Liverpool thrash Barnsley 4-1, set up FA Cup fourth-round clash with Brighton | OneFootball

Liverpool claimed a 4-1 victory over Barnsley in the last FA Cup third round tie at Anfield on Monday.

Barnsley nearly broke the deadlock inside 30 seconds when Davis Keillor-Dunn’s header hit the base of the bar.

The Reds took the lead with their first attempt. Alexis McAllister fed Dominik Szoboszlai on the edge of the area, and he smashed the ball into the top corner.

Jeremie Frimpong doubled the Reds’ lead with another superb strike, cutting inside before rifling a shot into the roof of the net.

Adam Phillips pulled one back for the visitors, capitalising on Szoboszlai’s poor back pass to slot the ball past Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Virgil van Dijk nearly restored Liverpool’s two-goal lead with a volley, but goalkeeper Murphy Cooper parried his effort onto the crossbar.

Szoboszlai later atoned for his earlier mistake, making a crucial headed clearance to preserve Liverpool’s lead.

Florian Wirtz squandered a big chance to get on the scoresheet, making a good run to meet Szoboszlai’s cross. His effort flew over the bar.

Wirtz eventually scored with a superb strike following a brilliant team move. The German then assisted Hugo Ekitike in stoppage time to wrap up the scoring.

Liverpool will now face Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield in the FA Cup fourth round.