Liverpool, Federico Chiesa and a Window Defined by Inaction
Liverpool’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Barnsley should have been straightforward. As Dave Davis put it on Media Matters for Anfield Index, it had “three world class goals” and a comfortable scoreline. Yet, as the conversation with David Lynch unfolded, the sense of unease never lifted....
Liverpool progress, but questions linger around Cody Gakpo
Liverpool’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Barnsley moved Arne Slot’s side into the fourth round, yet the scoreline masked a performance that prompted sharp analysis on the Daily Red Podcast. Speaking in his familiar lunchtime slot, Dave Hendrick delivered a typically forensic breakdown, reserving his strongest criticism...
Fitness rebuild shaping Liverpool pathway
For Calvin Ramsay, time has moved in fits and starts since his arrival at Liverpool in 2022. Injuries, interrupted loans and long periods away from the spotlight have defined much of the journey. This season, though, there is a sense of momentum. A carefully judged summer plan, designed to address...
Liverpool Forced Into January Action After Bradley Blow
Liverpool’s January plans have been jolted into life by misfortune rather than ambition. Conor Bradley’s serious knee injury, sustained against Arsenal, has left Arne Slot confronting a problem that cannot be parked until the summer. As first reported by Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg, Liverpool are now...
Liverpool's FA Cup Victory Over Barnsley: More Grit Than Glamour
Liverpool’s win over Barnsley in the FA Cup may have lacked fireworks, but it opened a window into the current mood around the club. On the Anfield Index podcast Post-match RAW, Guy Drinkel and Trev Downey dissected the game in their characteristically candid style.
“It was...
Arne Slot sets target for Rio Ngumoha after Barnsley win
Liverpool’s FA Cup progress often tells you more about the future than the present, and the 4-1 win over Barnsley did exactly that. Amid the goals and the routine passage into the fourth round, attention again turned to Liverpool and one of the club’s most...
Liverpool 4 – 1 Barnsley – FA Cup Third Round Postmortem
After a week defined by scrutiny, tension, and the lingering pressure that has followed Liverpool throughout this uneven campaign, Anfield welcomed a fixture that offered clarity rather than complication. The FA Cup may no longer sit at the peak of English football’s priorities, but...
Szoboszlai, Responsibility and the Value of a Mistake at Anfield
There are football matches that unfold exactly as planned, and then there are those that briefly wobble before settling into something more revealing. Liverpool’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Barnsley belonged firmly in the latter category. Comfortable on the scoreboard, occasionally uncomfortable in execution, it...
Liverpool 4 - 1 Barnsley - FA Cup 3rd Round Player Ratings
The Premier League took a back seat to allow the FA Cup to welcome the more illustrious side to the fabled third round. Liverpool had found consistency, as this was the last chance for domestic silverware in 2026.
The lineup and subsequent ratings are...
Arne Slot Discusses Potential Liverpool Lineup vs Barnsley
Liverpool’s relationship with the FA Cup has rarely been straightforward in recent years, and Arne Slot knows that better than most. The Liverpool manager is keen to avoid a repeat of last year’s missteps as Barnsley arrive at Anfield for the third round.
Slot’s first FA Cup campaign...
