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...
Federico Chiesa Decision Puts Liverpool Future in Spotlight
Federico Chiesa’s Liverpool career continues to drift in uncertain waters, and the latest reporting from Gazzetta dello Sport has sharpened the focus on what comes next. The Italian outlet deserves credit for breaking a story that feels as significant for Liverpool as it does for Juventus.
Signed in...
Conor Bradley Out for the Season as Liverpool Face Defensive Reset
Liverpool’s season has acquired an unexpected edge of fragility. Not through form, or confidence, or even the grinding toll of fixtures, but through the sudden absence of one of its most quietly important figures. Conor Bradley is out for the season, sidelined by a...
FA Cup Preview - Liverpool FC vs Barnsley
Date: Monday, 12 January 2026
Venue: Anfield
Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Liverpool returns to Anfield for FA Cup duty knowing this competition now carries added weight. After a physically demanding and emotionally charged outing against Arsenal, Arne Slot will be expected to rotate heavily — not out of disrespect for the...
