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Barnsley 2-1 Rotherham United · Carabao Cup

Barnsley beat Rotherham United 2-1 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Barnsley and Rotherham United met in the Carabao Cup at Oakwell Ground in Barnsley on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Barnsley: J. Russell 59'; A. Phillips 68'. Rotherham United: A. Martha 19'.

How the match went

Barnsley saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Barnsley had 15 shots with 4 on target, Rotherham United 13 with 8 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 2 to Barnsley and 3 to Rotherham United. Barnsley conceded 10 fouls, Rotherham United 12. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Barnsley, 2 for Rotherham United).

Line-ups

Barnsley started in a 4-2-3-1: Murphy Cooper, Maël de Gevigney, Connor Barratt, Jack Shepherd, Neil Farrugia, Jonathan Bland, Vimal Yoganathan, Reyes Cleary, Jon Russell, Caylan Vickers, Davis Keillor-Dunn.

Rotherham United started in a 5-3-2: Cameron Dawson, Marvin Kaleta, Denzel Hall, Sean Raggett, Reece James, Ar'Jany Martha, Shaun McWilliams, Liam Kelly, Dru Yearwood, Jordan Hugill, Kion Etete.

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Minute by minute

  1. 19'Goal! Barnsley 0-1 Rotherham United. A. Martha (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by R. James.
  2. 59'Goal! Barnsley 1-1 Rotherham United. J. Russell (Barnsley) scores, assisted by N. Ogbeta.
  3. 68'Goal! Barnsley 2-1 Rotherham United. A. Phillips (Barnsley) scores, assisted by N. Farrugia.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Barnsley vs Rotherham United.
  2. 10'Attempt saved. K. Etete (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  3. 10'Attempt saved. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.23.
  4. 11'Attempt saved. M. Kaleta (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.33.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. K. Etete (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.33.
  6. 18'Attempt missed. J. Russell (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 19'Goal! Barnsley 0-1 Rotherham United. A. Martha (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by R. James.
  8. 25'Attempt saved. L. Kelly (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  9. 27'Attempt blocked. N. Farrugia (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  10. 31'Attempt saved. L. Kelly (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  11. 41'Attempt missed. J. Russell (Barnsley), header. xG 0.08.
  12. 42'Attempt blocked. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  13. 44'Yellow card for A. Martha (Rotherham United).
  14. 45+2'Attempt blocked. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.29.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 46'Substitution, Barnsley: A. Phillips comes on for V. Yoganathan.
  17. 46'Substitution, Barnsley: N. Ogbeta comes on for R. Cleary.
  18. 51'Attempt blocked. J. Bland (Barnsley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  19. 52'Substitution, Rotherham United: M. Sherif comes on for K. Etete.
  20. 54'Attempt missed. D. Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  21. 55'Attempt saved. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  22. 58'Yellow card for J. Bland (Barnsley).
  23. 59'Goal! Barnsley 1-1 Rotherham United. J. Russell (Barnsley) scores, assisted by N. Ogbeta.
  24. 61'Attempt missed. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.05.
  25. 62'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Rafferty comes on for S. Raggett.
  26. 62'Substitution, Rotherham United: D. Gore comes on for S. McWilliams.
  27. 63'Attempt missed. N. Farrugia (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 64'Off the woodwork! J. Bland (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  29. 65'Attempt missed. N. Farrugia (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  30. 66'Attempt missed. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  31. 67'Attempt missed. J. Bland (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  32. 68'Goal! Barnsley 2-1 Rotherham United. A. Phillips (Barnsley) scores, assisted by N. Farrugia.
  33. 68'Attempt saved. C. Vickers (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  34. 69'Yellow card for C. Dawson (Rotherham United).
  35. 70'Substitution, Barnsley: J. Earl comes on for J. Shepherd.
  36. 70'Substitution, Barnsley: L. Farrell comes on for D. Keillor-Dunn.
  37. 71'Attempt saved. C. Vickers (Barnsley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  38. 73'Attempt missed. N. Ogbeta (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  39. 74'Attempt missed. L. Farrell (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  40. 78'Yellow card for A. Phillips (Barnsley).
  41. 80'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Holmes comes on for J. Hugill.
  42. 80'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Powell comes on for D. Yearwood.
  43. 81'Substitution, Barnsley: P. Kelly comes on for C. Vickers.
  44. 90+4'Attempt blocked. J. Holmes (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
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