Barnsley v Blackburn result

Full-time · Barnsley 2–1 Blackburn

Championship · Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:45 GMT · Oakwell

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Barnsley 2–1 Blackburn — Barnsley won this Championship match.

Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Blackburn: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barnsley 2–1 Blackburn · Championship
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: M. Donohue
Head-to-head (last 3): Barnsley 1 · draws 0 · Blackburn 2 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 2W 2D 1L · Blackburn 2W 1D 2L

Barnsley 2–1 Blackburn (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 0.88

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.17 / 4.13

Corners

against 4.67 / 5 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.33 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 1.67 / 2.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.17 / 1.63

Cards

against 0.5 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

2.18 home / 2.73 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 February 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Barnsley for / against	Line	Blackburn for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.17 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.67 for · 7.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.33 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 7.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 0.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 11 matches (2.18 to the home side, 2.73 to the away side).

Home 2.18Away 2.73

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Dike n 5	32	4.5 3/1	1.1 2/0	—
C. Woodrow n 8	81.6	3 7/6	1.4 5/4	—
M. Andersen n 8	90	2.1 6/5	0.9 4/2	L. Travis
M. Helik n 8	90	1.8 7/3	0.9 6/1	L. Travis
V. Adeboyejo n 8	54.8	1.6 5/2	0.2 1/0	A. Armstrong

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Dike n 5	32	2.3 4/0	0 0/0
P. Schmidt n 8	29.5	2.3 3/2	1.9 2/2
C. Woodrow n 8	81.6	2.2 7/5	1.1 5/2
C. Chaplin n 8	58.1	1.5 5/2	1 4/1
C. Morris n 8	56	1 4/1	0.4 1/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Woodrow n 8	81.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
H. Kane n 8	60.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
C. Chaplin n 8	58.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
C. Morris n 8	56	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Dominik Frieser n 8	50.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Palmer n 8	44.1	5.6 7/5
T. Sibbick n 8	43	2.9 7/3
M. Sollbauer n 8	47.6	2.8 5/4
L. Thomas n 8	49.5	2.7 5/4
M. Helik n 8	90	2.6 6/4

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Collins n 8	90	2.3 5/3
J. Walton n 8	90	1.9 4/3

Blackburn

Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Davenport n 8	45.8	2 5/2	1.2 4/1	—
L. Travis n 8	79.9	1.7 8/3	1.5 7/3	M. Helik
John Buckley n 8	36.6	1.5 4/1	1.2 3/1	—
T. Trybull n 8	29.1	1.5 4/0	1.5 3/1	—
A. Armstrong n 8	81.3	1.4 6/2	0.6 4/0	V. Adeboyejo

Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	81.3	3.5 7/6	1.8 7/5
B. Brereton n 8	47.6	1.9 6/2	0.9 4/0
S. Gallagher n 8	49.4	1.8 4/3	0.2 1/0
B. Dack n 8	45.9	1.7 5/1	0.5 2/0
Harvey Elliott n 8	61.8	1.5 5/2	0.5 2/1

Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Harvey Elliott n 8	61.8	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
A. Armstrong n 8	81.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
S. Gallagher n 8	49.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
T. Dolan n 8	31.1	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
John Buckley n 8	36.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Douglas n 8	84.4	4.3 8/7
D. Lenihan n 8	90	2.8 6/6
J. Davenport n 8	45.8	2.7 6/3
T. Trybull n 8	29.1	2.7 5/2
Jarrad Branthwaite n 8	81.8	2.6 6/5

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Pears n 8	90	1.9 3/2
T. Kaminski n 8	90	1.6 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barnsley		Blackburn
49%	Possession	51%
16	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	2
4	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	5
7	Corners	2
4	Offsides	5
10	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
320	Passes	331
53%	Pass accuracy	53%

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Sibbick	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.3
M. Helik	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Andersen	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.2
C. Brittain	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Mowatt	90	1	1	3	1	4	1	0	8.7
R. Palmer	64	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Chaplin	55	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
V. Adeboyejo	55	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
C. Woodrow	55	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
C. Styles	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Williams sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Dike sub	35	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
Dominik Frieser sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Morris sub	35	1	1	2	2	3	1	0	8.9
H. Kane sub	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Blackburn player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Kaminski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
D. Lenihan	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Jarrad Branthwaite	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
B. Douglas	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Armstrong	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
S. Gallagher	87	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
L. Travis	84	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
S. Downing	76	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
E. Bennett	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Dack	76	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.3
T. Dolan sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Evans sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Harvey Elliott sub	14	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
J. Rothwell sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Brereton sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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Recent form

BarnsleyWDDLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

BlackburnDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Barnsley 1 · 0 draws · Blackburn 2 · 3.33 goals/game

2020-11-28 Blackburn 2–1 Barnsley
2020-06-30 Barnsley 2–0 Blackburn
2019-11-23 Blackburn 3–2 Barnsley

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barnsley#5 pos78 pts46 pl+8 GD

Blackburn#15 pos57 pts46 pl+11 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.26

Blackburn scored1.41

Barnsley conceded1.09

Blackburn conceded1.17

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What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Blackburn?: In their last 3 meetings, Barnsley won 1, Blackburn won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barnsley and Blackburn?: Recent form — Barnsley 2W 2D 1L; Blackburn 2W 1D 2L.

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