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Luton Town vs Barnsley
25 Apr 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Harry WagerLeague One 2025/2026 · 2 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Luton TownMin
Barnsley- ⚽
Nahki Wells 1-0
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
16′ - 26′⚽
A. Phillips 1-1
Goal · Header
Header
- 45′
Corey O'Keeffe
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 45+1′
J. Earl
Yellowcard
Foul
- 49′
L. Connell
Yellowcard
Foul
Liam Walsh
Yellowcard
Foul
55′- 56′⇄
G. Gent
Substitution
Off: J. Earl
- 56′⇄
David McGoldrick
Substitution
Off: Tom Bradshaw
- ⇄
Devante Cole
Substitution
Off: Nahki Wells
64′ - ⇄
Gideon Kodua
Substitution
Off: Emilio Lawrence
64′ - ⇄
J. Richards
Substitution
Off: Davy van den Berg
64′ - 67′
J. Bland
Yellowcard
Foul
- 70′⇄
K. Nwakali
Substitution
Off: J. Bland
- 76′⇄
Scott Banks
Substitution
Off: Reyes Cleary
- 76′⇄
L. Farrell
Substitution
Off: A. Phillips
- ⚽
Kasey Palmer 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Mads Juel Andersen
Right foot shot
79′ - ⇄
George Alan Saville
Substitution
Off: Kasey Palmer
86′ - ⇄
Nigel Cello Lonwijk
Substitution
Off: Shayden Morris
90+3′ - 90+5′
Eoghan O'Connell
Yellowcard
Foul
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 | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.23 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.56 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.91 | |
| 64 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6.76 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6.93 | |
| 86 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7.35 | |
| 64 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 64 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.93 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 26 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.21 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Luton Town
Latest: Northampton Town · 2–1
Match stats
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Barnsley
Latest: Stevenage · 0–1
Match stats
21 Apr 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Stevenage · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Luton Town’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Luton Town’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.
Luton Town
Goals
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.
Luton Town
Barnsley
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Luton Town
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.
Luton Town
Barnsley
Previous meetings
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