Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 15 December 2020

Result

Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Tuesday 15 December 2020, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End: match report

Barnsley defeated Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 15 December 2020. The half-time score was 0-1.

Sean Maguire opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Barnsley's goals came from Alex Mowatt (54') and Victor Adeboyejo (80'). Preston North End scored through Sean Maguire (2').

Discipline: Barnsley received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Barnsley were 13th on 25 points from 18 and Preston North End 15th on 23 points from 18. Barnsley went on to finish that season 6th with 79 points, and Preston North End 13th with 61.

Barnsley lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alex Mowatt of Barnsley (8.0), ahead of Victor Adeboyejo (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Barnsley wins, 3 draws and 3 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Sean MaguirePreston North End · 0-1
  • 54'Goal · Alex MowattBarnsley · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Alan BrownePreston North End
  • 71'Yellow card · Daniel JohnsonPreston North End
  • 80'Goal · Victor AdeboyejoBarnsley · 2-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Callum StylesBarnsley
  • 90'Yellow card · Luke ThomasBarnsley

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Barnsley 4, draws 3, Preston North End 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • L. MoultPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)
  • Patrick BauerPreston North End · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)

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

Jack Walton, Michael Sollbauer, Michal Helik, Mads Andersen, Callum Brittain, Matty James, Alex Mowatt, Callum Styles, Dominik Frieser, Conor Mark Chaplin, Cauley Woodrow

Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)

Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Ben Davies, Andrew Hughes, Josh Earl, Alan Browne, Paul Gallagher, Tom Barkhuizen, Daniel Johnson, Emil Riis, Sean Maguire