Liverpool host League One outfit in FA Cup

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Liverpool will entertain Barnsley in the FA Cup’s third round. Monday’s draw has handed the League One side a trip to Anfield on the weekend of January 10, 2026 which comes 18 years after their last visit.

The Tykes pulled off a giant-killing feat in that 2008 fifth round clash with Brian Howard’s 90th minute strike dumping the Reds out of the competition. Arne Slot’s side are expected to play the tie on Sunday, January 11 due to their Premier League trip to Arsenal taking place on the previous Thursday.

In total, Liverpool have face Barnsley on seven previous occasions in the FA Cup; winning four of them, drawing two and the aforementioned one defeat. Last season, the reigning Premier League champions were eliminated by lower league opposition in a fourth-round exit to Plymouth Argyle.