Plymouth vs Barnsley

12 September 2026 · League One · 2026/27 · Referee M Woods

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Oliver Irow 1’
  • Ronan Curtis 22’
  • Aribim Pepple 50’

Match summary

Plymouth won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Barnsley. Plymouth led 2-0 at half-time.

Oliver Irow put Plymouth ahead in the first minute, Ronan Curtis made it 2-0 with a header in the 22nd minute, and Aribim Pepple made it 3-0 in the 50th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 0.51 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Barnsley 0.79 from 15.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%
7 Shots 15
4 Shots on target 0
4 Corners 8
52 Attacks 52
31 Dangerous attacks 26
220 Passes 377
61.4% Pass accuracy 74.3%
22 Tackles 13
13 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 2
7 Offsides 5

Key events

Plymouth Barnsley
Kick-off
Oliver IrowRight foot shot1-0 (Plymouth)
1’
9’
Sam GaleFoul
Corner
16’
Ronan Curtis2-0 (Plymouth)
21’
Corner
26’
35’
Corner
Harvey WhiteShot on target
36’
Half-time2-0
46’
Ben Hamed ToureMakenzie Kirk
46’
Amani RichardsReyes Cleary
46’
Luca ConnellJonathan Bland
46’
Corner
Second half underway
Aribim PeppleRight foot shot3-0 (Plymouth)
50’
Corner
56’
60’
Corner
Mathias RossAlex Mitchell
63’
Owen OseniRonan Curtis
63’
71’
Clayton TaylorLuke Alker
Corner
72’
Bradley IbrahimTyreeq Bakinson
73’
Joe EdwardsMatthew Sorinola
73’
Mathias RossFoul
76’
76’
Corner
Will EvansFoul
80’
Caleb WattsOliver Irow
80’
83’
Corner
85’
Corner
88’
Corner
89’
Corner
90’
Tyrese NoslinFoul
Full-time3-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 0.79 1’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), 1-0 1’ 22’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), 2-0 22’ 50’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), 3-0 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.51 0.79 1’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), 1-0 Irow 1’ 22’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), 2-0 Curtis 22’ 50’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), 3-0 Pepple 50’
Plymouth 0.51 xGBarnsley 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barnsley attacking Plymouth attacking 
50’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 22’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 64’ Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 20’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Sam Gale (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 9’ Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Wes Harding (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Harvey White (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Amani Richards (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Harvey White (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 86’ Arley Kay (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Aribim Pepple (Plymouth), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 22’ Ronan Curtis (Plymouth), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 64’ Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 20’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 46’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Sam Gale (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Wes Harding (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Reyes Cleary (Barnsley), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Harvey White (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Amani Richards (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Harvey White (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Oliver Irow (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 86’ Arley Kay (Barnsley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Plymouth 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cooper
Harding
Pleguezuelo
Mitchell 63’
Sorinola 73’
Bakinson 73’
White
Irow 80’
Curtis 63’
Evans
Pepple
Barnsley 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Ravenhill
Kay
O'Riordan
Gale
Noslin
Bland 46’
McGeehan
Cleary 46’
Alker 71’
Kelly
Kirk 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Murphy Cooper
90′ 0 0 37 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Wes Harding
90′ 1 – 1 2 1 12 1 – – –
Julio Pleguezuelo
90′ 2 5 1 4 2 17 1 – 1 –
Alex Mitchell Taken off
63′ 1 – 1 2 1 11 – – – –
Mathias Ross Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – 3 2 6 1 – –
Joe Edwards Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – 1 1 2 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Matthew Sorinola Taken off
73′ – – 17 – 0.02 2 4 5 3 2 –
Ronan Curtis Taken off
63′ 1 – 22 1 0.04 2 – 7 3 2 –
Tyreeq Bakinson Taken off
73′ – – 17 – 0.02 2 4 2 – – –
Harvey White
90′ – 1 34 1 0.04 – 1 1 – – –
Bradley Ibrahim Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Caleb Watts Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – – 2 – 3 1 1 –
Forwards4 players
Oliver Irow Taken off
80′ 1 – 2 1 0.03 0.01 – 2 1 17 –
Will Evans
90′ – – – – – 0.01 – 9 2 15
Aribim Pepple
90′ 1 – 1 1 0.21 0.01 1 7 2 7 –
Owen Oseni Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – 0.01 – 3 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

Plymouth win 56% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.18
Barnsley win 21% Avg odds 4.38

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barnsley 0-3 Plymouth, 06 Apr 26 Next meeting: Barnsley vs Plymouth, 20 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Plymouth vs Barnsley 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.