Reading 2-2 Barnsley final score - 24 January 2026, League One

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Highlights

Reading Reading
Barnsley Barnsley
End of game
J. Marriott (2-2)
84'
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84'
D. Keillor-Dunn
80'
V. Yoganathan
A. Phillips
M. Ritchie
H. Roberts
79'
R. Nyambe
A. Yiadom
79'
W. Keane
K. Doyle
79'
69'
D. Keillor-Dunn
D. McGoldrick
67'
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(1-2) A. Phillips
K. Ehibhatiomhan
P. Lane
64'
57'
C. O'Keeffe
Half-time
38'
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(1-1) D. McGoldrick
H. Roberts (1-0)
32'
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22'
M. de Gevigney
J. Shepherd
19'
J. Shepherd
Kick-off

Game Statistics

Reading Reading
Barnsley Barnsley
0
Yellow card
3
4
Substitutions
3

Form

Table

Teams Pts P W D L GD
12 Reading
63 46 16 15 15 +4
15 Barnsley
59 46 15 14 17 -5

Last matches

Reading
Reading Last matches
W W D W W L
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.17 Total goals
67% BTTS
2 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

17 Jan 2026 - League One

Leyton Orient London
3 :  1
Reading

4 Jan 2026 - League One

Reading
1 :  0
Stockport County FC

1 Jan 2026 - League One

Reading
2 :  0
Burton Albion

29 Dec 2025 - League One

Peterborough
1 :  1
Reading

26 Dec 2025 - League One

Plymouth
1 :  4
Reading

18 Dec 2025 - League One

Reading
3 :  2
Luton Town
W D L W W W
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.5 Goals scored
0.83 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

4 Jan 2026 - League One

Reading
1 :  0
Stockport County FC

1 Jan 2026 - League One

Reading
2 :  0
Burton Albion

18 Dec 2025 - League One

Reading
3 :  2
Luton Town

9 Dec 2025 - League One

Reading
1 :  2
Peterborough

22 Nov 2025 - League One

Reading
1 :  1
Rotherham

6 Nov 2025 - League One

Reading
1 :  0
Stevenage
L W L W D L
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.17 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

17 Jan 2026 - League One

Leyton Orient London
3 :  1
Reading

29 Dec 2025 - League One

Peterborough
1 :  1
Reading

26 Dec 2025 - League One

Plymouth
1 :  4
Reading

13 Dec 2025 - League One

Bradford City FC
2 :  0
Reading

29 Nov 2025 - League One

Blackpool
0 :  3
Reading

18 Oct 2025 - League One

Cardiff
2 :  1
Reading
Barnsley
Barnsley Last matches
L L L D L W
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.33 Total goals
67% BTTS
1 Goals scored
2.33 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

17 Jan 2026 - League One

Barnsley
2 :  1
Blackpool

12 Jan 2026 - FA Cup

Liverpool
4 :  1
Barnsley

1 Jan 2026 - League One

Wigan
1 :  1
Barnsley

29 Dec 2025 - League One

Barnsley
0 :  2
Lincoln City

26 Dec 2025 - League One

Barnsley
2 :  3
Mansfield Town

20 Dec 2025 - League One

Exeter City
3 :  0
Barnsley
L W W L L W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.67 Total goals
50% BTTS
2 Goals scored
1.67 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

17 Jan 2026 - League One

Barnsley
2 :  1
Blackpool

29 Dec 2025 - League One

Barnsley
0 :  2
Lincoln City

26 Dec 2025 - League One

Barnsley
2 :  3
Mansfield Town

13 Dec 2025 - League One

Barnsley
3 :  2
Leyton Orient London

22 Nov 2025 - League One

Barnsley
5 :  0
Luton Town

11 Nov 2025 - EFL Trophy

Barnsley
0 :  2
Lincoln City
L W L L D L
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.67 Goals scored
2.67 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

12 Jan 2026 - FA Cup

Liverpool
4 :  1
Barnsley

1 Jan 2026 - League One

Wigan
1 :  1
Barnsley

20 Dec 2025 - League One

Exeter City
3 :  0
Barnsley

9 Dec 2025 - League One

Lincoln City
3 :  1
Barnsley

6 Dec 2025 - FA Cup

Peterborough
0 :  1
Barnsley

2 Dec 2025 - EFL Trophy

Port Vale
5 :  0
Barnsley

Head to head

Reading

0 %

Draw

60 %

Barnsley

40 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

4.2
Total goals
100%
BTTS
1.8
Goals scored
2.4
Goals conceded
80%
Over 2.5
20%
Under 2.5

13 Sept 2025 - League One

Barnsley
3 :  2
Reading

3 May 2025 - League One

Reading
2 :  4
Barnsley

26 Nov 2024 - League One

Barnsley
2 :  2
Reading

13 Apr 2024 - League One

Barnsley
2 :  2
Reading

2 Apr 2021 - Championship

Barnsley
1 :  1
Reading

Players List

Reading
Reading
Goalkeeper

J. Pereira

Defender

H. Roberts

J. Dorsett

A. Yiadom

P. O'Connor

Midfielder

C. Savage

P. Lane

K. Doyle

D. Kyerewaa

L. Wing

Forward

J. Marriott

Barnsley
Barnsley
Goalkeeper

O. Goodman

Defender

J. Shepherd

E. O'Connell

C. O'Keeffe

T. Watson

N. Ogbeta

Midfielder

J. Bland

P. Kelly

A. Phillips

Forward

D. McGoldrick

R. Cleary

Substitutes

Reading
Reading
Goalkeeper

J. Stevens

Defender

F. Burns

R. Nyambe

A. Yiadom 79'

Midfielder

M. Ritchie

H. Roberts 79'

L. Fraser

Forward

K. Ehibhatiomhan

P. Lane 64'

W. Keane

K. Doyle 79'

Barnsley
Barnsley
Goalkeeper

K. Flavell

Defender

M. de Gevigney

J. Shepherd 22'

M. Roberts

Midfielder

V. Yoganathan

A. Phillips 80'

Forward

C. Lennon

D. Keillor-Dunn

D. McGoldrick 69'

L. Farrell

Live Commentary

 

Reading FC scores 1.23 goals when playing at home and Barnsley FC scores 1.41 goals when playing away (on average).

 

Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Reading FC and Barnsley FC is 1.4.

 

Average number of goals in meetings between Reading FC and Barnsley FC is 4.6.

 

Reading FC scores 1.8 goals in a match against Barnsley FC and Barnsley FC scores 2.8 goals against Reading FC (on average).

 

Reading FC have won just 0 of their last 5 League One games against Barnsley FC.

 

Barnsley FC have lost just 0 of their last 5 League One games against Reading FC.

 

In the last 5 meetings Reading FC won 0, Barnsley FC won 3, 2 draws.

 

Barnsley FC have lost just 0 of their last 5 games against Reading FC (in all competitions).

 

Reading FC's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Barnsley FC's.

 

In League One, Reading FC has better performance than Barnsley FC.

 

When Barnsley FC is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their matches.

 

When Reading FC is down 0-1 home, they win 9% of their matches.

 

When Barnsley FC leads 0-1 away, they win in 64% of their matches.

 

When Reading FC leads 1-0 at home, they win in 82% of their matches.

 

On their last meeting Barnsley FC won by 1 goals.

 

The winner of their last meeting was Barnsley FC.

 

Reading FC wins 30% of halftimes, Barnsley FC wins 30%.

 

Reading FC wins 1st half in 30% of their matches, Barnsley FC in 30% of their matches.

 

Barnsley FC have conceded a goal in each of their last 8 matches.

 

Reading FC have scored at least one goal for 6 consecutive matches.

 

Barnsley FC haven't scored in 3 of their 11 away matches in League One this season.

 

Reading FC haven't scored in 1 of their 13 home matches in League One this season.

 

Reading FC have won 3 home matches in a row.

 

Did you know that Barnsley FC scores 21% of their goals between the minutes 0-15?

 

Did you know that Reading FC scores 6% of their goals between the minutes 46-60? This is the lowest percentage in the league.

 

Did you know that Reading FC scores 25% of their goals between the minutes 76-90?

 

In League One, Reading FC have 3 successive home wins.

 

Last season's matches: 2-4 (Reading FC at home) and 2-2 (Barnsley FC at home).

 

During the last 32 meetings, Reading FC have won 13 times, there have been 10 draws while Barnsley FC have won 9 times.

 

During the last 16 meetings with Reading FC playing at home, Reading FC have won 6 times, there have been 3 draws while Barnsley FC have won 7 times.

Score and result Reading - Barnsley

The Reading - Barnsley match (Football - League One) at 24/01/2026 10:00 is complete.

The Reading - Barnsley match result is as follows: 2-2.

Now that this League One Football match is over and the score is known, you can find the highlights and key statistics on that same page.