League One strugglers Barnsley head to Liverpool hoping for a repeat of their last FA Cup visit to Anfield in 2008.
Less than nine months after Liverpool had reached the Champions League final , Rafael Benitez’s side were dumped out of the FA Cup fifth round by Barnsley following a stoppage-time Brian Howard winner.
The then- Championship side were not done there either, defeating holders Chelsea in the next round to secure their place in a shock semi-final line-up that also included Cardiff , West Brom and eventual winners Portsmouth .
That is not the only FA Cup giant-killing Liverpool have been on the end of, and Arne Slot won’t need reminding about last season’s fourth-round exit at Plymouth .
Slot must now decide if he will give youth a chance again this season, but we expect Liverpool to come out on top regardless, and our prediction is a home win with over 2.5 goals in total @2/5.
Betting Odds
Liverpool vs Barnsley Betting Odds – FA Cup 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Liverpool | 2/13 | 86.7% |
Barnsley | 11/1 | 8.3% |
Draw | 13/2 | 13.3% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
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How to Watch Liverpool vs Barnsley
The match is scheduled to begin at 7.45 pm and will be shown live on TNT Sports 1.
Form Guides
Liverpool Form Guide
Thursday’s goalless stalemate at Arsenal extended Liverpool’s unbeaten run to 10 games, but they have now drawn their last three.
The Reds were again without three of their main attacking threats at the Emirates with Hugo Ekitike , Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak still absent and it remains to be seen when they will return.
In their stead, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai looked arguably Liverpool’s biggest goal threats against the leaders, and they are 7/2 and 13/2 respectively to open the scoring on Monday.
If Slot does ring the changes, then Rio Ngumoha (7/5), Federico Chiesa (5/4) and Curtis Jones (11/4) could be options to score at any time.
Barnsley Form Guide
Barnsley travel to Merseyside , sitting just two points above the relegation zone in League One after a poor run of form.
Since last month’s FA Cup win over Peterborough , Conor Hourihane’s team have lost four of six league matches and needed two late goals to beat Leyton Orient for their only victory in that run.
The Tykes are 14/1 to repeat their 2008 upset against Liverpool and qualify in normal time, but Davis Keillor-Dunn to add to his 14-goal haul this season @10/3 may be more of a tempting bet.
Barnsley have not been involved in a goalless draw for almost a year - a run of 47 matches - and you can get 10/11 for BTTS at Anfield .
Betting Tips
Liverpool Win + Over 2.5 Goals @ 2/5
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