LIVERPOOL, England (Jan. 12, 2026) (Interstat) — Liverpool Women opened their Women’s FA Cup campaign with a commanding 4-1 victory over Barnsley Women at Anfield on Monday. Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring in the ninth minute, followed by a Jeremie Frimpong goal in the 36th. Barnsley’s Adam Phillips cut the deficit just before halftime, but second-half goals from Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike sealed the comprehensive win. Liverpool’s Joe Gomez received a yellow card in the 32nd minute. The result defied a pre-match projection from Interstat that had forecast a 1-1 draw, though its system heavily favored Liverpool to advance. Liverpool improves to 1-0-0 in the competition, while Barnsley starts 0-1-0.