English FA Cup

Liverpool vs Barnsley, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round

· English FA Cup
  • 9': Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 36': Jeremie Frimpong
  • 84': Florian Wirtz
  • 90'+4': Hugo Ekitike
FT
4 - 1
  • 40': Adam Phillips

Liverpool beat Barnsley despite bizarre Szoboszlai error

Liverpool survived a moment of bizarre moment of madness from Dominik Szoboszlai to avoid an FA Cup shock to Sky Bet League One Barnsley with a sketchy 4-1 victory at Anfield.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Davis Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Phillips with a cross.
  • 1': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley).
  • 3': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Murphy Cooper (Barnsley). Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Adam Phillips.
  • 9': Goal! Liverpool 1, Barnsley 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Davis Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bland.
  • 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tennai Watson.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
  • 15': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Shepherd.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Delay in match (Liverpool).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jonathan Bland.
  • 20': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathanael Ogbeta.
  • 22': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley).
  • 22': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
  • 23': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 28': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
  • 28': Nathanael Ogbeta (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, Barnsley. Davis Keillor-Dunn is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Davis Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Vimal Yoganathan.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 32': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 32': Reyes Cleary (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 36': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley).
  • 36': Goal! Liverpool 2, Barnsley 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Murphy Cooper (Barnsley).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Goal! Liverpool 2, Barnsley 1. Adam Phillips (Barnsley) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Barnsley 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Barnsley 1.
  • 46': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  • 49': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Liverpool).
  • 49': Reyes Cleary (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Offside, Barnsley. Reyes Cleary is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nathanael Ogbeta.
  • 54': Foul by Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
  • 54': Reyes Cleary (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Maël de Gevigney.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Murphy Cooper (Barnsley).
  • 57': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Murphy Cooper.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Murphy Cooper (Barnsley). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Joe Gomez.
  • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Hugo Ekitiké replaces Federico Chiesa.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rio Ngumoha.
  • 63': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jack Shepherd.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Murphy Cooper (Barnsley).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Foul by Jonathan Bland (Barnsley).
  • 66': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 69': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Adam Phillips (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool).
  • 73': Substitution, Barnsley. Eoghan O'Connell replaces Nathanael Ogbeta.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Barnsley. Patrick Kelly replaces Adam Phillips.
  • 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Rio Ngumoha because of an injury.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 81': Substitution, Barnsley. David McGoldrick replaces Davis Keillor-Dunn.
  • 82': Delay in match (Liverpool).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Goal! Liverpool 3, Barnsley 1. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hugo Ekitiké.
  • 87': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 88': Substitution, Barnsley. Georgie Gent replaces Vimal Yoganathan.
  • 89': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jack Shepherd (Barnsley).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David McGoldrick.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reyes Cleary with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Liverpool 4, Barnsley 1. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Barnsley 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Barnsley 1.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,206

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
2 Joe Gomez Yellow Card
26 Andrew Robertson
30 Jeremie Frimpong
17 Curtis Jones
8 Dominik Szoboszlai
10 Alexis Mac Allister
18 Cody Gakpo
73 Rio Ngumoha
14 Federico Chiesa

BAR Barnsley (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Murphy Cooper (GK)
6 Mael Durand De Gevigney
5 Jack Shepherd
27 Tennai Watson
14 Nathanael Ogbeta
7 Corey O'Keefe
45 Vimal Yoganathan
30 Jonathan Bland
19 Reyes Cleary
8 Adam Phillips
40 Davis Kellior-Dunn

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