Mansfield Town vs Barnsley

14 March 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Martin Woods

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Lucas Akins 57’ (pen)
Stephen McLaughlin 90+4’

David McGoldrick 19’
Scott Banks 49’

Match summary

The points were shared as Mansfield Town and Barnsley drew 2-2. Barnsley led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, David McGoldrick put Barnsley ahead in the 19th minute. In the second half, Scott Banks made it 0-2 in the 49th minute, Lucas Akins pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 57th minute, and Stephen McLaughlin equalised in stoppage time.

Mansfield Town had the better of the chances, with 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Barnsley's 0.82 from 13.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

17 Shots 13

4 Shots on target 4

3 Corners 5

400 Passes 318

68.2% Pass accuracy 64.5%

20 Tackles 15

5 Fouls 15

0 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Mansfield Town Barnsley

Kick-off

7’

Maël de GevigneyFoul

Frazer Blake-TracyShot on target

14’

Rhys OatesShot on target

18’

19’

David McGoldrickRight foot shot

0-1

22’

Scott BanksShot on target

27’

Corey O'KeeffePersistent fouling

28’

Scott BanksShot on target

39’

Tennai WatsonCorey O'Keeffe

Half-time0-1

Elliott HewittKyle Knoyle

46’

Will EvansVictor Adeboyejo

46’

Regan HendryAaron Lewis

46’

Second half underway

49’

Scott BanksRight foot shot

0-2

Nathan Moriah-WelshGeorge Abbott

56’

Lucas AkinsPenalty

1-2

57’

68’

Patrick KellyFoul

69’

Jonathan BlandScott Banks

69’

Adam PhillipsPatrick Kelly

86’

Reyes ClearyTom Bradshaw

Oliver IrowLouis Reed

87’

Stephen McLaughlinRight foot shot

2-2

90+4’

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.

Mansfield Town 2.29 xGBarnsley 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Barnsley attacking Mansfield Town attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Mansfield Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Barnsley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Liam Roberts	90′	2	2	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Kyle Knoyle Taken off	45′	–	–	–	1	1	26	–	–	–	–
Adedeji Oshilaja	90′	3	–	1	6	3	61	1	–	–	–
Frazer Blake-Tracy	90′	2	1	1	15	10	49	–	–	–	–
Elliott Hewitt Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	4	2	22	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


George Abbott Taken off	56′	–	–	9	–	0.04	3	1	4	–	1	–
Louis Reed Taken off	87′	–	–	59	–	0.26	4	–	5	1	–	–
Stephen McLaughlin	90′	1	–	47	2	0.11	3	1	9	2	3	–
Aaron Lewis Taken off	45′	–	–	13	–	0.00	–	–	2	–	2	–
Regan Hendry Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	12	1	0.14	2	–	3	–	–	–
Nathan Moriah-Welsh Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	17	2	0.12	1	–	3	–	1	–

Forwards5 players


Lucas Akins	90′	1	–	1	1	0.79	0.01	1	3	–	28	–
Victor Adeboyejo Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	0.11	0.01	–	4	–	8	–
Rhys Oates	90′	–	–	4	1	0.12	0.15	–	11	5	14	–
Will Evans Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	3	–	0.30	0.01	–	1	–	7	–
Oliver Irow Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Owen Goodman	90′	2	2	29	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Corey O'Keeffe Taken off	39′	4	1	–	7	1	12	4	–	–
Maël de Gevigney	90′	4	2	2	7	2	30	3	–	–
Eoghan O'Connell	90′	1	1	3	5	4	31	–	–	–	–
Jack Shepherd	90′	–	2	1	7	7	35	–	–	–	–
Tennai Watson Came on as a substitute	51′	3	2	–	5	2	13	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Luca Connell	90′	–	–	58	1	0.05	1	1	3	1	1	–
Vimal Yoganathan	90′	–	–	29	1	0.04	–	1	4	1	–	–
Patrick Kelly Taken off	69′	–	1	18	1	0.07	1	1	3	3	–
Scott Banks Taken off	69′	1	–	12	2	0.09	–	–	–	1	–	–
Adam Phillips Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	10	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–
Jonathan Bland Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	7	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–
Reyes Cleary Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


David McGoldrick	90′	1	–	2	1	0.10	0.02	1	2	1	19	–
Tom Bradshaw Taken off	86′	–	1	3	–	0.24	0.03	1	4	1	14	–

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

Mansfield Town win 46% Avg odds 2.02

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.67

Barnsley win 28% Avg odds 3.31

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

Form going into the game

Mansfield Town L L D D W

Barnsley L W L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Barnsley 2-3 Mansfield Town, 26 Dec 25 All Mansfield Town vs Barnsley meetings, next on 26 Dec 26

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