Head
to Head
Last
six Reading v Barnsley results:
24/01/2026
(League One) DREW
Reading (Haydon Roberts 32, Jack Marriott 84) 2-2
Barnsley (David McGoldrick 38, Adam Phillips 67)
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
Overall
Record:
Reading
Wins: 32
Barnsley
Wins: 29
Draws:
25
Reading
Goals: 135
Barnsley
Goals: 123
At
Reading:
Reading Wins: 21
Barnsley
Wins: 9
Draws:
13
Reading
Goals: 74
Barnsley
Goals: 43
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
(Haydon Roberts 32, Jack Marriott 84) 2-2 Barnsley (David McGoldrick 38, Adam
Phillips 67) Saturday 24th January 2026. Att: 12,101. (League One)
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
24th January 2026 (League One)
Select
Car Leasing Stadium attendance: 12,101
Referee:
Leigh Doughty
Reading
2-2 Barnsley
Reading:
1. Joel
Pereira
3. Jeriel
Dorsett
15. Paudie
O'Connor
5. Haydon
Roberts
17. Andy
Yiadom
10. Lewis
Wing
8. Charlie
Savage
29. Kamari
Doyle
32.
Paddy Lane
11. Daniel Kyerewaa
7. Jack
Marriott
Substitutes:
9.
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (for Lane 64)
24.
Ryan Nyambe (for Yiadom 79)
30.
Matt Ritchie (for Roberts 79)
27.
Will Keane (for Doyle 79)
Unused
Substitutes:
25. Jack
Stevens, 12. Finley Burns, 6. Liam Fraser.
Reading
Manager: Leam
Richardson (28th October 2025 – present)
Barnsley:
1. Owen
Goodman
5. Jack
Shepherd
15. Eoghan
O'Connell
27. Tennai
Watson
14. Nathanael
Ogbeta
7. Corey
O'Keeffe
30. Jonathan
Bland
22. Patrick
Kelly
8. Adam
Phillips
19. Reyes
Cleary
10.
David McGoldrick
Substitutes:
6. Maël de Gevigney (for Shepherd 22)
40. Davis Keillor-Dunn (for McGoldrick 69)
45. Vimal Yoganathan (for Phillips 80)
Unused
Substitutes:
51. Kieren Flavell, 4. Marc Roberts, 20. Charlie
Lennon, 39. Leo Farrell.
Barnsley
Manager: Conor Hourihane (12th
March 2025 – 30th June 2026) – 474 days, 66 matches
League
positions after the game:
Reading: 13th P:
26 W: 9 D: 9 L: 8 F: 35 A: 33 GD: +2 Points: 36
Barnsley: 15th P:
23 W: 9 D: 6 L: 8 F: 37 A: 36 GD: +1 Points: 33
Still
at respective clubs:
Reading:
12
Pereira,
Dorsett, Roberts, O’Connor, Savage, Wing, Kyerewaa, Lane, Marriott, Stevens,
Fraser, Ritchie.
Barnsley: 8
Shepherd, Cleary, Kelly, Bland, Flavell, Yoganathan,
Lennon, Farrell.
Managers
since this game (including caretakers):
Reading: 0
Barnsley: 1
Daniel Stendel (1st July 2026 – present)
This
Season:
Last
six 2026-2027 results:
Reading:
21/10/26
(League One) WON
Reading
(Paddy Lane 52) 1-0 Leyton Orient
17/10/26
(League One) LOST
Wigan
(Scott Hogan 71) 1-0 Reading
13/10/26
(EFL Trophy Group Stage) LOST
Reading
0-2 Chelser Under 21s (Chizaram Ezenwata 21, 25)
10/10/26
(League One) WON
MK
Dons (Aaron Collins 85) 1-5 Reading (Paddy Lane 38, Cohen Bramall og 47,
Kyreece Lisbie 64, 80, Jacob Brown 87)
03/10/26
(League One) DREW
Reading
(Udoka Godwin-Malife 66) 1-1 Bradford (Jake Beesley 4)
26/09/26
(League One) DREW
Wycombe
(Jayden Wareham 61, Danny Ings 90) 2-2 Reading (Paudie O’Connor 47, Jacob Brown
80)
W: 2
D: 2 L: 2 F: 11 A: 7 GD: +4
League
One record: W: 5 D: 3 L: 3 F: 23 A: 12 GD: +11 Points: 18 Pos: 6th
Barnsley:
20/10/26 (League One) LOST
Luton (Mads
Andersen 2, Nahki Wells 41) 2-1 Barnsley (Makenzie Kirk 58)
17/10/26 (League One) LOST
Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 41) 1-2
Cambridge (Ben Knight 52, Shayne Lavery 90)
10/10/26 (League One) LOST
Stockport (Kyle Wootton 61, 73,
Mickael Mandron 90) 3-1 Barnsley (Patrick Kelly 13)
06/10/26 (EFL Trophy Group Stage) LOST
Fleetwood (Ronan Coughlan pen 59,
Will Davies 62, Aaron Loupalo-Bi 67, Noah Sawkins 87) 4-1 Barnsley (Rylan
Brownlie 81)
22/09/26 (EFL Trophy Group Stage) LOST
Barnsley (Vimal Yoganathan 80, Amani
Richards 84, Luca Connell 87) 3–4 Leeds Under 21s (Callum Mills 19, 41, 70,
Josh McDonald 43)
19/09/26 (League One) DREW
Barnsley (Reyes Cleary 61) 1-1 Leicester
(Liam Cullen 7)
W: 0 D: 1 L: 5 F: 8 A: 16 GD: -8
League One record: W: 2 D: 2 L: 6 F:
10 A: 19 GD: -9 Points: 8 Pos: 22nd
Reading
last time out:
Reading
1-0 Leyton Orient
1. Joel Pereira
2.
Udoka Godwin-Malife
15.
Paudie O’Connor
3.
Jeriel Dorsett
5.
Haydon Roberts
19.
Kyreece Lisbie
4.
Andy Rinomhota
10.
Lewis Wing
32.
Paddy Lane
28.
Josh Stokes
9.
Jamie Reid
Substitutions:
8.
Charlie Savage (for Stokes 73)
18.
Jacob Brown (for Reid 73)
11.
Daniel Kyerewaa (for Lisbie 90+4)
14.
Randell Williams (for Lane 90+4)
Unused
Substitutes:
25.
Jack Stevens, 20. Josh Knight, 6. Liam Fraser.
Other
Fixtures:
Saturday 24th
October
Huddersfield Town
v Wigan Athletic
Luton Town v
Leicester City
AFC Wimbledon v
Wycombe Wanderers
Blackpool v
Mansfield Town
Bromley v
Peterborough United
Burton Albion v
Leyton Orient
Cambridge United
v Plymouth Argyle
Doncaster Rovers
v Sheffield Wednesday
Notts County v
Stockport County
Oxford United v
Bradford City
Stevenage v MK
Dons
