Liverpool vs Barnsley live: Latest score and updates from FA Cup third round

Barnsley get the ball rolling and work it down the right side of the pitch.

Liverpool’s defence backs away allowing Corey O’Keeffe to swing in a cross.

He expertly picks out Adam Phillips, a former Liverpool academy man, who meets the ball with a fine header and strikes the woodwork!

The players make their way out onto the pitch at Anfield.

This is going to be a tough outing for Barnsley but the longer they can keep things level the more likely they are to get something out of this game.

Can Barnsley shock the Premier League side again?

Two Barnsley players have a connection to Liverpool –Adam Phillips spent eight years in the Reds’ Academy, appearing in a senior pre-season friendly in 2021.

Vimal Yoganathan also spent seven years in the youth ranks before leaving to join Barnsley.

Barnsley reached this stage of the competition thanks to victories over York City and Peterborough United.

The Tykes have kept just two clean sheets across all competitions in their last 25 fixtures home and away.

Liverpool have lifted the FA Cup on eight occasions – with their last triumph coming in 2022 when they overcame Chelsea on penalties at Wembley after a goalless draw.

Can they add a ninth triumph this year?

Across all competitions, Liverpool and Barnsley have met at Anfield on 11 occasions (21 games in total). The Reds have won five, drawn four and lost twice on Merseyside.

Here’s more from Virgil van Dijk who said: “One of the best things about the FA Cup, of course, is its long, incredible history of upsets. There have been so many occasions down the years in which a smaller team has defeated a bigger one, and that is what makes this one of the most special competitions in world football.

“Of course, we experienced that for ourselves last season, when we lost to Plymouth Argyle, and we certainly want to avoid a repeat this evening.

“Make no mistake, this will be a tough test for us. Barnsley will be coming here with a lot of motivation, they have nothing to lose in many ways, and they will have a lot of fans behind them from the first whistle to the last.”

Liverpool have won eight of their last nine FA Cup home matches (D1) since losing 3-2 to West Brom in January 2018.

In fact, their last two home defeats have been against W teams (Wolves and West Brom).

They’ve won their last nine home FA Cup matches against sides not beginning with W by an aggregate score of 25-6.

Barnsley have been eliminated in each of their last six FA Cup ties against Premier League sides since knocking Chelsea out in the quarter-final in the 2007-08 campaign.

Arne Slot’s side earned a creditable goalless draw at Premier League leaders Arsenal on Thursday as they extended their unbeaten run to 10 matches.

Most pundits had given them little chance of avoiding defeat at the Emirates as despite not losing since November the team have been far from convincing.