Barnsley vs Exeter City

27 January 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Maël de Gevigney 87’
  • Jack Aitchison 17’
  • Reece Cole 31’

Match summary

Exeter City beat Barnsley 2-1 on the road. Exeter City led 2-0 at half-time.

Jack Aitchison put Exeter City ahead in the 17th minute, Reece Cole made it 0-2 in the 31st minute, and Maël de Gevigney pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 87th minute.

Shots finished 16-9 to Barnsley, with 6 on target for Barnsley and 6 for Exeter City.

Match stats

Barnsley Exeter City
16 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Barnsley Exeter City
Kick-off
17’
Jack Aitchison0-1 (Exeter City)
31’
Reece Cole0-2 (Exeter City)
Half-time0-2
Maël de Gevigney1-2 (Barnsley)
87’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Barnsley
  • Barry Cotter
Exeter City
  • Jack Aitchison
  • Alex Hartridge
  • Caleb Watts

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Exeter City attacking Barnsley attacking 
5’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), direct free kick, saved 9’ Vincent Harper (Exeter City), set piece, saved 17’ Jack Aitchison (Exeter City), open play, goal 19’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), open play, off target 31’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), open play, goal 39’ Vincent Harper (Exeter City), open play, saved 42’ Sonny Cox (Exeter City), open play, saved 45’ Devante Cole (Barnsley), open play, off target 45’ Max Watters (Barnsley), open play, off target 48’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), open play, off target 50’ John McAtee (Barnsley), open play, saved 53’ Sonny Cox (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 53’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 57’ Jack Shepherd (Barnsley), set piece, saved 60’ Devante Cole (Barnsley), open play, saved 61’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), set piece, off target 61’ Nicky Cadden (Barnsley), set piece, off target 61’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), set piece, hit the woodwork 68’ John McAtee (Barnsley), open play, blocked 68’ John McAtee (Barnsley), open play, saved 78’ Devante Cole (Barnsley), open play, off target 78’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, saved 84’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), open play, off target 87’ Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley), from a corner, goal 88’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), open play, off target 90+7’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), set piece, blocked 5’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), direct free kick, saved 9’ Vincent Harper (Exeter City), set piece, saved 17’ Jack Aitchison (Exeter City), open play, goal 19’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), open play, off target 31’ Reece Cole (Exeter City), open play, goal 39’ Vincent Harper (Exeter City), open play, saved 42’ Sonny Cox (Exeter City), open play, saved 45’ Devante Cole (Barnsley), open play, off target 45’ Max Watters (Barnsley), open play, off target 48’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), open play, off target 50’ John McAtee (Barnsley), open play, saved 53’ Sonny Cox (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 53’ Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 57’ Jack Shepherd (Barnsley), set piece, saved 60’ Devante Cole (Barnsley), open play, saved 61’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), set piece, off target 61’ Nicky Cadden (Barnsley), set piece, off target 61’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), set piece, hit the woodwork 68’ John McAtee (Barnsley), open play, blocked 68’ John McAtee (Barnsley), open play, saved 78’ Devante Cole (Barnsley), open play, off target 78’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, saved 84’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), open play, off target 87’ Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley), from a corner, goal 88’ Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley), open play, off target 90+7’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), set piece, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Jon Russell Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Corey O'Keeffe Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Max Watters Taken off
46′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Barry Cotter Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – –
Sam Cosgrove Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 4 – – – –
Luca Connell Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 2 – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Barnsley win 56% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.84
Exeter City win 20% Avg odds 4.68

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.