Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln City: result and report

League One · Monday 29 December 2025

Result

Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln City

League One · Monday 29 December 2025, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln City: match report

Barnsley lost to Lincoln City 0-2 in the League One on Monday 29 December 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.

Tom Hamer opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Barnsley did not score. Lincoln City scored through Tom Hamer (8') and Adam Reach (72').

Discipline: Barnsley received 5 yellow cards; Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Barnsley were 9th on 28 points from 19 and Lincoln City 2nd on 41 points from 22. Barnsley went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Lincoln City 1st with 103.

Barnsley lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Lincoln City in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Luca Connell of Barnsley (8.7), ahead of Tom Hamer (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Barnsley wins, 2 draws and 3 for Lincoln City.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Tom HamerLincoln City · 0-1
  • 18'Yellow card · J. EarlBarnsley
  • 56'Yellow cardBarnsley
  • 56'Yellow card · J. BlandBarnsley
  • 72'Goal · Adam ReachLincoln City · 0-2
  • 82'Yellow card · L. ConnellBarnsley
  • 86'Yellow card · Tom HamerLincoln City
  • 86'Yellow card · Patrick KellyBarnsley
  • 86'Yellow card · Conor McGrandlesLincoln City

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Barnsley 2, draws 2, Lincoln City 3.

Team news

Barnsley line-up (4-2-3-1)

Murphy Cooper, T. Watson, M. Roberts, Jack Shepherd, Josh Earl, Vimal Yoganathan, Luca Connell, Jonathan Bland, Patrick Kelly, Reyes Cleary, Davis Keillor-Dunn

Lincoln City line-up (4-4-2)

George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Sonny Bradley, Adam Reach, Rob Street, Ivan Varfolomeev, Conor McGrandles, Dom Jefferies, Jack Moylan, Justin Obikwu