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Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Barnsley · League One

Plymouth Argyle lost to Barnsley 1-3 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Plymouth Argyle and Barnsley met in the League One at Home Park in Plymouth on Saturday, 2 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Plymouth Argyle: C. Watts 50'. Barnsley: B. Sarpong-Wiredu 13'; A. Phillips 30'; D. Keillor-Dunn 86'.

How the match went

The referee showed 8 yellow cards (3 for Plymouth Argyle, 5 for Barnsley).

Line-ups

Plymouth Argyle started in a 4-2-3-1: Luca Ashby-Hammond, Matthew Sorinola, Victor Pálsson, Kornél Szűcs, Brendan Galloway, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu, Malachi Boateng, Xavier Amaechi, Bradley Ibrahim, Bali Mumba, Caleb Watts.

Barnsley started in a 4-2-3-1: Murphy Cooper, Maël de Gevigney, Marc Roberts, Jack Shepherd, Josh Earl, Luca Connell, Vimal Yoganathan, Caylan Vickers, Adam Phillips, Davis Keillor-Dunn, David McGoldrick.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 13'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Barnsley. Own goal by B. Sarpong-Wiredu.
  2. 30'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Barnsley. A. Phillips (Barnsley) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Barnsley.
  4. 50'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Barnsley. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by V. Pálsson.
  5. 63'Second yellow card for J. Shepherd (Barnsley), who is sent off.
  6. 86'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Barnsley. D. Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley) scores.
  7. 90'Full-time. Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Barnsley.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Plymouth Argyle vs Barnsley.
  2. 0'Yellow card for T. Cleverley (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  3. 8'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  4. 13'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Barnsley. Own goal by B. Sarpong-Wiredu.
  5. 21'Attempt saved. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  6. 30'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Barnsley. A. Phillips (Barnsley) scores.
  7. 35'Yellow card for D. McGoldrick (Barnsley) for foul.
  8. 39'Attempt saved. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  9. 39'Attempt missed. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  10. 43'Substitution, Barnsley: J. Bland comes on for M. Roberts.
  11. 44'Attempt saved. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  13. 45+2'Attempt blocked. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  14. 45+4'Yellow card for B. Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  15. 45+4'Yellow card for J. Shepherd (Barnsley) for argument.
  16. 45+4'Yellow card for B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  17. 45'Half-time. Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Barnsley.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 46'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: J. Paterson comes on for B. Sarpong-Wiredu.
  20. 48'Attempt blocked. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  21. 49'Yellow card for J. Bland (Barnsley) for foul.
  22. 50'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Barnsley. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by V. Pálsson.
  23. 54'Attempt saved. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 56'Attempt saved. C. Vickers (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 58'Substitution, Barnsley: J. Russell comes on for V. Yoganathan.
  26. 59'Attempt missed. J. Shepherd (Barnsley), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  27. 63'Second yellow card for J. Shepherd (Barnsley), who is sent off.
  28. 66'Attempt missed. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
  29. 68'Substitution, Barnsley: C. Barratt comes on for C. Vickers.
  30. 68'Substitution, Barnsley: P. Kelly comes on for D. McGoldrick.
  31. 70'Yellow card for J. Russell (Barnsley).
  32. 72'Attempt missed. B. Ibrahim (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
  33. 72'Attempt missed. B. Galloway (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
  34. 72'Attempt blocked. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  35. 73'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: J. Edwards comes on for B. Galloway.
  36. 75'Attempt blocked. J. Paterson (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  37. 76'Attempt missed. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  38. 76'Attempt blocked. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  39. 80'Attempt missed. J. Earl (Barnsley), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  40. 83'Attempt saved. J. Bland (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
  41. 84'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: O. Oseni comes on for M. Boateng.
  42. 84'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: F. Issaka comes on for M. Sorinola.
  43. 86'Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Barnsley. D. Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley) scores.
  44. 88'Attempt missed. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), header. xG 0.27.
  45. 89'Attempt blocked. P. Kelly (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  46. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  47. 90+3'Attempt blocked. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  48. 90+4'Attempt saved. J. Russell (Barnsley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  49. 90+5'Attempt blocked. J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  50. 90'Full-time. Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Barnsley.
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