MatchFA Cup stats: 14 facts to know ahead of Liverpool v Barnsley
Read the facts and figures behind Liverpool's hosting of Barnsley in the Emirates FA Cup in our statistical preview.
The Reds welcome League One opposition to Anfield on Monday night (7.45pm GMT kick-off) as they enter the competition for this season in round three.
Here are 14 pre-match details from LFC statistician Ged Red...
Across all competitions, Liverpool and Barnsley have met at Anfield on 11 occasions (21 games in total). The Reds have won five, drawn four and lost twice on Merseyside.
Liverpool, however, have not won any of the last three meetings in L4 – with one fixture coming in the League Cup, along with two FA Cup contests.
Barnsley last visited Anfield in 2008, when they overcame the Reds 2-1 in the FA Cup after Dirk Kuyt had given Liverpool a first-half lead.
This game will be Liverpool's 455th match the FA Cup – they have won 243 ties in total.
Liverpool have lifted the FA Cup on eight occasions – with their last triumph coming in 2022 when they overcame Chelsea on penalties at Wembley after a goalless draw.
Not since 2010 have Liverpool lost at home in the third round of the FA Cup, when they were eliminated by Reading in a replay.
Liverpool have won all 11 FA Cup ties played on January 12 previously, the last of which came in 1988 at Stoke City, with Peter Beardsley scoring the only goal.
The Reds have faced Barnsley once before on January 12, drawing 0-0 at Anfield in the League Cup in 1982, with Liverpool winning 3-0 in Yorkshire in the replay.
Barnsley reached this stage of the competition thanks to victories over York City and Peterborough United.
The Tykes have kept just two clean sheets across all competitions in their last 25 fixtures home and away.
In the last 14 seasons, Liverpool have lost just once at the FA Cup first hurdle (versus Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2019). They have not lost any of their last nine ties at Anfield (since defeat by West Bromwich Albion in 2018).
This is the first time since 2017 the Reds have met a lower-league side at this stage in a second successive season, having hosted Accrington Stanley 12 months ago. It was Exeter City in 2016 and Plymouth Argyle the following year.
Liverpool have contested four penalty shootouts in the FA Cup in total, winning them all (in 1992, 2006 and 2022).
Two Barnsley players have a connection to Liverpool – Adam Phillips spent eight years in the Reds' Academy, appearing in a senior pre-season friendly in 2021. Vimal Yoganathan also spent seven years in the youth ranks before leaving to join Barnsley.