Overview
- Kick-off is 7:45pm GMT on Monday, January 12, at Anfield, with live UK coverage on TNT Sports 1 from 6:30pm.
- Captain Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool will treat the FA Cup seriously and use it to show they remain champions.
- Arne Slot’s side are unbeaten in ten after a 0-0 at Arsenal, yet injuries bite with Conor Bradley facing a worrying knee issue, Wataru Endo sidelined until late January, and Giovanni Leoni out for the season, while Hugo Ekitike could return.
- Barnsley arrive 17th in League One and winless in four, but benefited from a 10-day break after a postponement that coach Conor Hourihane described as a blessing for fitness and preparation.
- Barnsley expect Nathanael Ogbeta to be available, list Marc Roberts and Georgie Gent as touch-and-go, and lose captain Luca Connell to suspension, with a potential debut for Eoghan O’Connell, as memories linger of their 2008 Anfield upset.