmarked at a corner to head home. As Kamara would say, Unbelievable!

3.04

First scare. Pennant breaks down the right and Benayoun glances a header just past the post with the goal gaping.

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Cheers: Havant and Waterlooville fans at Liverpool

Cheers: Havant and Waterlooville fans at Liverpool

3.03

Three minutes gone and its still 0-0.

3.00

The match kicks off.

2.58

The players run out to fantastic reception. After all the talk, Havant & W now must play the match of their lives.

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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez took some of the glamour out of the FA Cup fourth round tie at Anfield by leaving Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Jamie Carragher on the bench.

But the Blue Square Conference South side still had to contend with Peter Crouch, Javier Mascherano and Jermaine Pennant, while while new boy Martin Skrtel made his full debut in central defence.

Havant boss Shaun Gale left assistant manager Charlie Oatway on the bench, while Tom Jordan - son of Portsmouth coach and former Manchester United striker Joe - started in front of a crowd which included around 6,000 fans from Hampshire.

Liverpool: Itandje, Finnan, Skrtel, Hyypia, Riise, Pennant, Mascherano, Lucas, Benayoun, Crouch, Babel. Subs: Martin, Gerrard, Torres, Kuyt, Carragher.

Havant and W: Scriven, Smith, Jordan, Sharp, Warner, Harkin, Wilkinson, Collins, Potter, Pacquette, Baptiste. Subs: Slabber, Oatway, Taggart, Steven Gregory, Taylor.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

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