Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley: result and report

League One · Tuesday 28 April 2026

Result

Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley

League One · Tuesday 28 April 2026, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Northampton Town 0-1 Barnsley: match report

Northampton Town lost to Barnsley 0-1 in the League One on Tuesday 28 April 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Reyes Cleary of Barnsley in the 37th minute.

Discipline: Northampton Town received 1 yellow card; Barnsley received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Northampton Town were 24th on 35 points from 44 and Barnsley 15th on 56 points from 44. Northampton Town went on to finish that season 24th with 35 points, and Barnsley 15th with 59.

Northampton Town lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Barnsley in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Luca Connell of Barnsley (7.7), ahead of Eoghan O'Connell (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Northampton Town wins, 3 draws and 2 for Barnsley.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Goal · Reyes ClearyBarnsley · 0-1
  • 55'Yellow card · Corey O'KeeffeBarnsley
  • 87'Yellow card · E. ListNorthampton Town

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Northampton Town 0, draws 3, Barnsley 2.

Team news

Northampton Town line-up (3-4-2-1)

Lee Burge, Conor McCarthy, Jon Guthrie, Max Dyche, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Tyrese Fornah, Dean Campbell, Kyle McAdam, Sam Hoskins, Cameron McGeehan, Jake Benjamin Evans

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

Kieren Flavell, Corey O'Keeffe, Maël de Gevigney, Eoghan O'Connell, Josh Earl, Jonathan Bland, Luca Connell, Patrick Kelly, David McGoldrick, Reyes Cleary, Tom Bradshaw