Barnsley vs Reading

13 September 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Elliot Bell

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Josh Earl 9’
Davis Keillor-Dunn 55’
Adam Phillips 59’ (pen)

Jack Marriott 35’
Daniel Kyerewaa 66’

Match summary

Barnsley beat Reading 3-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Earl put Barnsley ahead with a header in the 9th minute and Jack Marriott equalised in the 35th minute. In the second half, Davis Keillor-Dunn put Barnsley back in front with a header in the 55th minute, Adam Phillips made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 59th minute, and Daniel Kyerewaa pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barnsley created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Reading's 1.04 from 14.

Key events

Barnsley Reading

Kick-off

Davis Keillor-DunnShot on target

8’

Josh EarlHeader

1-0

9’

22’

Matty JacobFoul

35’

Jack MarriottRight foot shot

1-1

Davis Keillor-DunnFoul

36’

38’

Charlie SavageFoul

45+2’

Ashqar AhmedFoul

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

52’

Lewis WingShot on target

Davis Keillor-DunnHeader

2-1

55’

57’

Jack MarriottShot on target

Adam PhillipsPenalty

3-1

59’

65’

Jeriel DorsettAshqar Ahmed

65’

Kelvin EhibhatiomhanPaddy Lane

66’

Daniel KyerewaaRight foot shot

3-2

Jon RussellDavid McGoldrick

68’

Davis Keillor-DunnShot on target

69’

70’

Daniel KyerewaaFoul

71’

Kamari DoyleBen Elliott

73’

Finley BurnsFoul

80’

Liam FraserCharlie Savage

80’

Mamadi CamaraJack Marriott

Neil FarrugiaCaylan Vickers

83’

Luca ConnellFoul

88’

Vimal YoganathanAdam Phillips

90+4’

Lewis WingShot on target

Murphy CooperTime wasting

90+6’

Full-time3-2

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 1.90 xGReading 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Reading 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

Reading 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Murphy Cooper	90′	3	2	32	2	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Tennai Watson	90′	1	3	–	4	1	31	4	–	–	–
Jack Shepherd	90′	–	1	3	7	4	55	2	–	–	–
Josh Earl	90′	2	–	1	10	7	55	2	1	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Nathanael Ogbeta	90′	–	1	28	2	0.48	1	2	7	1	3	–
Jonathan Bland	90′	–	–	54	2	0.12	4	–	10	1	1	–
Luca Connell	90′	–	–	69	3	0.23	3	–	3	2	–
Adam Phillips Taken off	89′	1	–	42	1	0.12	–	–	7	1	3	–
Jon Russell Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	6	–	0.03	–	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Caylan Vickers Taken off	83′	–	1	1	–	0.06	0.12	2	3	1	24	–
David McGoldrick Taken off	68′	–	–	1	–	0.11	0.03	1	5	1	26	–
Davis Keillor-Dunn	90′	1	–	6	3	0.61	0.05	1	3	1	27
Neil Farrugia Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Joel Pereira	90′	2	3	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Ashqar Ahmed Taken off	65′	2	1	1	3	–	22	3	–	–
Finley Burns	90′	2	–	–	7	5	47	1	–	–
Derrick Williams	90′	2	–	2	6	4	57	–	–	–	–
Matty Jacob	90′	–	3	–	3	1	34	1	–	–
Jeriel Dorsett Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	2	1	13	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Ben Elliott Taken off	71′	–	–	22	–	0.01	3	–	8	1	4	–
Lewis Wing	90′	–	1	44	5	0.21	2	–	4	2	2	–
Charlie Savage Taken off	80′	–	–	21	2	0.03	1	1	1	2	–
Paddy Lane Taken off	65′	–	–	20	–	0.01	2	–	3	–	–	–
Kamari Doyle Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	8	–	0.01	1	–	4	1	2	–
Liam Fraser Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	10	–	0.01	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Jack Marriott Taken off	80′	1	1	3	2	0.26	0.18	2	1	1	12	–
Daniel Kyerewaa	90′	1	–	2	1	0.08	0.10	1	11	6	29
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	1	–	0.11	0.00	–	2	–	8	–
Mamadi Camara Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	1	–	–	6	–

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 51% Avg odds 1.84

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.88

Reading win 25% Avg odds 3.75

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

Form going into the game

Barnsley W D W L W

Reading L L D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Reading 2-4 Barnsley, 03 May 25 Next meeting: Reading 2-2 Barnsley, 24 Jan 26 All Barnsley vs Reading 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.