Head to Head
Last six Reading v Barnsley results:
03/05/2025 (League One) WON
Reading (Lewis Wing 67, Billy Bodin 90) 2-4
Barnsley (Stephen Humphrys 52 Jon Russell 57, Davis Keillor-Dunn 79, 85)
09/12/2023 (League One) WON
Reading (Harvey Knibbs 4) 1-3 Barnsley (Herbie Kane
pen 39, Devamte Cole 80, Max Watters 87)
16/10/2021 (Championship) LOST
Reading (John Swift 77) 1-0 Barnsley
19/09/2020 (Championship) LOST
Reading (Yakou Meite 67, Michael Olise 76) 2-0
Barnsley
29/02/2020 (Championship) LOST
Reading (Yakou Meite 17, George Puscas 60) 2-0
Barnsley
28/11/2017 (Championship) LOST
Reading (David Edwards 20, Joey van den Berg 29,
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson 88) 3-0 Barnsley
Overall Record:
Reading Wins: 32
Barnsley Wins: 29
Draws: 24
Reading Goals: 133
Barnsley Goals: 121
At Reading:
Reading Wins: 21
Barnsley Wins: 9
Draws: 12
Reading Goals: 72
Barnsley Goals: 41
First Met In League: Barnsley 2-2 Reading, Saturday 11th September 1926. Att: 5,570.
(Second Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-2 Reading, Tuesday 20th October 1987. Att: 4,396.
(Second Division)
Biggest Defeat: Reading 7-0 Barnsley, Saturday 29th December 1979. Att: 5,728.
(Third Division)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Josh Earl 9, Davis Keillor-Dunn 55, Adam Phillips pen 59)
3-2 Reading (Jack Marriott 35, Daniel Kyerewaa 66) Saturday 13th September
2025. Att: 10,803. (League One)
Last Away Win: Reading (Lewis Wing 67, Billy Bodin 90) 2-4 Barnsley (Stephen
Humphrys 52, Jon Russell 57, Davis Keillor-Dunn 79, 85) Saturday 3rd May
2025. Att: 21,481. (League One)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 7, Josh Earl 72) 2-2 Reading (Sam
Smith 50, 66) Tuesday 26th November 2024. Att: 10,011. (League
One)
Last Away Draw: Reading 0-0 Barnsley Saturday 11th February 2017. Att: 16,222.
(Championship)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Adam Armstrong 81) 1-2 Reading (Garath McCleary 9, John
Swift 27) Saturday 17th September 2016. Att: 12,675. (Championship)
Last Away Defeat: Reading (John Swift 77) 1-0 Barnsley, Saturday 16th October
2021. Att: 12,199. (Championship)
Last Away Meeting:
Saturday 3rd May 2025 (League One)
Select Car Leasing Stadium attendance: 21,481
Referee: Carl Brook
Reading 2-4 Barnsley
Reading:
22. Joel Pereira
24. Tyler Bindon
27. Amadou Mbengue
30. Andre Garcia
14. Tivonge Rushesha
29. Lewis Wing
8. Charlie Savage
7. Harvey Knibbs
9. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
20. Chem Campbell
19. Jayden Wareham
Substitutes:
10. Billy Bodin (for Ehibhatiomhan 57)
17. Andy Yiadom (for Rushesha 57)
3. Jeriel Dorsett (for Garcia 82)
28. Mamadi Camará (for Campbell 82)
11. Tom Carroll (for Savage 90)
Unused Substitutes:
1. David Button, 38. Michael Stickland.
Reading Manager: Noel Hunt (6th December 2024 – 26th
October 2025) – 324 days, 51 matches
Barnsley:
18. Joe Gauci
4. Marc Roberts
6. Maël de Gevigney
32. Josh Earl
20. Dexter Lembikisa
48. Luca Connell
30. Jonathan Bland
3. Jon Russell
44. Stephen Humphrys
2. Barry Cotter
40. Davis Keillor-Dunn
Substitutes:
7. Corey O'Keeffe (for Humphrys 71)
36. Max Watters (for Cotter 82)
8. Adam Phillips (for Connell 82)
31. Kieran Graham (for Keillor-Dunn 90)
Unused Substitutes:
51. Kieren Flavell, 21. Conor McCarthy, 42. Luke
Alker.
Barnsley Manager: Conor Hourihane (12th March 2025 – present)
League positions after the game:
Reading: 7th P: 46 W:
21 D: 12 L: 13 F: 68 A: 57 GD: +11 Points: 75
Barnsley: 12th P: 46 W:
17 D: 10 L: 19 F: 69 A: 73 GD: -4 Points: 61
Still at respective clubs:
Reading: 10
Pereira, Garcia, Savage, Rushesha, Wing,
Ehibhatiomhan, Dorsett, Yiadom, Stickland, Camara.
Barnsley: 14
Cotter (on loan at Notts
County), Roberts, de Gevigney, Earl, Russell (on loan at Mansfield), Bland,
Keillor-Dunn, Connell, Flavell, O’Keeffe, Phillips, Graham, Watters (on loan at
Dundee United), Alker.
Managers since this game (including
caretakers):
Reading: 1
Leam Richardson (28th October 2025 –
present)
Barnsley: 0
This Season:
Last six 2025-2026 results:
Reading:
17/01/26 (League One) LOST
Leyton Orient (Dom Ballard 45, 65, 88) 3-1 Reading
(Jack Marriott 52)
04/01/26 (League One) WON
Reading (Lewis Wing 89) 1-0 Stockport
01/01/26 (League One) WON
Reading (Jack Marriott 18, Daniel Kyerewaa 37) 2-0
Burton
29/12/25 (League One) DREW
Peterborough (Gustav Lindgren 78) 1-1 Reading (Daniel
Kyerewaa 26)
26/12/25 (League One) WON
Plymouth (Xavier Amaechi 68) 1-4 Reading (Lewis
Wing pen 14, 18, Kamari Doyle 20, Jack Marriott 86)
18/12/25 (League One) WON
Reading (Lewis Wing pen 8, Jack Marriott 52, Kelvin
Ehibhatiomhan 78) 3-2 Luton (Jordan Clark 59, Nigel Lonwijk 76)
W: 4 D: 1 L: 1 F: 12 A: 7 GD: +5
League One record: W: 9 D: 8 L: 8 F: 33 A: 31 GD:
+2 Points: 35 Pos: 11th
Barnsley:
17/01/26 (League One) WON
Barnsley
(David McGoldrick 27, 90) 2-1 Blackpool (Ashley Fletcher 74)
12/01/26 (FA Cup Third Round) LOST
Liverpool
(Dominik Szoboszlai 9, Jeremie Frimpong 36, Florian Wirtz 84, Hugo Ekitike 90)
4-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips 40)
01/01/26 (League One) DREW
Wigan (Dara Costelloe 6) 1-1 Barnsley (Adam Phillips
69)
29/12/25 (League One) LOST
Barnsley 0-2 Lincoln (Tom Hamer 8, Adam Reach 72)
26/12/25 (League One) LOST
Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 2, Davis Keillor-Dunn 13) 2-3
Mansfield (Louis Reed pen 25, Stephen McLaughlin 58, Aaron Lewis 83)
20/12/25 (League One) LOST
Exeter (Ilmari Niskanen 41, Jayden Wareham 61, Reece
Cole 73) 3-0 Barnsley
W: 1 D: 1 L: 4 F: 6 A: 14 GD: -8
League One record: W: 9 D: 5 L: 8 F: 35 A: 34 GD: +1
Points: 32 Pos: 15th
Reading last time out:
Leyton Orient 3-1 Reading
1 Joel Pereira
17. Andy Yiadom
12. Finley Burns
15. Paudie O’Connor
3. Jeriel Dorsett
30. Matt Ritchie
10. Lewis Wing
29. Kamari Doyle
8. Charlie Savage
11. Daniel Kyerewaa
7. Jack Marriott
Substitutions:
6. Liam Fraser (for Ritchie 60)
27. Will Keane (for Savage 73)
9. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (for Doyle 73)
32. Paddy Lane (for Burns 84)
Unused Substitutes:
25. Jack Stevens, 39.
Asqar Ahmed, 22. Michael Stickland.
Other Fixtures:
Thursday 22nd January
Lincoln City v Burton Albion
Saturday 24th January
Cardiff City v Stockport County
Huddersfield Town v Bradford City
Plymouth Argyle v Luton Town
Blackpool v Northampton Town
Bolton Wanderers v Leyton Orient
Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic
Port Vale v Exeter City
Rotherham United v AFC Wimbledon
Stevenage v Mansfield Town
Wycombe Wanderers v Peterborough United
