Barnsley vs Reading

League One 13 Sep 2025, 14:00
Barnsley
Barnsley
3–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Oakwell Round 8

Match report

Barnsley edged past Reading 3-2 in the League One on 13 September 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Barnsley had 15 shots to Reading's 14.

The match was played at Oakwell.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 15 - 14 On target 5 - 5 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 19 - 15 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Josh Earl
Barnsley · 1 goal
8 Adam Phillips 1 goal
8 Jack Marriott 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Daniel Kyerewaa 1 goal
8 Jonathan Bland captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–7 6–7
Shots On Goal 2–1 3–4
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 1–3 4–1
Attacks 54–46 49–46
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 5
103 Attacks 92
1 Attacks 0
2 Attacks 4
2 Attacks 1
58 Dangerous Attacks 43
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
5 On Target 5
10 Off Target 8
15 Shots Total 14
5 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 8
19 Fouls 15
5 Corners 4
1 Offsides 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
3 Yellow Cards 5
3 Saves 2
455 Passes Total 393
363 Passes Accurate 300
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Barnsley · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Cooper
27 T. Watson 5 J. Shepherd 32 J. Earl 14 N. Ogbeta
30 J. Bland 48 L. Connell
7 C. Vickers 8 A. Phillips 10 D. McGoldrick
40 D. Keillor-Dunn
Reading · 4-3-3
1 J. Pereira
39 A. Ahmed 12 F. Burns 33 D. Williams 5 M. Jacob
4 B. Elliott 10 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
32 P. Lane 7 J. Marriott 11 D. Kyerewaa
Barnsley
Coach
Conor Geraroid Hourihane
Substitutes
  • 3 Jon Russell
  • 23 Neil Farrugia
  • 45 Vimal Yoganathan
  • 51 Kieran Flavell
  • 18 Jake Rooney
  • 6 Maël de Gevigney
  • 19 Reyes Cleary
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 3 Jeriel Dorsett
  • 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 29 Kami Doyle
  • 6 Liam Fraser
  • 28 Mamadi Camara
  • 25 Jack Stevens
  • 19 Andre Garcia
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ J. R. Dorsett A. ↓ A. Ahmed Reading
  • 65' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ P. Lane Reading
  • 68' ↑ J. Russell ↓ D. McGoldrick Barnsley
  • 71' ↑ K. Doyle ↓ B. Elliott Reading
  • 80' ↑ L. Fraser ↓ C. Savage Reading
  • 80' ↑ M. Camara ↓ J. Marriott Reading
  • 83' ↑ N. Farrugia ↓ C. Vickers Barnsley
  • 90+4' ↑ V. Yoganathan ↓ A. Phillips Barnsley
Cards
  • 22' M. Jacob Reading
  • 37' D. Keillor-Dunn Barnsley
  • 38' C. Savage Reading
  • 45+2' A. Ahmed Reading
  • 70' D. Kyerewaa Reading
  • 73' F. Burns Reading
  • 88' L. Connell Barnsley
  • 90+6' M. Cooper Barnsley
Head-to-head
Barnsley 3 5 draws 3 Reading
2026-01-24 Reading vs Barnsley 2 - 2
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
Barnsley D D L L D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Barnsley vs Reading?
Barnsley won 3-2 against Reading on 13 September 2025.
Who won Barnsley vs Reading?
Barnsley won the match 3-2.
Where was Barnsley vs Reading played?
The match was played at Oakwell.
Who had more possession in Barnsley vs Reading?
Barnsley had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.