Barnsley vs Plymouth

6 April 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Tom Reeves

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Owen Oseni 16’, 79’ (pen)
  • Lorent Tolaj 57’

Match summary

Plymouth won comfortably, 3-0 away at Barnsley. Plymouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Owen Oseni put Plymouth ahead in the 16th minute, Lorent Tolaj made it 0-2 in the 57th minute, and Oseni made it 0-3 from the penalty spot in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Plymouth created 2.50 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Barnsley's 0.54 from 11.

Match stats

63% Possession 37%
11 Shots 15
1 Shots on target 8
4 Corners 8
436 Passes 262
77.3% Pass accuracy 62.2%
11 Tackles 19
11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Barnsley Plymouth
Kick-off
10’
Mathias RossFoul
16’
Owen OseniLeft foot shot0-1 (Plymouth)
David McGoldrickShot on target
18’
45’
Owen DaleShot on target
Half-time0-1
Adam PhillipsTom Bradshaw
46’
Second half underway
57’
Lorent TolajLeft foot shot0-2 (Plymouth)
64’
Caleb WattsLorent Tolaj
65’
Caleb RobertsJamie Paterson
Scott BanksJonathan Bland
67’
71’
Wes HardingShot on target
Leo FarrellVimal Yoganathan
77’
Jack ShepherdFoul
78’
79’
Owen OseniPenalty0-3 (Plymouth)
81’
Xavier AmaechiOwen Oseni
85’
Brendan GallowayJoe Edwards
87’
Xavier AmaechiShot on target
88’
Owen DaleShot on target
90+2’
Caleb RobertsShot on target
Full-time0-3

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 2.50 16’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), 0-1 16’ 57’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), 0-2 57’ 79’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), 0-3 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 2.50 16’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), 0-1 Oseni 16’ 57’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), 0-2 Tolaj 57’ 79’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), 0-3 Oseni 79’
Barnsley 0.54 xGPlymouth 2.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Barnsley attacking 
79’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 13’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 88’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 87’ Xavier Amaechi (Plymouth), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 44’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 16’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 42’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 18’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 20’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Vimal Yoganathan (Barnsley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Wes Harding (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Caleb Roberts (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 13’ Alex Mitchell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 88’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 87’ Xavier Amaechi (Plymouth), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 44’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 16’ Owen Oseni (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 42’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 18’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 20’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 60’ Vimal Yoganathan (Barnsley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 43’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 62’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Wes Harding (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Caleb Roberts (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Jamie Paterson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+7’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Barnsley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Goodman
Gevigney
O'Connell
Shepherd
Bland 67’
Connell
Yoganathan 77’
Cleary
Kelly
McGoldrick
Bradshaw 46’
Plymouth 4-4-2 Starting XI
Hazard
Ross
Mitchell
Harding
Edwards 85’
Boateng
Paterson 65’
Curtis
Dale
Oseni 2 81’
Tolaj 64’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Owen Goodman
90′ 5 3 23 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Maël de Gevigney
90′ 2 – 3 7 5 49 1 – – –
Eoghan O'Connell
90′ – 3 – 7 7 57 – – – –
Jack Shepherd
90′ – 3 – 6 5 68 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Jonathan Bland Taken off
67′ – – 25 2 0.21 1 1 2 – – –
Luca Connell
90′ – – 64 – 0.03 1 – 2 2 – –
Vimal Yoganathan Taken off
77′ – – 27 – 0.01 3 1 6 – 2 –
Patrick Kelly
90′ – – 31 1 0.12 2 – 5 – – –
Reyes Cleary
90′ – – 19 3 0.14 – 1 5 4 1 –
Adam Phillips Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 18 1 0.06 – – – – – –
Scott Banks Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 6 1 0.00 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards3 players
David McGoldrick
90′ – – 4 1 0.24 0.04 – 5 2 36 –
Tom Bradshaw Taken off
45′ – – – – – 0.01 1 2 1 11 –
Leo Farrell Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – – – 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 33% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.66
Plymouth win 42% Avg odds 2.22

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

Form going into the game

Barnsley DDDLD
Plymouth WDWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Plymouth 1-3 Barnsley, 02 Aug 25 Next meeting: Plymouth 3-0 Barnsley, 12 Sep 26  All Barnsley vs Plymouth 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.