Peterborough United 3-4 Barnsley: result and report

Championship · Saturday 3 December 2011

Result

Peterborough United 3-4 Barnsley

Championship · Saturday 3 December 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Peterborough United 3-4 Barnsley: match report

Peterborough United lost to Barnsley 3-4 in the Championship on Saturday 3 December 2011. The half-time score was 0-2.

Jim O'Brien opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Peterborough United's goals came from George Boyd (64'), Ryan Bennett (68') and Lee Frecklington (70'). Barnsley scored through Jim O'Brien (17'), Jacob Butterfield (45'), Ricardo Vaz Té (55') and Craig Davies (78').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Peterborough United were 14th on 24 points from 19 and Barnsley 16th on 24 points from 18. Peterborough United went on to finish that season 19th with 50 points, and Barnsley 22nd with 48.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · Jim O'BrienBarnsley · 0-1
  • 45'Goal · Jacob ButterfieldBarnsley · 0-2
  • 55'Goal · Ricardo Vaz TéBarnsley · 0-3
  • 64'Goal · George BoydPeterborough United · 1-3
  • 68'Goal · Ryan BennettPeterborough United · 2-3
  • 70'Goal · Lee FrecklingtonPeterborough United · 3-3
  • 78'Goal · Craig DaviesBarnsley · 3-4

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Peterborough United 0, draws 1, Barnsley 1.

Team news

Peterborough United line-up

Joe Lewis, Ryan Bennett, Gabriel Zakuani, Craig Alcock, Tom Kennedy, George Boyd, Tommy Rowe, Emile Sinclair, Paul Taylor, Lee Tomlin, Grant McCann