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Luton Town 2-1 Barnsley · League One

Luton Town beat Barnsley 2-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Luton Town and Barnsley met in the League One at Kenilworth Road in Luton on Saturday, 25 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Luton Town: N. Wells 16'; K. Palmer 79'. Barnsley: A. Phillips 26'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Luton Town had 17 shots with 4 on target, Barnsley 13 with 2 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 9 to Luton Town and 5 to Barnsley. Luton Town conceded 9 fouls, Barnsley 14. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (1 for Luton Town, 5 for Barnsley).

Line-ups

Luton Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Josh Keeley, Isaiah Jones, Hakeem Odofin, Mads Andersen, Kal Naismith, Davy van den Berg, Liam Walsh, Shayden Morris, Kasey Palmer, Emilio Lawrence, Nahki Wells.

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

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Minute by minute

  1. 16'Goal! Luton Town 1-0 Barnsley. N. Wells (Luton Town) converts the penalty.
  2. 26'Goal! Luton Town 1-1 Barnsley. A. Phillips (Barnsley) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Luton Town 1-1 Barnsley.
  4. 79'Goal! Luton Town 2-1 Barnsley. K. Palmer (Luton Town) scores, assisted by M. Andersen.
  5. 90'Full-time. Luton Town 2-1 Barnsley.
Full commentary (52 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Luton Town vs Barnsley.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  3. 8'Attempt missed. D. v. d. Berg (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  4. 11'Attempt blocked. A. Phillips (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  5. 12'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Barnsley), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  6. 16'Goal! Luton Town 1-0 Barnsley. N. Wells (Luton Town) converts the penalty.
  7. 21'Attempt blocked. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 26'Goal! Luton Town 1-1 Barnsley. A. Phillips (Barnsley) scores.
  9. 26'Attempt saved. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  10. 30'Attempt missed. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 30'Attempt blocked. S. Morris (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  12. 33'Attempt missed. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  13. 35'Attempt missed. N. Wells (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.46.
  14. 41'Attempt missed. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  15. 41'Attempt missed. I. Jones (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  16. 45'Yellow card for C. O'Keeffe (Barnsley) for time wasting.
  17. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  18. 45+1'Yellow card for J. Earl (Barnsley) for foul.
  19. 45+4'Attempt missed. L. Connell (Barnsley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  20. 45+6'Attempt saved. H. Odofin (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  21. 45+6'Attempt blocked. D. v. d. Berg (Luton Town), header. xG 0.19.
  22. 45'Half-time. Luton Town 1-1 Barnsley.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 48'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Barnsley), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  25. 48'Attempt missed. L. Connell (Barnsley), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  26. 49'Yellow card for L. Connell (Barnsley) for foul.
  27. 52'Attempt missed. K. Palmer (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 54'Attempt missed. M. Andersen (Luton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  29. 54'Attempt blocked. K. Palmer (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 55'Yellow card for L. Walsh (Luton Town) for foul.
  31. 56'Substitution, Barnsley: G. Gent comes on for J. Earl.
  32. 56'Substitution, Barnsley: D. McGoldrick comes on for T. Bradshaw.
  33. 59'Attempt blocked. R. Cleary (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  34. 59'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  35. 59'Attempt blocked. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  36. 64'Substitution, Luton Town: G. Kodua comes on for E. Lawrence.
  37. 64'Substitution, Luton Town: D. Cole comes on for N. Wells.
  38. 64'Substitution, Luton Town: J. Richards comes on for D. v. d. Berg.
  39. 67'Yellow card for J. Bland (Barnsley) for foul.
  40. 70'Substitution, Barnsley: K. Nwakali comes on for J. Bland.
  41. 75'Attempt missed. H. Odofin (Luton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  42. 76'Substitution, Barnsley: S. Banks comes on for R. Cleary.
  43. 76'Substitution, Barnsley: L. Farrell comes on for A. Phillips.
  44. 79'Goal! Luton Town 2-1 Barnsley. K. Palmer (Luton Town) scores, assisted by M. Andersen.
  45. 86'Substitution, Luton Town: G. Saville comes on for K. Palmer.
  46. 86'Attempt missed. G. Kodua (Luton Town), header. xG 0.12.
  47. 90'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  48. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  49. 90+3'Substitution, Luton Town: N. Lonwijk comes on for S. Morris.
  50. 90+5'Yellow card for E. O'Connell (Barnsley) for foul.
  51. 90+7'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Barnsley), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  52. 90'Full-time. Luton Town 2-1 Barnsley.
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