{"id":895107,"date":"2026-03-28T06:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/robertsons-stunning-strike-fires-liverpool-into-fa-cup-quarter-finals\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T06:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:26:34","slug":"robertsons-stunning-strike-fires-liverpool-into-fa-cup-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/robertsons-stunning-strike-fires-liverpool-into-fa-cup-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Robertson\u2019s Stunning Strike Fires Liverpool Into FA Cup Quarter-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_91\">\n<p>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.decemberissavybe.com\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FBN750x90.jpg\" alt=\"FBN750x90\" width=\"750\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>March 07, (THEWILL) \u2014  Liverpool claimed a 3-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup fifth round at Molineux, progressing to the quarter-finals just days after suffering an English Premier League defeat at the same ground.<\/p>\n<p>The opening half produced very little of note. Wolves failed to register a single shot throughout the entire 45 minutes, while Gakpo struck the post for Liverpool, though the effort was rendered void by an offside call.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half, receiving the ball around 25 yards from goal before sending a powerful drive into the bottom-right corner. It was the left-back\u2019s first Liverpool goal struck from beyond the penalty area, and Johnstone in the Wolves goal had no chance of keeping it out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zenithbank.com\/ziva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ask_ZiVA_728x90.gif\" alt=\"Ask ZiVA 728x90 Ads\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Salah doubled the advantage two minutes later, turning Robertson\u2019s cross over the line after VAR overturned an initial offside ruling. Jones then put the result beyond question in the 74th minute, drifting past two challenges before curling a composed finish past Johnstone with his left foot.<\/p>\n<p>Hwang Hee-chan\u2019s stoppage-time effort offered the hosts a late consolation, but Liverpool\u2019s passage to the last eight was never genuinely threatened following a dominant second-half showing at Molineux.<\/p>\n<div data-box-layout=\"tabbed\" data-box-position=\"below\" data-multiauthor=\"false\" data-author-id=\"21\" data-author-type=\"user\" data-author-archived>\n<nav><label for=\"mab-tab-profile-4565681294\"><span>Author Profile<\/span><\/label><label for=\"mab-tab-related-4565681294\"><\/label><\/nav>\n<div data-profile-layout=\"layout-1\" data-author-ref=\"user-21\" itemscope itemid=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/author\/jude-obafemi\/\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/author\/jude-obafemi\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/JUDE-BABAFEMI-1-150x150.jpg\" alt itemprop=\"image\"  ><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><h5 itemprop=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/author\/jude-obafemi\/\" itemprop=\"url\"> Jude Obafemi, THEWILL<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.thewillnigeria.app\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/THEWILL-APP-ADS-2.jpg\" alt=\"THEWILL APP ADS 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"186\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Jude Obafemi, THEWILL<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thewillnews.com\/robertsons-stunning-strike-fires-liverpool-into-fa-cup-quarter-finals\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=robertsons-stunning-strike-fires-liverpool-into-fa-cup-quarter-finals\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 March 07, (THEWILL) \u2014 Liverpool claimed a 3-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup fifth round at Molineux, progressing to the quarter-finals just days after suffering an English Premier League defeat at the same ground. The opening half produced very little of note. 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