Barnsley vs Exeter

League One 7 Mar 2026, 15:00
Barnsley
Barnsley
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Exeter
Exeter
🏟 Oakwell 👤 R. Joyce Round 36

Match report

Barnsley edged past Exeter 2-1 in the League One on 7 March 2026.

Exeter dominated possession with 80% of the ball and had 11 shots to Barnsley's 9.

The match was played at Oakwell, with R. Joyce in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 20% - 80% Shots 9 - 11 On target 4 - 1 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 10 - 13 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Vimal Yoganathan
Barnsley · 1 goal
8 Maël de Gevigney captained the side
7 David McGoldrick 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Jayden Wareham 1 goal
7 Corey O'Keeffe captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 5–6
Shots On Goal 3–0 1–1
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 2–3 4–3
Attacks 43–47 59–36
Match statistics
6 Corners 6
4 Substitution 4
102 Attacks 83
46 Dangerous Attacks 52
6 On Target 1
4 Off Target 10
20% Ball Possession 80%
9 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 4
6 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 13
6 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 2
393 Passes Total 400
293 Passes Accurate 312
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Barnsley · 4-2-3-1
1 O. Goodman
7 C. O'Keeffe 6 M. Gevigney 15 E. O'Connell 5 J. Shepherd
48 L. Connell 45 V. Yoganathan
8 A. Phillips 10 D. McGoldrick 19 R. Cleary
9 T. Bradshaw
Exeter · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Whitworth
26 P. Sweeney 20 L. Woodhouse 2 J. McMillan
14 I. Niskanen 34 L. Oakes 6 E. Brierley 3 R. Rydel
7 C. Gomes 10 J. Aitchison
9 J. Wareham
Barnsley
Coach
Conor Hourihane
Substitutes
  • 14 Nathanael Ogbeta
  • 30 Jonathan Bland
  • 18 Scott Banks
  • 27 Tennai Watson
  • 51 Kieran Flavell
  • 17 Georgie Gent
  • 20 Charlie Lennon
Exeter
Coach
Dan Green
Substitutes
  • 45 Charlie Cummins
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 27 Josh Magennis
  • 19 Sonny Cox
  • 23 Jack Bycroft
  • 29 Kevin McDonald
  • 42 George Birch
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Cummins ↓ R. Rydel Exeter
  • 51' ↑ N. Ogbeta ↓ J. Shepherd Barnsley
  • 63' ↑ R. Cole ↓ C. Mendes Exeter
  • 70' ↑ J. Magennis ↓ J. McMillan Exeter
  • 72' ↑ S. Banks ↓ R. Cleary Barnsley
  • 72' ↑ J. Bland ↓ T. Bradshaw Barnsley
  • 83' ↑ S. Cox ↓ J. Aitchison Exeter
  • 89' ↑ T. Watson ↓ A. Phillips Barnsley
Cards
  • 24' R. Rydel Exeter
  • 29' J. Shepherd Barnsley
Head-to-head
Barnsley 3 0 draws 3 Exeter
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
Barnsley D D L L D
Exeter D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Barnsley vs Exeter?
Barnsley won 2-1 against Exeter on 7 March 2026.
Who won Barnsley vs Exeter?
Barnsley won the match 2-1.
Where was Barnsley vs Exeter played?
The match was played at Oakwell.
Who had more possession in Barnsley vs Exeter?
Exeter had 80% of possession, compared to 20% for the other side.