Barnsley – Leicester City match report
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Barnsley and Leicester City shared the points in a 1-1 draw in the League One. It was 0-1 at half-time. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Leicester City's L. Thomas: 8.4. The match was played on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at Oakwell in Barnsley.
Key moments
Leicester City took the lead in the 7th minute through L. Cullen, set up by L. Thomas. Barnsley had a player sent off on 26 minutes: L. Connell. Half-time: 0-1, Leicester City in front.
Barnsley drew level at 1-1 in the 61st minute through R. Cleary, set up by A. Kay.
What the numbers say
Barnsley's yellow cards went to P. Kelly in the 71st minute, A. Kay in the 89th minute, J. Bland in the 91st minute and C. Taylor in the 96th minute. Booked for Leicester City: O. Aluko (11'), W. Alves (46'), S. Braybrooke (56') and L. Page (63').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to A. Kay (Barnsley, 7.8), R. Cleary (Barnsley, 7.8) and R. Ravenhill (Barnsley, 7.3). From the Barnsley bench came T. Noslin on 34 minutes, J. Bland on 54 minutes, V. Yoganathan on 67 minutes and C. Taylor on 67 minutes. Leicester City made 5 changes: W. Coulibaly for O. Aluko (46'), W. Burns for L. Cullen (62'), T. Watson for S. Braybrooke (62') and H. Howell for L. Page (81').
Before the match
Barnsley came into the match with 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 3 matches — 3 without a win. Barnsley were held 3-3 by Peterborough United in their latest outing. S. Stockbridge was the referee, averaging 4.5 yellow cards per match across 68 matches in our records.
What it means
The wait for a win goes on for Barnsley: 4 matches now.
What’s next
Barnsley's next match is at home against Oldham Athletic on 11 November.
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