Liverpool handed fixture boost as Barnsley FA Cup date confirmed

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Barnsley confirmed for Monday, January 12 at 7.45pm. The Reds will host League One side Barnsley in the third round of the FA Cup, having been dealt a favourable fixture to kick off the tournament.

Barnsley now a 7.45pm kickoff on Monday, January 12 instead. Liverpool’s fixture list: December and January December • Brighton (H) – Premier League – Saturday 13, 3pm • Tottenham (A) – Premier League – Saturday 20, 5.30pm • Wolves (H) – Premier League – Saturday 27, 3pm January • Leeds (H) – Premier League – Thursday 1, 5.30pm • Fulham (A) – Premier League – Sunday 4, 3pm • Arsenal (A) – Premier League – Thursday 8, 8pm • Barnsley (H) – FA Cup – Monday 12, 7.45pm • Burnley (H) – Premier League – Saturday 17, 3pm • Marseille (A) – Champions League – Wednesday 21, 8pm • Bournemouth (A) – Premier League – Saturday 24, 5.30pm • Qarabag (H) – Champions League – Wednesday 28, 8pm • Newcastle (H) – Premier League – Saturday 31, 8pm That means three full days to recover and prepare following the Arsenal game and then four clear days between the home clashes with Barnsley and then Burnley in the Premier League.

Liverpool play 4 games in 11 days in January That tight turnaround followed by the meetings with Arsenal, Barnsley and Burnley does mean Liverpool will play five times in 17 days – an average of a game every 3.4 days – but it is clearer a more comfortable schedule than in recent weeks. It is after the visit of Burnley when the fixture congestion kicks in again, with the Reds required to play four times in just 11 days upon the resumption of the Champions League‘s league phase.