Exeter vs Barnsley

League One 20 Dec 2025, 15:00
Exeter
Exeter
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Barnsley
Barnsley
🏟 St James Park Round 21

Match report

Exeter cruised past Barnsley 3-0 in the League One on 20 December 2025.

Barnsley failed to register a single shot on target, while Exeter had 16 shots to Barnsley's 9.

The match was played at St James Park.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 16 - 9 On target 7 - 0 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 8 - 9 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Ilmari Niskanen
Exeter · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Reece Cole 1 goal
8 Jack Fitzwater captained the side
8 Luca Woodhouse 1 assist
7 Jayden Wareham 1 goal
First half vs second half
Barnsley came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–3 9–6
Shots On Goal 3–0 4–0
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 3–2 3–1
Attacks 56–50 42–63
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
5 Substitution 4
98 Attacks 113
40 Dangerous Attacks 35
7 On Target 1
8 Off Target 9
50% Ball Possession 50%
16 Shots Total 9
7 Shots On Goal 0
4 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 6
15 Shots Inside Box 5
1 Shots Outside Box 4
8 Fouls 9
6 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
46% Ball Possession 54%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 4
404 Passes Total 485
291 Passes Accurate 372
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter · 3-4-1-2
1 J. Whitworth
26 P. Sweeney 5 J. Fitzwater 20 L. Woodhouse
2 J. McMillan 6 E. Brierley 31 J. Hayes 14 I. Niskanen
10 J. Aitchison
19 S. Cox 9 J. Wareham
Barnsley · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Cooper
30 J. Bland 4 M. Roberts 5 J. Shepherd 27 T. Watson
8 A. Phillips 48 L. Connell
23 N. Farrugia 22 P. Kelly 19 R. Cleary
40 D. Keillor-Dunn
Exeter
Coach
Gary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 29 Kevin McDonald
  • 17 Akeel Higgins
  • 23 Jack Bycroft
  • 16 Sil Swinkels
  • 34 Liam Oakes
  • 7 Carlos Mendes Gomes
Barnsley
Coach
Conor Geraroid Hourihane
Substitutes
  • 11 Fabio Jaló
  • 3 Jon Russell
  • 45 Vimal Yoganathan
  • 6 Maël de Gevigney
  • 51 Kieran Flavell
  • 7 Caylan Vickers
  • 39 Leo Farrell
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ F. Jalo ↓ N. Farrugia Barnsley
  • 59' ↑ R. Cole ↓ S. Cox Exeter
  • 62' ↑ J. Russell ↓ J. Bland Barnsley
  • 76' ↑ V. Yoganathan ↓ P. Kelly Barnsley
  • 77' ↑ M. de Gevigney ↓ A. Phillips Barnsley
  • 84' ↑ K. McDonald ↓ J. Doyle-Hayes Exeter
  • 84' ↑ A. Higgins ↓ J. Aitchison Exeter
  • 90+2' ↑ L. Oakes ↓ E. Brierley Exeter
  • 90+2' ↑ C. Mendes ↓ J. Wareham Exeter
Cards
  • 45+2' P. Sweeney Exeter
  • 54' P. Kelly Barnsley
  • 77' D. Keillor-Dunn Barnsley
Head-to-head
Exeter 3 0 draws 3 Barnsley
2026-03-07 Barnsley vs Exeter 2 - 1
2025-12-20 Exeter vs Barnsley 3 - 0
2025-04-01 Barnsley vs Exeter City 1 - 2
2024-12-14 Exeter City vs Barnsley 1 - 2
2024-01-27 Barnsley vs Exeter City 1 - 2
2023-10-07 Exeter City vs Barnsley 0 - 1
Recent form
Exeter W D D W D
Barnsley D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter vs Barnsley?
Exeter won 3-0 against Barnsley on 20 December 2025.
Who won Exeter vs Barnsley?
Exeter won the match 3-0.
Where was Exeter vs Barnsley played?
The match was played at St James Park.
Who had more possession in Exeter vs Barnsley?
Exeter had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.