Liverpool vs Barnsley

FA Cup - 1/32-finals 12 Jan 2026, 19:45
Liverpool
Liverpool
4–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Barnsley
Barnsley
🏟 Anfield

Match report

Liverpool cruised past Barnsley 4-1 in the FA Cup - 1/32-finals on 12 January 2026.

Liverpool had 21 shots to Barnsley's 9.

The match was played at Anfield.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 21 - 9 On target 7 - 4 Corners 11 - 5 Fouls 6 - 7 Yellow cards 2
10
Player of the match
Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool · 1 goal
9 Florian Wirtz 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Adam Phillips 1 goal
8 Alexis Mac Allister 2 assists
7 Jeremie Frimpong 1 goal
First half vs second half
Liverpool stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 12–4
Shots On Goal 3–3 4–1
Ball Possession 78–22 —
Corners 5–1 6–4
Attacks 78–19 66–28
Match statistics
11 Corners 5
21 Throw In 11
9 Free Kick 6
4 Goal Kick 7
5 Substitution 4
144 Attacks 47
109 Dangerous Attacks 27
7 On Target 4
14 Off Target 5
56% Ball Possession 44%
21 Shots Total 9
7 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 3
11 Shots Blocked 2
14 Shots Inside Box 4
7 Shots Outside Box 5
6 Fouls 7
11 Corners 5
0 Offsides 2
75% Ball Possession 25%
1 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 3
730 Passes Total 232
666 Passes Accurate 173
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
25 G. Mamardashvili
30 J. Frimpong 2 J. Gomez 4 V. Dijk 26 A. Robertson
10 A. Allister 8 D. Szoboszlai
14 F. Chiesa 17 C. Jones 73 R. Ngumoha
18 C. Gakpo
Barnsley · 5-4-1
1 M. Cooper
7 C. O'Keeffe 27 T. Watson 6 M. Gevigney 5 J. Shepherd 14 N. Ogbeta
8 A. Phillips 30 J. Bland 45 V. Yoganathan 19 R. Cleary
40 D. Keillor-Dunn
Liverpool
Coach
Arne Slot
Substitutes
  • 5 Ibrahima Konaté
  • 22 Hugo Ekitiké
  • 7 Florian Wirtz
  • 38 Ryan Gravenberch
  • 42 Trey Nyoni
  • 1 Alisson
  • 47 Calvin Ramsay
  • 6 Miloš Kerkez
  • 3 Wataru Endo
Barnsley
Coach
Conor Geraroid Hourihane
Substitutes
  • 15 Eoghan O'Connell
  • 22 Patrick Kelly
  • 10 David McGoldrick
  • 17 Georgie Gent
  • 51 Kieran Flavell
  • 29 Connor Barratt
  • 4 Marc Roberts
  • 39 Leo Farrell
  • 11 Fabio Jaló
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ H. Ekitike ↓ F. Chiesa Liverpool
  • 60' ↑ I. Konate ↓ J. Gomez Liverpool
  • 60' ↑ F. Wirtz ↓ J. Frimpong Liverpool
  • 73' ↑ R. Gravenberch ↓ R. Ngumoha Liverpool
  • 73' ↑ P. Kelly ↓ A. Phillips Barnsley
  • 73' ↑ E. O'Connell ↓ N. Ogbeta Barnsley
  • 81' ↑ D. McGoldrick ↓ D. Keillor-Dunn Barnsley
  • 88' ↑ T. Nyoni ↓ A. Mac Allister Liverpool
  • 88' ↑ G. Gent ↓ V. Yoganathan Barnsley
Cards
  • 32' J. Gomez Liverpool
  • 66' C. Hourihane Barnsley
Head-to-head
Liverpool 1 0 draws 0 Barnsley
2026-01-12 Liverpool vs Barnsley 4 - 1
Recent form
Liverpool D W D D D
Barnsley D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Liverpool vs Barnsley?
Liverpool won 4-1 against Barnsley on 12 January 2026.
Who won Liverpool vs Barnsley?
Liverpool won the match 4-1.
Where was Liverpool vs Barnsley played?
The match was played at Anfield.
Who had more possession in Liverpool vs Barnsley?
Liverpool had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.