Barnsley continued to maintain their lower mid-table position in the Championship, unable to put a winning streak together. On 16 February, the team travelled to Anfield to play Liverpool in the 5th round of the FA Cup and pulled off a surprise 2–1 victory, with a strong defensive display and a '"Man of the Match"', '"Player of the Round"' performance from loaned keeper Luke Steele (who was brought in at the last minute for cup-tied Tony Warner). After conceding a goal in the first half, it was Stephen Foster who equalised in the second and captain Brian Howard who scored the last-gasp winner which allowed them to progress to the quarter finals for the first time since 1999, where they faced Chelsea at Oakwell. Here, the Tykes put in a sensational performance against the FA Cup holders and Kayode Odejayi's second-half header (only his second goal of the season) was enough to put the Yorkshire side into the semi-final for the first time since they won the Cup in 1912. With Portsmouth the only Premier League side remaining in the competition, what had begun as a shock result at Anfield had now developed into a genuine chance to reclaim their FA Cup glory, and when they were drawn against Cardiff City in the semi-finals at Wembley, a repeat of the historic final against West Bromwich Albion was well on the cards. However, Cardiff managed to beat Barnsley with a 9th-minute goal from Joe Ledley, to go through to the final against Portsmouth after they themselves, had beaten West Brom to reach the final.