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Exeter City vs Barnsley
20 Dec 2025, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Ben AtkinsonLeague One 2025/2026 · 9 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Exeter CityMin
Barnsley- ⚽
I. Niskanen 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Ethan Brierley
Left foot shot
41′ P. Sweeney
Yellowcard
45+2′- 54′
Patrick Kelly
Yellowcard
- 58′⇄
Fábio Jaló
Substitution
Off: N. Farrugia
- ⇄
R. Cole
Substitution
Off: S. Cox
59′ - ⚽
Jayden Wareham 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Luca Woodhouse
Right foot shot
61′ - 62′⇄
J. Russell
Substitution
Off: J. Bland
- ⚽
R. Cole 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: I. Niskanen
Left foot shot
73′ - 76′⇄
Vimal Yoganathan
Substitution
Off: Patrick Kelly
- 77′
D. Keillor-Dunn
Yellowcard
Argument
- 77′⇄
M. de Gevigney
Substitution
Off: A. Phillips
- ⇄
Akeel Higgins
Substitution
Off: J. Aitchison
84′ - ⇄
K. McDonald
Substitution
Off: Jake Doyle Hayes
84′ - ⇄
Carlos Gomes
Substitution
Off: Jayden Wareham
90+2′ - ⇄
L. Oakes
Substitution
Off: Ethan Brierley
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.88 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.54 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.38 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.95 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.76 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 7.68 | |
| 84 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.84 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 8.17 | |
| 84 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 59 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.64 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.35 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 31 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.37 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.56 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Exeter City
Latest: AFC Wimbledon · 1–0
Match stats
9 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Home vs AFC Wimbledon · 2025/2026
Barnsley
Latest: Lincoln City · 1–3
Match stats
9 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Lincoln City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Exeter City’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Exeter City’s home games with Barnsley’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Exeter City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Barnsley
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Exeter City
Barnsley
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Exeter City
Barnsley
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Exeter City
Barnsley
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.