Plymouth vs Barnsley

League One 2 Aug 2025, 14:00
Plymouth
Plymouth
1–3
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Barnsley
Barnsley
🏟 Home Park (Plymouth) 👤 Declan Bourne Round 1

Match report

Barnsley beat Plymouth 3-1 in the League One on 2 August 2025.

Plymouth had 15 shots to Barnsley's 12.

J. Shepherd was sent off in the 63th minute.

The match was played at Home Park (Plymouth), with Declan Bourne in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 15 - 12 On target 3 - 7 Corners 9 - 5 Fouls 9 - 18 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 7
9
Player of the match
Caleb Watts
Plymouth · 1 goal
8 Adam Phillips 1 goal
8 Davis Keillor-Dunn 1 goal
7 Victor Pálsson 1 assist
7 Matthew Sorinola captained the side
First half vs second half
Plymouth stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–4 13–8
Shots On Goal 2–2 1–5
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 2–2 7–3
Attacks 32–50 50–41
Match statistics
9 Corners 5
4 Substitution 4
82 Attacks 91
0 Attacks 1
4 Attacks 3
4 Attacks 2
60 Dangerous Attacks 29
1 Dangerous Attacks 1
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
5 On Target 8
11 Off Target 5
15 Shots Total 12
3 Shots On Goal 7
7 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 18
9 Corners 5
2 Offsides 0
53% Ball Possession 47%
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
5 Saves 2
374 Passes Total 346
285 Passes Accurate 249
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Plymouth · 3-1-4-2
21 L. Ashby-Hammond
44 V. Pálsson 6 K. Szűcs 22 B. Galloway
4 B. Sarpong-Wiredu
29 M. Sorinola 10 X. Amaechi 19 M. Boateng 11 B. Mumba
17 C. Watts 23 B. Ibrahim
Barnsley · 4-1-4-1
1 M. Cooper
6 M. Gevigney 4 M. Roberts 5 J. Shepherd 32 J. Earl
48 L. Connell
7 C. Vickers 8 A. Phillips 45 V. Yoganathan 40 D. Keillor-Dunn
10 D. McGoldrick
Plymouth
Substitutes
  • 7 Jamie Paterson
  • 8 Joe Edwards
  • 25 Frederick Issaka
  • 18 Owen Oseni
  • 13 Zak Baker
  • 39 Tegan Finn
  • 14 Ayman Benarous
Barnsley
Coach
C. Hourihane
Substitutes
  • 30 Jonathan Bland
  • 3 Jon Russell
  • 29 Connor Barratt
  • 22 Patrick Kelly
  • 51 Kieran Flavell
  • 33 Robson Woodcock
  • 19 Reyes Cleary
Substitutions
  • 43' ↑ J. Bland ↓ M. Roberts Barnsley
  • 46' ↑ J. Paterson ↓ B. Wiredu Plymouth
  • 58' ↑ J. Russell ↓ V. Yoganathan Barnsley
  • 68' ↑ P. Kelly ↓ D. McGoldrick Barnsley
  • 68' ↑ C. Barratt ↓ C. Vickers Barnsley
  • 73' ↑ J. Edwards ↓ B. Galloway Plymouth
  • 84' ↑ O. Oseni ↓ M. Boateng Plymouth
  • 84' ↑ F. Issaka ↓ M. Sorinola Plymouth
Cards
  • 63' J. Shepherd Barnsley
  • 35' D. McGoldrick Barnsley
  • 45+4' J. Shepherd Barnsley
  • 45+4' B. Wiredu Plymouth
  • 45+4' B. Ibrahim Plymouth
  • 49' J. Bland Barnsley
  • 63' J. Shepherd Barnsley
  • 70' J. Russell Barnsley
Head-to-head
Plymouth 2 1 draws 1 Barnsley
2026-09-12 Plymouth vs Barnsley 0 - 0
2026-04-06 Barnsley vs Plymouth 0 - 3
2025-08-02 Plymouth vs Barnsley 1 - 3
2022-07-30 Plymouth Argyle vs Barnsley 1 - 0
Recent form
Plymouth D D D L W
Barnsley D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Plymouth vs Barnsley?
Plymouth lost 1-3 against Barnsley on 2 August 2025.
Who won Plymouth vs Barnsley?
Barnsley won the match 3-1.
Where was Plymouth vs Barnsley played?
The match was played at Home Park (Plymouth).
Who had more possession in Plymouth vs Barnsley?
Plymouth had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.