Reading 2-2 Barnsley: Stats, xG & Lineups – Jan 24, 2026

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Reading 2-2 Barnsley.

90'

3 minutes of added time.

87'

D. Kyerewaa

Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

84'

D. Keillor-Dunn

Yellow card for D. Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley) for foul.

84'

J. Marriott

Goal! Reading 2-2 Barnsley. J. Marriott (Reading) scores.

80'

W. Keane

Attempt missed. W. Keane (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.82.

80'

A. Phillips

Substitution, Barnsley: V. Yoganathan comes on for A. Phillips.

79'

H. Roberts

Substitution, Reading: M. Ritchie comes on for H. Roberts.

79'

A. Yiadom

Substitution, Reading: R. Nyambe comes on for A. Yiadom.

79'

K. Doyle

Substitution, Reading: W. Keane comes on for K. Doyle.

72'

C. Savage

Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

69'

D. McGoldrick

Substitution, Barnsley: D. Keillor-Dunn comes on for D. McGoldrick.

67'

A. Phillips

Goal! Reading 1-2 Barnsley. A. Phillips (Barnsley) scores, assisted by D. McGoldrick.

64'

P. Lane

Substitution, Reading: K. Ehibhatiomhan comes on for P. Lane.

57'

C. O'Keeffe

Yellow card for C. O'Keeffe (Barnsley) for time wasting.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Reading 1-1 Barnsley.

45'

4 minutes of added time.

43'

P. Lane

Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

43'

P. Lane

Attempt missed. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

40'

A. Phillips

Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Barnsley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.

38'

D. McGoldrick

Goal! Reading 1-1 Barnsley. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley) scores, assisted by R. Cleary.

32'

H. Roberts

Goal! Reading 1-0 Barnsley. H. Roberts (Reading) scores.

27'

D. Kyerewaa

Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

27'

K. Doyle

Attempt blocked. K. Doyle (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

22'

J. Shepherd

Substitution, Barnsley: M. d. Gevigney comes on for J. Shepherd.

19'

J. Shepherd

Yellow card for J. Shepherd (Barnsley) for foul.

16'

C. Savage

Attempt missed. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

1'

Kick-off: Reading vs Barnsley.

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Player of the match

Match events

19' J. Shepherd · Foul

22' 🔁 M. d. Gevigney ◂ J. Shepherd

32' ⚽ H. Roberts1–0

38' ⚽ D. McGoldrick · assist R. Cleary1–1

Half-time · 1–1

57' C. O'Keeffe · Time wasting

64' 🔁 K. Ehibhatiomhan ◂ P. Lane

67' ⚽ A. Phillips · assist D. McGoldrick1–2

69' 🔁 D. Keillor-Dunn ◂ D. McGoldrick

79' 🔁 W. Keane ◂ K. Doyle

79' 🔁 R. Nyambe ◂ A. Yiadom

79' 🔁 M. Ritchie ◂ H. Roberts

80' 🔁 V. Yoganathan ◂ A. Phillips

84' ⚽ J. Marriott2–2

84' D. Keillor-Dunn · Foul

Full-time · 2–2

Coaches

Leam Richardson

Daniel Stendel

Recent form

Reading

LALeyton Orient1-3

WHStockport County1-0

WHBurton Albion2-0

DAPeterborough United1-1

WAPlymouth Argyle4-1

Barnsley

WHBlackpool2-1

LALiverpool FC1-4

DAWigan Athletic1-1

LHLincoln City0-2

LHMansfield Town2-3

Match facts

Referee

Leigh Doughty

4.05 yellows/match · 41 matches

Kickoff

24 Jan, 15:00 UTC

Competition

League One

Reading 4-2-3-1 · 5-4-1 Barnsley

1 J. Pereira 6.0 24 R. Nyambe 7.0 ↑ 79' 15 P. O’Connor 6.5 3 J. Dorsett 6.2 30 M. Ritchie 6.6 ↑ 79' 10 L. Wing 7.2 8 C. Savage 7.3 11 D. Kyerewaa 6.8 27 W. Keane 6.1 ↑ 79' 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan 6.7 ↑ 64' 7 J. Marriott 7.1 1 O. Goodman 5.9 7 C. O'Keeffe 6.0 27 T. Watson 6.2 15 E. O'Connell 6.6 6 M. d. Gevigney 6.7 ↑ 22' 14 N. Ogbeta 6.3 45 V. Yoganathan 5.9 ↑ 80' 30 J. Bland 6.7 22 P. Kelly 6.9 19 R. Cleary 7.0 40 D. Keillor-Dunn 6.2 ↑ 69'

Substitutes

25GJ. Stevens 5DH. Roberts↓ 79'7.3 17DA. Yiadom↓ 79'6.6 12DF. Burns 29MK. Doyle↓ 79'6.7 32MP. Lane↓ 64'6.2 6ML. Fraser

Coach: Leam Richardson

Substitutes

51GK. Flavell 5DJ. Shepherd↓ 22'7.2 4DM. Roberts 8MA. Phillips↓ 80'7.5 20MC. Lennon 10FD. McGoldrick↓ 69'7.3 39FL. Farrell

Coach: Daniel Stendel

Top stats

64%Possession36%

1.38Expected goals (xG)1.03

10Total shots3

3Shots on target2

2Big chances1

9Corners6

Shots

3Shots off target1

4Blocked shots0

5Shots inside box2

5Shots outside box1

1Hit woodwork1

1Big chances scored1

1Big chances missed0

-0.79Goals prevented-1.3

Attack

26Touches in box13

86Final third entries58

1Offsides5

12Free kicks7

1Fouled in final third1

Passing

544Passes303

456Accurate passes230

21/49 (43%)Long balls22/59 (37%)

3/28 (11%)Crosses1/19 (5%)

22Throw-ins16

Duels

49Duels51

35/64 (55%)Ground duels29/64 (45%)

9/25 (36%)Aerial duels16/25 (64%)

4/12 (33%)Dribbles4/15 (27%)

10Dispossessed9

Defending

20Tackles18

60Tackles won61

8Interceptions12

27Clearances39

47Recoveries51

Discipline

7Fouls12

0Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

0Saves1

4Goal kicks10

0Punches1

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

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