Barnsley vs Leicester

19 September 2026 · League One · 2026/27 · Referee S Stockbridge

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Reyes Cleary 61’
  • Liam Cullen 7’

Match summary

Barnsley and Leicester drew 1-1. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Liam Cullen put Leicester ahead in the 7th minute and Reyes Cleary equalised in the 61st minute.

Leicester had the better of the chances, with 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Barnsley's 1.18 from 12. Barnsley had a player sent off.

Match stats

21% Possession 79%
12 Shots 20
5 Shots on target 8
5 Corners 12
78 Attacks 90
54 Dangerous attacks 65
165 Passes 676
61.2% Pass accuracy 89.6%
18 Tackles 10
19 Fouls 12
4 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Barnsley Leicester
Kick-off
Reyes ClearyShot on target
4’
Corner
5’
Corner
5’
7’
Liam CullenRight foot shot0-1 (Leicester)
11’
Olabade AlukoFoul
15’
Emil Riis JacobsenShot on target
Corner
19’
23’
Sammy BraybrookeShot on target
Reyes ClearyShot on target
24’
Corner
24’
Luca ConnellFoul
26’
31’
Corner
33’
Corner
Tyrese NoslinAmani Richards
34’
Half-time0-1
46’
William AlvesFoul
46’
Woyo CoulibalyOlabade Aluko
Second half underway
49’
William AlvesShot on target
51’
Corner
Jonathan BlandBen Hamed Toure
54’
56’
Sammy BraybrookeFoul
57’
Liam CullenShot on target
58’
Corner
Reyes ClearyLeft foot shot1-1 (Barnsley)
61’
62’
Tom WatsonSammy Braybrooke
62’
Wes BurnsLiam Cullen
63’
Louis PageFoul
Clayton TaylorSam Gale
67’
Vimal YoganathanCameron McGeehan
67’
69’
Corner
69’
Corner
Patrick KellyFoul
71’
71’
Corner
72’
Luke ThomasShot on target
73’
Corner
81’
Harry HowellLouis Page
84’
Corner
86’
Bobby De Cordova-ReidWilliam Alves
87’
Corner
87’
Corner
Arley KayTime wasting
89’
90’
Tom WatsonShot on target
Jonathan BlandFoul
90+1’
Patrick KellyShot on target
90+4’
Corner
90+4’
Vimal YoganathanShot on target
90+5’
90+5’
Corner
Clayton TaylorFoul
90+6’
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 2.40 7’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), 0-1 7’ 61’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), 1-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 2.40 7’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), 0-1 Cullen 7’ 61’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), 1-1 Cleary 61’
Barnsley 1.18 xGLeicester 2.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Barnsley attacking 
7’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 12’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 83’ Clayton Taylor (Barnsley), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 15’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 52’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 88’ Warren O'Hora (Leicester), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 57’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 11’ Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 61’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+5’ Vimal Yoganathan (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 74’ Tom Watson (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 75’ Wes Burns (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 24’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Warren O'Hora (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ Tom Watson (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+4’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+6’ Tom Watson (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Arley Kay (Barnsley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Louis Page (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 12’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 83’ Clayton Taylor (Barnsley), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 15’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 52’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 88’ Warren O'Hora (Leicester), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 57’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 11’ Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 61’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 90+5’ Vimal Yoganathan (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 74’ Tom Watson (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 75’ Wes Burns (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 24’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Warren O'Hora (Leicester), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ Tom Watson (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+4’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+6’ Tom Watson (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ William Alves (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Arley Kay (Barnsley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Liam Cullen (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Louis Page (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Barnsley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ravenhill
Kay
Gale 67’
O'Riordan
Shepherd
Kelly
Connell
Cleary
McGeehan 67’
Richards 34’
Toure 54’
Leicester 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
McCarthy
Aluko 46’
O'Hora
Faes
Thomas
Page 81’
Braybrooke 62’
Lundstram
Cullen 62’
Alves 86’
Jacobsen

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Rogan Ravenhill
90′ 6 1 30 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Sam Gale Taken off
67′ 2 2 – 4 – 17 – – – –
Connor O'Riordan
90′ 2 2 2 4 2 10 – – – –
Jack Shepherd
90′ 1 1 1 1 – 29 1 – – –
Arley Kay
90′ 5 – 1 10 1 26 3 – 1
Midfielders9 players
Patrick Kelly
90′ – – 11 – 0.01 2 2 7 4 2
Luca Connell Sent off
26′ – – 7 1 0.04 – – – 3 –
Amani Richards Taken off
34′ – – 3 – – – – – 2 – –
Cameron McGeehan Taken off
67′ – – 7 1 0.00 – 2 1 1 – –
Reyes Cleary
90′ 1 – 6 1 0.16 1 – 6 2 4 –
Tyrese Noslin Came on as a substitute
56′ – – 5 3 0.26 3 – 5 – 1 –
Jonathan Bland Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 5 – 0.00 1 – 1 2 –
Clayton Taylor Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 2 – 0.01 – – – 1 –
Vimal Yoganathan Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 2 – 0.01 2 – 2 – – –
Forwards1 player
Ben Hamed Toure Taken off
54′ – – – – – 0.01 – – – 5 –
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 34% Avg odds 2.72
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.87
Leicester win 42% Avg odds 2.25

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

Form going into the game

Barnsley DWWLL
Leicester LDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

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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.