Exeter vs Barnsley Goals and Key Moments Season 2025/2026

League One

League One

03:00 PMDecember 20, 2025

Regular Season – 21

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3 – 0

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HT: (1 – 0)

📍 St James Park👤 Referee: Updating…

How did Exeter and Barnsley perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Exeter and Barnsley Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

46%54%

ATTACK

16

Total shots

9

7

Shots on target

0

4

Shots off target

3

5

Blocked shots

6

15

Shots inside box

5

1

Shots outside box

4

6

Corner kicks

3

1

Offsides

0

40

Dangerous attacks

35

PASSING

404

Total passes

485

291 (72%)

Accurate passes

372 (77%)

DISCIPLINE

8

Fouls

9

1

Yellow cards

2

1

Goalkeeper saves

4

Exeter and Barnsley Lineups

Exeter

3-4-1-2

1G

Joe Whitworth

6.9

26D

Pierce SweeneyC 45+2′

7.2

5D

Jack Fitzwater

7.5

20D

Luca Woodhouse

7.9

2M

Jack McMillan

7

6M

Ethan Brierley 🔺90+2′

7

31M

Jake Doyle Hayes

6.9

14M

Ilmari Niskanen ⚽41′

9.3

10F

Jack Aitchison 🔺84′

7.2

19F

Sonny Cox 🔺59′

6.3

9F

Jayden Wareham ⚽61′ 🔺90+2′

6.9

Substitutes

12M

Reece Cole 🔻59′

7.6

29M

Kevin McDonald 🔻84′

6.6

17F

Akeel Higgins

6.2

34D

Liam Oakes 🔻90+2′

–

7F

Carlos Mendes Gomes 🔻90+2′

–

23G

Jack Bycroft

–

16D

Sil Swinkels

–

Coach of Exeter

👔 Gary Robert Caldwell

Barnsley

4-2-3-1

1G

Murphy Cooper

6.7

30D

Jonathan Bland 🔺62′

6.2

4D

Marc Roberts

7.2

5D

Jack Shepherd

6.3

27D

Tennai Watson

6.2

8M

Adam Phillips 🔺77′

6.9

48M

Luca ConnellC

6.3

23M

Neil Farrugia 🔺58′

6.3

22M

Patrick Kelly 54′ 🔺76′

6.3

19M

Reyes Cleary

5.9

40F

Davis Keillor-Dunn 77′

6.3

Substitutes

11F

Fabio Jaló 🔻58′

6.2

3M

Jon Russell 🔻62′

6.9

45M

Vimal Yoganathan 🔻76′

6.9

6D

Maël de Gevigney 🔻77′

6.9

51G

Kieran Flavell

–

7F

Caylan Vickers

–

39F

Leo Farrell

–

Coach of Barnsley

👔 Conor Geraroid Hourihane

Exeter and Barnsley Head to Head

4WINS

0DRAWS

2WINS

Over 1.5 Goals83%

Over 2.5 Goals67%

Both Teams Scored67%

Past H2H Matches & Results

01 Apr 2025 Barnsley 1-2 Exeter City

14 Dec 2024 Exeter City 1-2 Barnsley

27 Jan 2024 Barnsley 1-2 Exeter City

07 Oct 2023 Exeter City 0-1 Barnsley

28 Mar 2023 Exeter City 3-1 Barnsley

08 Oct 2022 Barnsley 0-2 Exeter City

League One Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff	25	16	4	5	43-25	18	52
2	Lincoln	25	14	6	5	40-26	14	48
3	Bradford City	24	13	7	4	34-25	9	46
4	Stockport County	25	12	6	7	34-30	4	42
5	Huddersfield	26	11	6	9	45-35	10	39
6	Bolton	25	10	9	6	32-25	7	39
7	Luton	25	11	5	9	35-30	5	38
8	Stevenage	23	10	7	6	27-20	7	37
9	Reading	24	9	8	7	32-28	4	35
10	Peterborough	25	11	2	12	33-34	-1	35
11	Wycombe	25	8	9	8	32-28	4	33
12	Mansfield	23	9	5	9	31-28	3	32
13	AFC Wimbledon	24	9	4	11	27-33	-6	31
14	Exeter	24	9	3	12	25-23	2	30
15	Wigan	24	7	9	8	26-27	-1	30
16	Plymouth	25	9	3	13	32-39	-7	30
17	Barnsley	21	8	5	8	33-33	0	29
18	Leyton Orient	25	8	5	12	36-42	-6	29
19	Blackpool	25	8	5	12	31-37	-6	29
20	Northampton	24	8	5	11	22-28	-6	29
21	Burton	24	7	6	11	23-34	-11	27
22	Rotherham	24	6	6	12	22-35	-13	24
23	Doncaster	24	6	5	13	24-41	-17	23
24	Port Vale	23	4	6	13	18-31	-13	18

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff	13	11	0	2	30-15	15	33
2	Lincoln	13	9	3	1	26-13	13	30
3	Bradford City	12	9	2	1	20-10	10	29
4	Bolton	13	8	4	1	22-7	15	28
5	Huddersfield	13	7	4	2	27-13	14	25
6	Wycombe	13	7	3	3	24-13	11	24
7	Luton	13	7	3	3	19-11	8	24
8	Reading	13	7	3	3	16-12	4	24
9	Stockport County	13	6	3	4	17-16	1	21
10	Exeter	11	6	2	3	17-8	9	20
11	Peterborough	13	6	2	5	19-14	5	20
12	Leyton Orient	13	5	5	3	20-15	5	20
13	Stevenage	10	5	4	1	12-6	6	19
14	Blackpool	13	5	4	4	21-19	2	19
15	Wigan	11	5	3	3	12-8	4	18
16	Northampton	12	5	3	4	13-10	3	18
17	Mansfield	11	5	2	4	18-12	6	17
18	Barnsley	10	5	1	4	20-16	4	16
19	Rotherham	12	4	4	4	15-17	-2	16
20	AFC Wimbledon	11	4	3	4	10-8	2	15
21	Doncaster	12	4	3	5	14-18	-4	15
22	Plymouth	13	4	2	7	14-19	-5	14
23	Burton	12	4	2	6	11-17	-6	14
24	Port Vale	11	2	3	6	10-13	-3	9

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Stockport County	12	6	3	3	17-14	3	21
2	Cardiff	12	5	4	3	13-10	3	19
3	Lincoln	12	5	3	4	14-13	1	18
4	Stevenage	13	5	3	5	15-14	1	18
5	Bradford City	12	4	5	3	14-15	-1	17
6	Plymouth	12	5	1	6	18-20	-2	16
7	AFC Wimbledon	13	5	1	7	17-25	-8	16
8	Mansfield	12	4	3	5	13-16	-3	15
9	Peterborough	12	5	0	7	14-20	-6	15
10	Luton	12	4	2	6	16-19	-3	14
11	Huddersfield	13	4	2	7	18-22	-4	14
12	Barnsley	11	3	4	4	13-17	-4	13
13	Burton	12	3	4	5	12-17	-5	13
14	Wigan	13	2	6	5	14-19	-5	12
15	Reading	11	2	5	4	16-16	0	11
16	Bolton	12	2	5	5	10-18	-8	11
17	Northampton	12	3	2	7	9-18	-9	11
18	Exeter	13	3	1	9	8-15	-7	10
19	Blackpool	12	3	1	8	10-18	-8	10
20	Wycombe	12	1	6	5	8-15	-7	9
21	Port Vale	12	2	3	7	8-18	-10	9
22	Leyton Orient	12	3	0	9	16-27	-11	9
23	Rotherham	12	2	2	8	7-18	-11	8
24	Doncaster	12	2	2	8	10-23	-13	8

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League Two

Promotion – Championship

Promotion – League One (Play Offs)

Exeter vs Barnsley Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-12-20

In the grand scheme of the League One season, every point is precious. Exeter hosted Barnsley on December 20, 2025 with a clear mission to secure all three points.

The encounter at St James Park was a test of endurance and strategy. Both teams knew that slipping up could be costly. The match unfolded with high stakes evident in every challenge.

Race for the Table

Exeter is fighting for a top spot, currently at 14th. With 30 points, they need to convert draws into wins. Their current record is 9W – 3D – 12L.

Barnsley is equally hungry for points. Sitting at 17th with 29 points, they are aiming to climb the ladder. They have 8 wins to their name.

Rivalry History

Looking back at 7 matches, Exeter leads with 5 wins against Barnsley‘s 2. 0 draws suggest parity.

Both teams have scored in 4 matches, indicating open play. Over 2.5 goals occurred 5 times.

Recent Progress

Here is how their race for points has been going recently:

Recent Matches of Exeter

Recent Matches of Barnsley

Watch The Race Unfold

See how the battle for points played out. Full highlights and analysis available now.

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