Bristol Rovers 1-1 Barnsley: result and report

League One · Saturday 12 August 2023

Result

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Barnsley

League One · Saturday 12 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Bristol Rovers · Barnsley · League One predictions

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Barnsley: match report

Bristol Rovers drew with Barnsley 1-1 in the League One on Saturday 12 August 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Nicky Cadden opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Bristol Rovers's goal came from Scott Sinclair (81'). Barnsley scored through Nicky Cadden (7').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received no yellow cards; Barnsley received 3 yellow cards.

Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 16th with 57 points, and Barnsley 6th with 79.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Barnsley in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Luke Thomas of Bristol Rovers (8.3), ahead of Antony Evans (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Bristol Rovers wins, 1 draw and 1 for Barnsley.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Nicky CaddenBarnsley · 0-1
  • 23'Yellow card · Barry CotterBarnsley
  • 63'Yellow card · Jon RussellBarnsley
  • 81'Goal · Scott SinclairBristol Rovers · 1-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Herbie KaneBarnsley

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Bristol Rovers 0, draws 1, Barnsley 1.

Team news

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Matthew Cox, Luca Hoole, Connor Taylor, Tristan Crama, Lewis Gordon, Sam Finley, Grant Ward, Luke Thomas, Antony Evans, Aaron Collins, John Marquis

Barnsley line-up (3-5-2)

Liam Roberts, Jordan Williams, Kacper Łopata, Liam Kitching, Barry Cotter, Herbie Kane, Jon Russell, Nicky Cadden, Callum Styles, Devante Cole, Max Watters