The Seal

The Seal

The FA Cup in the shadow of Anfield sees Chester seek to avoid an inquest

The Blues travel to Lower Breck for the second qualifying round on Saturday

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Dave Powell
Sep 16, 2026
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Phil Parkinson, Chester boss (CHARLIE STOCKTON)

Less than a mile from one of football’s most iconic stadiums lies the Anfield Sports and Community Centre.

While Liverpool’s football history includes Premier League titles and European Cups, the club which also resides in Anfield has a less illustrious honour roll.

With a capacity of little over 1,000, it is the home of Northern Premier League Division One West outfit Lower Breck, who on Saturday will welcome Chester for what will undoubtedly be the biggest game in the Liverpool-based club’s history, a club formed during the same summer as the reformed Blues back in 2010.

A 5-1 home success over Thornaby on September 5 earned Gary Moore’s men a crack at the Blues in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. Two tiers separate the two sides, and Chester head into Saturday’s clash as overwhelming favourites to progress to the third qualifying round, but nothing is cut and dried when it comes to the most famous domestic knockout football competition in the world.

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