STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Mon: Liverpool v Barnsley

League One side Barnsley will be looking to pull off a big FA Cup upset when they take on Liverpool at Anfield on Monday night, writes JOE CITRONE.

With their Premier League season not exactly going to plan, a positive FA Cup campaign might be just what Arne Slot’s side needs.

The Reds will likely make changes here to keep things fresh, but Slot will surely be desperate to avoid a slip-up in the third round, especially after witnessing holders Crystal Palace go out to lower-league opposition this weekend.

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Liverpool v Barnsley
FA Cup Third Round
19:45 TNT Sports 1 / TNT Sports Ultimate / discovery+

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
FEB 2008 FA CUP Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley
MAR 1998 PREMIER LEAGUE Barnsley 2-3 Liverpool
NOV 1997 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 0-1 Barnsley
MAR 1985 FA CUP Barnsley 0-4 Liverpool
JAN 1982 LEAGUE CUP Barnsley 1-3 Liverpool

LIVERPOOL
JAN 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
JAN 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Fulham 2-2 Liverpool
JAN 2026 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 0-0 Leeds
DEC 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 2-1 Wolves
DEC 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool

BARNSLEY
JAN 2026 LEAGUE ONE Wigan 1-1 Barnsley
DEC 2025 LEAGUE ONE Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln
DEC 2025 LEAGUE ONE Barnsley 2-3 Mansfield
DEC 2025 LEAGUE ONE Exeter 3-0 Barnsley
DEC 2025 LEAGUE ONE Barnsley 3-2 Leyton Orient

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Barnsley are without a win in four in League One, and so it would be a huge surprise to see them pull off a result against Liverpool in the FA Cup, although stranger things have happened in this competition.

If they were to achieve the impossible, it would certainly ease some of the mounting pressure on the shoulders of rookie boss Conor Hourihane, who has been subject to criticism from fans in recent weeks.

I don’t see it happening, though, and that’s why I like the look of a home win to nil at even money with starsports.bet.

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