Barnsley vs Mansfield Town

26 December 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Martin Coy

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

Reyes Cleary 2’
Davis Keillor-Dunn 13’

Louis Reed 25’ (pen)
Stephen McLaughlin 58’
Aaron Lewis 83’

Match summary

Mansfield Town came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Barnsley. Barnsley led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Reyes Cleary put Barnsley ahead in the 2nd minute, Davis Keillor-Dunn made it 2-0 in the 13th minute, and Louis Reed pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 25th minute. In the second half, Stephen McLaughlin equalised in the 58th minute and Aaron Lewis won it in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Mansfield Town created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Barnsley's 0.82 from 13.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

13 Shots 7

5 Shots on target 4

6 Corners 1

506 Passes 333

82.4% Pass accuracy 68.5%

11 Tackles 17

11 Fouls 14

0 Yellow cards 4

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Barnsley Mansfield Town

Kick-off

Reyes ClearyLeft foot shot

1-0

2’

Davis Keillor-DunnShot on target

12’

Davis Keillor-DunnRight foot shot

2-0

13’

25’

Louis ReedPenalty

2-1

33’

Elliott HewittFoul

Half-time2-1

Second half underway

Jonathan BlandShot on target

49’

Patrick KellyShot on target

53’

58’

Stephen McLaughlin

2-2

Adam PhillipsVimal Yoganathan

67’

Neil FarrugiaCaylan Vickers

67’

71’

Stephen McLaughlinFoul

83’

Aaron LewisRight foot shot

2-3

83’

Will EvansShot on target

Jon RussellReyes Cleary

85’

David McGoldrickJonathan Bland

85’

90’

Baily CargillFoul

90+2’

Nathan Moriah-WelshTime wasting

Full-time2-3

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 0.82 xGMansfield Town 1.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Mansfield Town 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

Mansfield Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Murphy Cooper	90′	1	3	34	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Marc Roberts	90′	2	–	–	14	12	56	1	–	–	–
Jack Shepherd	90′	1	1	–	9	6	58	2	–	–	–
Josh Earl	90′	1	2	–	6	2	74	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Jonathan Bland Taken off	85′	–	–	30	1	0.04	2	1	4	1	–	–
Vimal Yoganathan Taken off	67′	–	–	39	–	0.01	–	2	6	–	4	–
Luca Connell	90′	–	–	81	3	0.04	–	–	5	1	3	–
Patrick Kelly	90′	–	1	43	4	0.20	2	–	6	3	–	–
Reyes Cleary Taken off	85′	1	–	10	1	0.15	–	–	3	2	1	–
Adam Phillips Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	18	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	–	–
Jon Russell Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	4	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Caylan Vickers Taken off	67′	–	1	1	–	0.06	0.09	1	1	–	18	–
Davis Keillor-Dunn	90′	1	–	5	2	0.34	0.01	–	2	–	32	–
Neil Farrugia Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	1	6	–
David McGoldrick Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	–	0.06	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Liam Roberts	90′	3	2	44	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Adedeji Oshilaja	90′	1	–	–	3	1	35	–	–	–	–
Ryan Sweeney	90′	3	–	2	6	2	37	–	–	–	–
Baily Cargill	90′	–	1	–	4	1	49	1	–	–
Elliott Hewitt	90′	2	–	–	4	1	16	3	–	1
Frazer Blake-Tracy	90′	1	–	1	9	7	24	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Louis Reed	90′	1	–	44	–	0.12	5	–	5	–	–	–
Aaron Lewis	90′	1	–	39	1	0.05	–	1	2	4	1	–
Nathan Moriah-Welsh	90′	–	–	11	1	0.01	4	–	7	1	2
Stephen McLaughlin	90′	1	–	19	–	0.01	–	2	5	2	4

Forwards1 player


Will Evans	90′	–	–	2	1	0.26	0.01	1	5	2	15	–

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 47% Avg odds 1.98

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59

Mansfield Town win 27% Avg odds 3.48

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

Form going into the game

Barnsley W D L W L

Mansfield Town L L L D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Mansfield Town 2-1 Barnsley, 15 Mar 25 Next meeting: Mansfield Town 2-2 Barnsley, 14 Mar 26 All Barnsley vs Mansfield Town meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.