Barnsley 2-0 Rotherham United: result and report

League One · Friday 8 November 2024

Result

Barnsley 2-0 Rotherham United

League One · Friday 8 November 2024, 19:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Barnsley 2-0 Rotherham United: match report

Barnsley won against Rotherham United 2-0 in the League One on Friday 8 November 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jon Russell opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Barnsley's goals came from Jon Russell (32') and Stephen Humphrys (86'). Rotherham United did not score.

Discipline: Barnsley received 1 yellow card; Rotherham United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Barnsley were 8th on 22 points from 13 and Rotherham United 14th on 17 points from 14. Barnsley went on to finish that season 12th with 61 points, and Rotherham United 13th with 59.

Barnsley lined up in a 3-5-2 and Rotherham United in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Maël de Gevigney of Barnsley (8.1), level with M. Roberts (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Barnsley wins, 0 draws and 0 for Rotherham United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Goal · Jon RussellBarnsley · 1-0
  • 76'Yellow card · Liam KellyRotherham United
  • 86'Goal · Stephen HumphrysBarnsley · 2-0
  • 89'Yellow card · Luca ConnellBarnsley

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Barnsley 4, draws 0, Rotherham United 0.

Team news

Barnsley line-up (3-5-2)

Ben Killip, Maël de Gevigney, M. Roberts, Josh Earl, Corey O'Keeffe, Adam Phillips, Luca Connell, Jon Russell, Georgie Gent, Davis Keillor-Dunn, Max Watters

Rotherham United line-up (4-3-1-2)

Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Sean Raggett, Zak Jules, Reece James, Hakeem Odoffin, Liam Kelly, Joe Powell, Sam Nombe, Ciaran McGuckin, Jordan Hugill