Barnsley 1-5 Stevenage · League One
Barnsley lost to Stevenage 1-5 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Barnsley and Stevenage met in the League One at Oakwell Ground in Barnsley on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Barnsley: C. McGeehan 17'. Stevenage: O. Sanderson 43'; D. Kemp 52', 66'; T. Vancooten 57'; M. Mellon 90'.
How the match went
Barnsley saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Barnsley had 17 shots with 4 on target, Stevenage 10 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Barnsley and 3 to Stevenage. Barnsley conceded 18 fouls, Stevenage 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Barnsley, 2 for Stevenage).
Line-ups
Barnsley started in a 4-2-3-1: Rogan Ravenhill, Arley Kay, Connor O'Riordan, Sam Gale, Ziyad Larkeche, Jonathan Bland, Cameron McGeehan, Tyrese Noslin, Patrick Kelly, Reyes Cleary, Makenzie Kirk.
Stevenage started in a 4-4-1-1: Tommy Setford, Luther James-Wildin, Terence Vancooten, Carl Piergianni, Lewis Freestone, Oliver Sanderson, Terry Taylor, Daniel Phillips, Jordan Roberts, Daniel Kemp, Josh Magennis.
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Minute by minute
- 17'Goal! Barnsley 1-0 Stevenage. C. McGeehan (Barnsley) converts the penalty.
- 43'Goal! Barnsley 1-1 Stevenage. O. Sanderson (Stevenage) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Barnsley 1-1 Stevenage.
- 52'Goal! Barnsley 1-2 Stevenage. D. Kemp (Stevenage) scores.
- 57'Goal! Barnsley 1-3 Stevenage. T. Vancooten (Stevenage) scores, assisted by D. Kemp.
- 66'Goal! Barnsley 1-4 Stevenage. D. Kemp (Stevenage) scores, assisted by J. Roberts.
- 90+2'Goal! Barnsley 1-5 Stevenage. M. Mellon (Stevenage) scores, assisted by S. Earley.
- 90'Full-time. Barnsley 1-5 Stevenage.
Full commentary (64 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Barnsley vs Stevenage.
- 3'Corner, Barnsley.
- 3'Attempt blocked. P. Kelly (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 5'Corner, Barnsley.
- 5'Corner, Barnsley.
- 6'Attempt blocked. J. Bland (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 11'Attempt blocked. T. Noslin (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 13'Corner, Barnsley.
- 13'Attempt missed. R. Cleary (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 13'Corner, Barnsley.
- 14'Attempt blocked. C. O'Riordan (Barnsley), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 16'Yellow card for C. Piergianni (Stevenage) for handball.
- 16'Attempt blocked. P. Kelly (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 16'Attempt blocked. T. Noslin (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 17'Goal! Barnsley 1-0 Stevenage. C. McGeehan (Barnsley) converts the penalty.
- 18'Attempt blocked. T. Noslin (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 18'Corner, Barnsley.
- 23'Substitution, Stevenage: L. Thompson comes on for T. Taylor.
- 24'Corner, Barnsley.
- 35'Offside, Stevenage.
- 35'Attempt blocked. O. Sanderson (Stevenage), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt blocked. M. Kirk (Barnsley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 42'Corner, Stevenage.
- 43'Goal! Barnsley 1-1 Stevenage. O. Sanderson (Stevenage) scores.
- 43'Off the woodwork! O. Sanderson (Stevenage), header from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
- 44'Attempt missed. J. Roberts (Stevenage), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. T. Noslin (Barnsley), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Barnsley 1-1 Stevenage.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Barnsley: L. Farrell comes on for M. Kirk.
- 46'Substitution, Barnsley: A. Richards comes on for Z. Larkeche.
- 47'Attempt saved. J. Bland (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 51'Corner, Stevenage.
- 51'Attempt blocked. J. Magennis (Stevenage), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 52'Goal! Barnsley 1-2 Stevenage. D. Kemp (Stevenage) scores.
- 56'Corner, Stevenage.
- 57'Goal! Barnsley 1-3 Stevenage. T. Vancooten (Stevenage) scores, assisted by D. Kemp.
- 60'Substitution, Barnsley: L. Alker comes on for R. Cleary.
- 60'Substitution, Barnsley: L. Connell comes on for J. Bland.
- 63'Offside, Stevenage.
- 65'Attempt missed. O. Sanderson (Stevenage), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 66'Goal! Barnsley 1-4 Stevenage. D. Kemp (Stevenage) scores, assisted by J. Roberts.
- 68'Offside, Barnsley.
- 72'Offside, Barnsley.
- 72'Substitution, Stevenage: M. Mellon comes on for J. Magennis.
- 72'Substitution, Stevenage: B. Broggio comes on for O. Sanderson.
- 73'Offside, Stevenage.
- 75'Offside, Stevenage.
- 75'Substitution, Barnsley: C. Taylor comes on for C. McGeehan.
- 82'Attempt missed. L. Connell (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 82'Attempt blocked. T. Noslin (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 84'Attempt saved. T. Noslin (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 85'Yellow card for P. Kelly (Barnsley) for foul.
- 85'Substitution, Stevenage: J. Houghton comes on for D. Phillips.
- 85'Substitution, Stevenage: S. Earley comes on for J. Roberts.
- 86'Corner, Stevenage.
- 86'Yellow card for S. Earley (Stevenage) for foul.
- 88'Attempt missed. T. Noslin (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 89'Attempt saved. L. Connell (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Offside, Stevenage.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Goal! Barnsley 1-5 Stevenage. M. Mellon (Stevenage) scores, assisted by S. Earley.
- 90'Full-time. Barnsley 1-5 Stevenage.