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Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley · League One

Northampton Town lost to Barnsley 0-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Northampton Town and Barnsley met in the League One at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Tuesday, 28 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Northampton Town did not score. Barnsley: R. Cleary 37'.

How the match went

Barnsley saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Northampton Town had 14 shots with 2 on target, Barnsley 10 with 3 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Northampton Town and 2 to Barnsley. Northampton Town conceded 13 fouls, Barnsley 4. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Northampton Town, 1 for Barnsley).

Line-ups

Northampton Town started in a 3-4-2-1: Lee Burge, Conor McCarthy, Jon Guthrie, Max Dyche, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Tyrese Fornah, Dean Campbell, Kyle McAdam, Sam Hoskins, Cameron McGeehan, Jake Evans.

Barnsley started in a 4-2-3-1: Kieran Flavell, Corey O'Keeffe, Maël de Gevigney, Eoghan O'Connell, Josh Earl, Jonathan Bland, Luca Connell, Patrick Kelly, David McGoldrick, Reyes Cleary, Tom Bradshaw.

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Minute by minute

  1. 37'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley. R. Cleary (Barnsley) scores, assisted by P. Kelly.
  2. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley.
  3. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Barnsley.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. T. Bradshaw (Barnsley), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 9'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 16'Attempt blocked. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  6. 21'Attempt blocked. L. Connell (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 24'Attempt saved. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  8. 25'Attempt missed. N. Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  9. 31'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  10. 31'Attempt blocked. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  11. 37'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley. R. Cleary (Barnsley) scores, assisted by P. Kelly.
  12. 41'Attempt blocked. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  13. 43'Attempt missed. T. Bradshaw (Barnsley), header. xG 0.04.
  14. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  15. 45+4'Attempt missed. K. Mcadam (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  16. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 46'Substitution, Barnsley: A. Phillips comes on for T. Bradshaw.
  19. 50'Attempt missed. D. Campbell (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 51'Attempt missed. J. Evans (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  21. 52'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
  22. 55'Yellow card for C. O'Keeffe (Barnsley) for foul.
  23. 56'Attempt blocked. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  24. 58'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  25. 65'Attempt saved. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  26. 72'Substitution, Barnsley: S. Banks comes on for R. Cleary.
  27. 72'Substitution, Northampton Town: E. List comes on for J. Guthrie.
  28. 73'Substitution, Barnsley: L. Farrell comes on for P. Kelly.
  29. 75'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  30. 76'Attempt saved. C. McCarthy (Northampton Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.16.
  31. 80'Substitution, Northampton Town: T. Eaves comes on for D. Campbell.
  32. 84'Substitution, Barnsley: K. Nwakali comes on for C. O'Keeffe.
  33. 85'Attempt missed. E. List (Northampton Town), header. xG 0.09.
  34. 87'Yellow card for E. List (Northampton Town) for foul.
  35. 89'Attempt missed. S. Banks (Barnsley), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  36. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  37. 90+4'Attempt saved. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  38. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley.
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