Liverpool vs Barnsley: FA Cup third round 2025/26 teams, confirmed line-ups

Liverpool host League One Barnsley in the FA Cup third round to round out the first set of fixtures involving Premier League sides.

The Reds come into the match off the back of a 0-0 draw with leaders Arsenal, and will be hoping to pick up some more positive momentum heading into the second half of the campaign.

Meanwhile, Barnsley arrive on Merseyside in the midst of a disappointing campaign.

They sit 17th in the standings and are 10 points off the playoffs, meaning they are about to throw everything at this competition.

101GreatGoals.com has full team news from Liverpool vs Barnsley in the FA Cup, and you can follow live text updates from the game here as well.

Liverpool starting lineup vs Barnsley

Liverpool starting XI: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Van Dijk, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Frimpong, Ngumoha

Liverpool substitutes: Alisson, Endo, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Ekitike, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Ramsay

Barnsley starting lineup vs Liverpool

Barnsley starting XI: Cooper, Shepherd, De Gevigney, O’Keeffe, Phillips, Ogbeta, Cleary, Watson, Bland, Keillor-Dunn, Yoganathan

Barnsley substitutes: Flavell, Roberts, McGoldrick, Jalo, O’Connell, Gent, Kelly, Barratt, Farrell

How to watch Liverpool v Barnsley: TV channel, online live stream

The FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Barnsley will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, with kick-off scheduled for 19:45 GMT.

Live streaming will be available via the discovery+ app and website for subscribers.

The stats for Liverpool v Barnsley

• This will be the first meeting between the sides since 2008
• Liverpool have not been eliminated in the FA Cup third round since the 2013-14 season
• Barnsley last beat Liverpool at Anfield in the FA Cup in 2008
• Liverpool failed to score in their last FA Cup match, a fourth-round defeat last season
• Barnsley are winless in their last four matches in all competitions

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FA Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times

Friday, January 9 2026

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United (3-4 on penalties)

Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Preston North End 0-1 Wigan Athletic

Wrexham 3-3 Forest (4-3 on penalties)

Saturday, January 10

Cheltenham Town 0-2 Leicester City

Everton 1-1 Sunderland (0-3 on penalties)

Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace

Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town

Boreham Wood 0-5 Burton Albion

Burnley 5-1 Millwall

Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton

Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town 2-1 Blackpool

Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City

Newcastle 3-3 Bournemouth (7-6 on penalties)

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford

Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City

Bristol City 5-1 Watford

Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City

Grimsby Town 3-2 Weston Super Mare

Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea

Sunday, January 11

Derby 1-3 Leeds

Portsmouth 1-4 Arsenal

Hull City 0-0 (4-3) Blackburn Rovers

Norwich City 5-1 Walsall

Sheffield United 3-4 Mansfield Town

Swansea City 2-2 (5-6) West Bromwich Albion

West Ham 2-1 Queens Park Rangers

Manchester United 1-2 Brighton

FA Cup 2025/26 live online stream: BBC, TNT Sports

In the UK, fans can stream the action via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer app, which are available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.

Matches on TNT Sports can be streamed through the Discovery Plus app. TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

FA Cup third round: Full draw 2025/26

The draw for the third round took place on Monday, December 8, before Brackley Town hosted Burton Albion in the final second round tie.

• Wolves vs Shrewsbury Town
• Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
• Tottenham vs Aston Villa
• Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
• Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic
• Ipswich Town vs Blackpool
• Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
• Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
• Manchester City vs Exeter City
• West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
• Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
• Fulham vs Middlesbrough
• Everton vs Sunderland
• Liverpool vs Barnsley
• Burnley vs Millwall
• Norwich City vs Walsall
• Portsmouth vs Arsenal
• Derby County vs Leeds United
• Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion
• Salford City vs Swindon Town
• Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion
• Grimsby Town vs Weston Super Mare
• Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers
• Newcastle vs Bournemouth
• MK Dons vs Oxford United
• Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City
• Cambridge United vs Birmingham City
• Bristol City vs Watford
• Stoke City vs Coventry City
• Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
• Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
• Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town

FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule

This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.

Third round: Saturday, January 10 2026

Fourth round: Saturday, February 14 2026

Fifth round: Saturday, March 7 2026

Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026

Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026

Final: Saturday, May 16 2026

FA Cup: Full list of winners by year

1872: Wanderers

2025: Crystal Palace

2024: Manchester United

2023: Manchester City

2022: Liverpool

2021: Leicester City

2020: Arsenal

2019: Man City

2018: Chelsea

2017: Arsenal

2016: Man United

2015: Arsenal

2014: Arsenal

2013: Wigan Athletic

2012: Chelsea

2011: Man City

2010: Chelsea

2009: Chelsea

2008: Portsmouth

2007: Chelsea

2006: Liverpool

2005: Arsenal

2004: Man United

2003: Arsenal

2002: Arsenal

2001: Liverpool

2000: Chelsea

1999: Man United

1998: Arsenal

1997: Chelsea

1996: Man United

1995: Everton

1994: Man United

1993: Arsenal

1992: Liverpool

1991: Tottenham

1990: Man United

1989: Liverpool

1988: Wimbledon

1987: Coventry City

1986: Liverpool

1985: Man United

1984: Everton

1983: Man United

1982: Tottenham

1981: Tottenham

1980: West Ham

1979: Arsenal

1978: Ipswich Town

1977: Man United

1976: Southampton

1975: West Ham

1974: Liverpool

1973: Sunderland

1972: Leeds United

1971: Arsenal

1970: Chelsea

1969: Man City

1968: West Brom

1967: Tottenham

1966: Everton

1965: Liverpool

1964: West Ham

1963: Man United

1962: Tottenham

1961: Tottenham

1960: Wolves

1959: Nottingham Forest

1958: Bolton Wanderers

1957: Aston Villa

1956: Man City

1955: Newcastle

1954: West Brom

1953: Blackpool

1952: Newcastle

1951: Newcastle

1950: Arsenal

1949: Wolves

1948: Man United

1947: Charlton Athletic

1946: Derby County

1939: Portsmouth

1938: Preston

1937: Sunderland

1936: Arsenal

1935: Sheffield Wednesday

1934: Man City

1933: Everton

1932: Newcastle

1931: West Brom

1930: Arsenal

1929: Bolton

1928: Blackburn

1927: Cardiff City

1926: Bolton

1925: Sheffield United

1924: Newcastle

1923: Bolton

1922: Huddersfield Town

1921: Tottenham

1920: Aston Villa

1916-1919: No competition held

1915: Sheffield United

1914: Burnley

1913: Aston Villa

1912: Barnsley

1911: Bradford City

1910: Newcastle

1909: Man United

1908: Wolves

1907: Sheffield Wednesday

1906: Everton

1905: Aston Villa

1904: Man City

1903: Bury

1902: Sheffield United

1901: Tottenham

1900: Bury

1899: Sheffield United

1898: Nottingham Forest

1897: Aston Villa

1896: Sheffield Wednesday

1895: Aston Villa

1894: Notts County

1893: Wolves

1892: West Brom

1891: Blackburn

1890: Blackburn

1889: Preston

1888: West Brom

1887: Aston Villa

1886: Blackburn

1885: Blackburn

1884: Blackburn

1883: Blackburn Olympic

1882: Old Etonians

1881: Old Carthusians

1880: Clapham Rovers

1879: Old Etonians

1878: Wanderers

1877: Wanderers

1876: Wanderers

1875: Royal Engineers

1874: Oxford University

1873: Wanderers