Barnsley vs Northampton Town

3 February 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Parsons

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

David McGoldrick 30’
Adam Phillips 62’

Nesta Guinness-Walker 3’
Max Dyche 71’

Match summary

Barnsley and Northampton Town drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Nesta Guinness-Walker put Northampton Town ahead in the 3rd minute and David McGoldrick equalised in the 30th minute. In the second half, Adam Phillips put Barnsley in front in the 62nd minute and Max Dyche equalised with a header in the 71st minute.

Barnsley had the better of the chances, with 2.93 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Northampton Town's 2.18 from 13.

Match stats

65% Possession 35%

22 Shots 13

5 Shots on target 4

6 Corners 7

430 Passes 228

81.9% Pass accuracy 65.4%

25 Tackles 25

15 Fouls 6

2 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 5

Key events

Barnsley Northampton Town

Kick-off

3’

Nesta Guinness-WalkerLeft foot shot

0-1

3’

Cameron McGeehanShot on target

Jack ShepherdFoul

4’

Patrick KellyShot on target

11’

24’

Cameron McGeehanShot on target

David McGoldrickRight foot shot

1-1

30’

Reyes ClearyShot on target

34’

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

Jonathan BlandShot on target

48’

58’

Cameron McGeehanFoul

59’

Conor McCarthyJordan Willis

59’

Tyrese FornahCameron McGeehan

60’

Kamarai SwyerSam Hoskins

Adam PhillipsVimal Yoganathan

61’

Adam PhillipsRight foot shot

2-1

62’

69’

Elliot ListJack Vale

69’

Tom EavesMichael Forbes

71’

Max DycheHeader

2-2

Nathanael OgbetaTennai Watson

77’

Patrick KellyArgument

90+5’

Full-time2-2

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 2.93 xGNorthampton Town 2.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Northampton Town attacking Barnsley attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Barnsley 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Northampton Town 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Owen Goodman	90′	2	2	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Corey O'Keeffe	90′	2	–	–	7	5	46	1	–	–	–
Eoghan O'Connell	90′	2	1	2	8	4	86	–	–	–	–
Jack Shepherd	90′	–	–	–	9	9	82	2	–	–
Tennai Watson Taken off	77′	1	–	–	6	3	39	1	–	–	–
Nathanael Ogbeta Came on as a substitute	13′	1	–	–	1	–	9	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Jonathan Bland	90′	–	–	39	2	0.05	5	–	6	1	–	–
Scott Banks	90′	–	1	24	2	0.37	4	1	8	1	2	–
Vimal Yoganathan Taken off	61′	–	–	8	–	0.01	–	–	5	1	2	–
Patrick Kelly	90′	–	–	34	5	0.28	4	–	9	2	–
Reyes Cleary	90′	–	–	20	3	0.24	4	–	4	2	–	–
Adam Phillips Came on as a substitute	29′	1	–	8	–	0.13	1	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


David McGoldrick	90′	1	–	4	1	0.49	0.00	1	5	–	9	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ross Fitzsimons	90′	3	2	41	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jordan Willis Taken off	59′	2	–	2	6	4	12	–	–	–	–
Max Dyche	90′	3	1	3	5	2	18	–	1	–	–
Michael Forbes Taken off	69′	–	–	–	3	2	20	1	–	–	–
Joe Wormleighton	90′	1	–	1	6	2	18	–	–	–	–
Nesta Guinness-Walker	90′	3	1	–	6	1	14	2	1	–	–
Conor McCarthy Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	1	1	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Terry Taylor	90′	–	–	28	–	0.01	4	1	5	–	1	–
Dean Campbell	90′	–	–	32	2	0.21	4	–	8	–	3	–
Cameron McGeehan Taken off	59′	–	–	6	–	0.00	2	–	4	1	1
Sam Hoskins Taken off	60′	–	–	9	–	0.00	2	1	2	–	–	–
Tyrese Fornah Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	9	1	0.02	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Jack Vale Taken off	69′	–	–	1	–	0.08	0.06	2	4	2	6	–
Kamarai Swyer Came on as a substitute	30′	–	1	2	–	0.09	0.06	2	3	–	3	–
Tom Eaves Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	0.03	1	1	1	2	–
Elliot List Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	1	–	0.07	0.00	–	4	2	3	–

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 54% Avg odds 1.72

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.72

Northampton Town win 21% Avg odds 4.45

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

Form going into the game

Barnsley D W D L W

Northampton Town D L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Northampton Town 1-2 Barnsley, 25 Feb 25 Next meeting: Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley, 28 Apr 26 All Barnsley vs Northampton 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.