Barnsley 2-1 Blackpool: result and report

Barnsley 2-1 Blackpool

League One · Saturday 17 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Barnsley beat Blackpool 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 17 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

David McGoldrick opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Barnsley's goals came from David McGoldrick (27') and David McGoldrick (90+3'). Blackpool scored through Ashley Fletcher (74').

Discipline: Barnsley received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Barnsley were 17th on 29 points from 21 and Blackpool 19th on 29 points from 25. Barnsley went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Blackpool 13th with 60.

Barnsley lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Blackpool in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to David McGoldrick of Barnsley (8.2), ahead of Ashley Fletcher (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Barnsley wins, 0 draws and 7 for Blackpool.

Going into the match Barnsley's last five read D-L-L-L-W and Blackpool's L-L-W-W-W.