Overview
- Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring with a long-range strike before a failed backheel in his own box gifted Adam Phillips a goal.
- Jeremie Frimpong made it 2-0 with a left‑footed finish, as Barnsley also hit the post inside the first minute.
- Barnsley’s penalty appeal for a Szoboszlai challenge on Reyes Cleary was waved away, with no VAR in use until the fifth round.
- Substitutes Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike combined late, Wirtz scoring on 84 minutes and then assisting Ekitike in stoppage time.
- Slot named a stronger-than-expected side with six changes from the Arsenal draw, as Liverpool manage injuries including Conor Bradley’s serious knee issue.