Reading vs Barnsley

League One 9 Dec 2023, 15:00
Reading
Reading
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Barnsley
Barnsley
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 O. Yates Round 21

Match report

Barnsley beat Reading 3-1 in the League One on 9 December 2023.

Barnsley had 21 shots to Reading's 13.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with O. Yates in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 13 - 21 On target 6 - 4 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 12 - 15 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Harvey Knibbs
Reading · 1 goal
8 Herbie Kane 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Devante Cole 1 goal
8 Max Watters 1 goal
8 Ben Killip 5 saves
First half vs second half
Barnsley came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–9 6–12
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–3
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 1–4 2–2
Attacks 54–39 54–46
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
108 Attacks 85
0 Attacks 1
0 Attacks 5
0 Attacks 5
53 Dangerous Attacks 44
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
4 On Target 4
8 Off Target 17
13 Shots Total 21
6 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 10
3 Shots Blocked 7
7 Shots Inside Box 13
6 Shots Outside Box 8
12 Fouls 15
3 Corners 6
0 Offsides 3
59% Ball Possession 41%
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Saves 5
490 Passes Total 342
367 Passes Accurate 218
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-4-2
1 D. Button
17 A. Yiadom 24 T. Bindon 32 N. Abbey 2 C. Mola
11 F. Azeez 29 L. Wing 36 M. Craig 12 P. Mukairu
10 S. Smith 7 H. Knibbs
Barnsley · 3-1-4-2
23 B. Killip
2 J. Williams 6 M. Gevigney 26 J. McCart
48 L. Connell
22 C. O'Keeffe 8 H. Kane 30 A. Phillips 7 N. Cadden
44 D. Cole 9 S. Cosgrove
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 42 Caylan Vickers
  • 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • 8 Charlie Savage
  • 4 Ben Elliott
  • 15 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 22 Joel Pereira
  • 3 Thomas Holmes
Barnsley
Coach
N. Collins
Substitutes
  • 20 Callum Styles
  • 12 Fabio Jaló
  • 17 Barry Cotter
  • 36 Max Watters
  • 31 Paul Cooper
  • 4 Kacper Lopata
  • 3 Jon Russell
Substitutions
  • 21' ↑ C. Styles ↓ N. Cadden Barnsley
  • 59' ↑ C. Vickers ↓ P. Mukairu Reading
  • 64' ↑ Fábio Jaló ↓ S. Cosgrove Barnsley
  • 78' ↑ A. Mbengue ↓ C. Mola Reading
  • 81' ↑ M. Watters ↓ D. Cole Barnsley
  • 81' ↑ B. Cotter ↓ C. OKeeffe Barnsley
  • 85' ↑ C. Savage ↓ L. Wing Reading
  • 85' ↑ B. Elliott ↓ M. Craig Reading
  • 86' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ O. Azeez Reading
Cards
  • 11' M. Craig Reading
  • 14' N. Cadden Barnsley
  • 39' S. Smith Reading
  • 61' D. Cole Barnsley
  • 63' C. Styles Barnsley
  • 67' A. Phillips Barnsley
  • 90+4' H. Kane Barnsley
Head-to-head
Reading 3 5 draws 3 Barnsley
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2025-09-13 Barnsley vs Reading 3 - 2
2025-05-03 Reading vs Barnsley 2 - 4
2024-11-26 Barnsley vs Reading 2 - 2
2024-04-13 Barnsley vs Reading 2 - 2
2023-12-09 Reading vs Barnsley 1 - 3
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Barnsley D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Barnsley?
Reading lost 1-3 against Barnsley on 9 December 2023.
Who won Reading vs Barnsley?
Barnsley won the match 3-1.
Where was Reading vs Barnsley played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Barnsley?
Reading had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.