Overview
- Liverpool advanced from the FA Cup third round with a 4-1 win over League One side Barnsley.
- Manager Arne Slot rotated his lineup, with Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké starting on the bench.
- Brought on around the hour, Wirtz scored in the 84th minute and then assisted Ekitiké in stoppage time.
- Early strikes from Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong established a lead before Adam Philipps halved the deficit after a Szoboszlai error.
- The result books a next-round tie against Brighton on February 14.