Barnsley vs Luton

22 November 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Parsons

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

Reyes Cleary 7’
Patrick Kelly 35’
Luca Connell 45’
Tennai Watson 62’
Davis Keillor-Dunn 75’

Match summary

Barnsley won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Luton. Barnsley led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Reyes Cleary put Barnsley ahead in the 7th minute, Patrick Kelly made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, and Luca Connell made it 3-0 with a direct free kick in the 45th minute. In the second half, Tennai Watson made it 4-0 with a header in the 62nd minute and Davis Keillor-Dunn made it 5-0 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barnsley created 3.09 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Luton's 0.57 from 7.

Match stats

31% Possession 69%

16 Shots 7

6 Shots on target 2

2 Corners 4

272 Passes 581

64.7% Pass accuracy 81.9%

11 Tackles 12

13 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Barnsley Luton

Kick-off

4’

Isaiah JonesShot on target

Reyes ClearyLeft foot shot

1-0

7’

15’

Nahki WellsShot on target

16’

George SavilleFoul

20’

Jerry YatesNahki Wells

Patrick KellyRight foot shot

2-0

35’

Reyes ClearySimulation

39’

43’

Liam WalshFoul

Luca ConnellFree Kick

3-0

45’

Half-time3-0

46’

Hakeem OdofinIsaiah Jones

46’

Millenic AlliCohen Bramall

46’

Jake RichardsZack Nelson

Adam PhillipsPatrick Kelly

49’

Second half underway

Nathanael OgbetaJosh Earl

60’

Tennai WatsonHeader

4-0

62’

Jonathan BlandTime wasting

62’

Davis Keillor-DunnShot on target

62’

71’

Lamine FanneGeorge Saville

Davis Keillor-DunnRight foot shot

5-0

75’

Caylan VickersReyes Cleary

78’

Maël de GevigneyJack Shepherd

78’

David McGoldrickDavis Keillor-Dunn

79’

Full-time5-0

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.

Barnsley 3.09 xGLuton 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Luton attacking Barnsley attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Barnsley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Luton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Murphy Cooper	90′	1	0	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Tennai Watson	90′	–	2	–	2	1	25	–	1	–	–
Marc Roberts	90′	2	2	–	8	5	27	–	–	–	–
Jack Shepherd Taken off	78′	1	–	1	3	1	17	–	–	–	–
Josh Earl Taken off	60′	2	1	–	6	4	23	2	–	–	–
Nathanael Ogbeta Came on as a substitute	30′	1	2	–	1	–	6	–	–	–	–
Maël de Gevigney Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Jonathan Bland	90′	–	–	28	1	0.29	2	2	8	3	2
Luca Connell	90′	1	–	33	2	0.08	1	–	2	4	–	–
Patrick Kelly Taken off	49′	1	–	9	1	0.04	–	–	2	–	–	–
Vimal Yoganathan	90′	–	–	24	1	0.01	–	–	7	1	1	–
Reyes Cleary Taken off	78′	1	2	18	5	0.37	1	2	3	1	2
Adam Phillips Came on as a substitute	41′	–	–	8	–	0.00	–	–	1	2	–	–

Forwards3 players


Davis Keillor-Dunn Taken off	79′	1	1	4	2	0.67	0.20	1	6	1	14	–
Caylan Vickers Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	5	–
David McGoldrick Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	1	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Josh Keeley	90′	1	5	49	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Teden Mengi	90′	–	1	–	1	1	100	1	–	–	–
Mads Andersen	90′	1	2	1	6	5	94	–	–	–	–
Kal Naismith	90′	–	–	1	2	–	84	–	–	–	–
Hakeem Odofin Came on as a substitute	45′	2	1	–	5	2	22	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Isaiah Jones Taken off	45′	–	–	18	–	0.01	2	–	3	1	1	–
Liam Walsh	90′	–	–	59	1	0.10	3	1	7	2	2
George Saville Taken off	71′	–	–	41	1	0.14	–	–	1	1	–
Gideon Kodua	90′	–	–	18	–	0.03	2	–	4	1	1	–
Zack Nelson Taken off	45′	–	–	9	–	0.01	1	–	2	–	–	–
Cohen Bramall Taken off	45′	–	–	11	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jake Richards Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	17	2	0.08	–	–	–	1	–	–
Millenic Alli Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	23	–	0.27	–	–	4	–	3	–
Lamine Fanne Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	13	1	0.01	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Nahki Wells Taken off	20′	–	–	1	1	0.13	0.00	–	1	–	2	–
Jerry Yates Came on as a substitute	70′	–	–	1	–	0.09	0.04	–	4	1	21	–

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 31% Avg odds 3.01

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49

Luton win 42% Avg odds 2.21

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

Form going into the game

Barnsley L D D L W

Luton L L W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Luton 2-1 Barnsley, 08 Feb 22 Next meeting: Luton 2-1 Barnsley, 25 Apr 26 All Barnsley vs Luton meetings

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