Updated 12 January 2026, after full time.
Liverpool 4-1 Barnsley in the FA Cup at Anfield, Liverpool on 12 January 2026. Scorers: Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitiké, Jeremie Frimpong for Liverpool; A. Phillips for Barnsley.
Liverpool 4-1 Barnsley was the final score in the FA Cup on Monday 12 January 2026 at Anfield. Scorers: Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitiké, Jeremie Frimpong for Liverpool; A. Phillips for Barnsley. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Liverpool vs Barnsley was played at Anfield in Liverpool on Monday 12 January 2026, the home ground of Liverpool, which holds 61,276 people. It finished Liverpool 4-1 Barnsley in the FA Cup, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Liverpool have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 6, with results reading W D L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win away to Palace in the Premier League on 8 November.
Barnsley have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 9, with results reading L L D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-2 defeat away to Wigan in the League One on 14 November.
Alexander Isak leads Liverpool with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Liverpool player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Liverpool player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Cameron McGeehan leads Barnsley with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Barnsley player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Barnsley player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Farai Hallam refereed Liverpool vs Barnsley, averaging 22.5 fouls and 4.5 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Stat | Liverpool | Barnsley |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 75% | 25% |
| Shots | 21 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 4 |
| Corners | 11 | 5 |
| Fouls | 6 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Tackles | 12 | 12 |
| Passes | 730 | 232 |
Liverpool: D. Szoboszlai 9', J. Frimpong 36', F. Wirtz 84', H. Ekitiké 90+4'. Barnsley: A. Phillips 40'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 6 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1 | 5 of 20 |
| Shots | 16 | 4 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 4.7 | 8 of 20 |
| Fouls | 14.6 | 1 of 20 |
| Tackles | 15.6 | 13 of 20 |
| Passes | 452.6 | 8 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.3 | 7 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.1 | 18 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 23 of 24 |
| Shots | 16.3 | 2 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.6 | 10 of 24 |
| Fouls | 14 | 4 of 24 |
| Tackles | 16.7 | 6 of 24 |
| Passes | 335.5 | 19 of 24 |
| Corners | 7.8 | 2 of 24 |