Barnsley 2-2 Reading: result and report

League One · Saturday 13 April 2024

Result

Barnsley 2-2 Reading

League One · Saturday 13 April 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Barnsley 2-2 Reading: match report

Barnsley drew with Reading 2-2 in the League One on Saturday 13 April 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Sam Smith opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Barnsley's goals came from Adam Phillips (29') and Fábio Jaló (83'). Reading scored through Sam Smith (21') and Lewis Wing (81').

Discipline: Barnsley received 1 yellow card; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Barnsley were 5th on 74 points from 42 and Reading 13th on 55 points from 43. Barnsley went on to finish that season 6th with 79 points, and Reading 15th with 59.

Barnsley lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lewis Wing of Reading (8.4), ahead of John McAtee (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Barnsley win, 5 draws and 4 for Reading.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Sam SmithReading · 0-1
  • 29'Goal · Adam PhillipsBarnsley · 1-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Adam PhillipsBarnsley
  • 81'Goal · Lewis WingReading · 1-2
  • 83'Goal · Fábio JalóBarnsley · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Barnsley 1, draws 5, Reading 4.

Team news

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

Liam Roberts, Jordan Williams, Maël de Gevigney, Josh Earl, Corey O'Keeffe, Jon Russell, Herbie Kane, Nicky Cadden, Adam Phillips, John McAtee, Devante Cole

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

Joel Pereira, Kelvin Abrefa, Amadou Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Clinton Mola, Lewis Wing, Femi Azeez, Ben Elliott, Harvey Knibbs, Paul Mukairu, Sam Smith