Barnsley vs Reading match stats & report

3–2 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 8 · Oakwell, Barnsley · Ref Elliot Bell, England

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Barnsley beat Reading 3–2 in League One on 13 September 2025. Barnsley had 54% of the ball.

Barnsley vs Reading match statistics

BarnsleyReading

54% Ball possession 46%
15 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 6
5 Corners 4
19 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 5
455 Passes 393
80% Pass accuracy 77%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

9' Goal J. Earl (assist C. Vickers) Barnsley
22' Yellow card M. Jacob Reading
35' Goal J. Marriott (assist L. Wing) Reading
37' Yellow card D. Keillor-Dunn Barnsley
38' Yellow card C. Savage Reading
45+2' Yellow card A. Ahmed Reading
55' Goal D. Keillor-Dunn (assist N. Ogbeta) Barnsley
59' Penalty scored A. Phillips Barnsley
66' Goal D. Kyerewaa (assist J. Marriott) Reading
70' Yellow card D. Kyerewaa Reading
73' Yellow card F. Burns Reading
88' Yellow card L. Connell Barnsley
90+6' Yellow card M. Mahoney Barnsley

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Barnsley

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Conor Geraroid Hourihane

1 M. Mahoney

14 N. Ogbeta 32 J. Earl 5 J. Shepherd 27 T. Watson

48 L. Connell 30 Jonathan Bland

10 David McGoldrick 8 A. Phillips 7 C. Vickers

40 D. Keillor-Dunn

Bench K. Flavell , J. Russell , M. de Gevigney , J. Rooney , R. Cleary , N. Farrugia , Vimal Yoganathan

Reading

Confirmed 4-3-3 Noel Hunt

1 Joel Pereira

5 M. Jacob 33 D. Williams 12 F. Burns 39 A. Ahmed

8 C. Savage 10 L. Wing 4 Ben Elliott

11 D. Kyerewaa 7 J. Marriott 32 P. Lane

Bench J. Stevens , J. Dorsett , L. Fraser , K. Ehibhatiomhan , A. Garcia , Mamadi Camará , K. Doyle

Form guide

Barnsley at home

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.1 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Reading away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

41% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Barnsley vs Reading head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 May 25	Reading v Barnsley	2–4
26 Nov 24	Barnsley v Reading	2–2
13 Apr 24	Barnsley v Reading	2–2
9 Dec 23	Reading v Barnsley	1–3

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Barnsley vs Reading head-to-head record