Barnsley v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:00 GMT · Oakwell

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

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Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest — Barnsley won this Championship match.

Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: A. Woolmer
Head-to-head (last 5): Barnsley 3 · draws 0 · Nottingham Forest 2 · 1.8 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 3W 1D 1L · Nottingham Forest 2W 2D 1L

Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest (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

1.5 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.25 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.4 / 6.6

Corners

against 5.2 / 5.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.8 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 4.6 / 4.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.6 / 1

Cards

against 2 / 1.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2020. 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	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.4 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.6 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.6 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	15.2 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.8 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.8 for · 11.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	14.4 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.6 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. 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
A. Halme n 8	25.6	4 5/2	0 0/0	—
V. Adeboyejo n 8	47.9	2.6 6/2	0.9 4/0	—
L. Thomas n 8	50.3	2.2 5/4	2.2 4/3	—
R. Palmer n 7	47.6	2.2 3/2	2.7 5/4	—
C. Woodrow n 8	74	2.1 6/5	2 6/4	Miguel Guerrero

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Schmidt n 8	46.5	2.2 4/4	2.2 4/4
C. Chaplin n 8	80	2.1 6/4	1 4/2
C. Woodrow n 8	74	2.1 7/6	1.4 6/3
G. Miller n 8	36.5	1.8 4/1	0.3 1/0
V. Adeboyejo n 8	47.9	1.6 4/2	0.5 2/0

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. 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	74	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
H. Kane n 8	43.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
A. Mowatt n 8	87.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Chaplin n 8	80	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Dominik Frieser n 8	71.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Halme n 8	25.6	4.4 3/3
L. Thomas n 8	50.3	4 5/4
C. Styles n 8	84.4	3.7 8/8
M. James n 8	61.9	2.9 6/4
A. Mowatt n 8	87.9	2.3 7/5

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Collins n 8	90	3.8 7/6
J. Walton n 8	90	2.6 5/4

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. 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
S. Sow n 8	45.4	4.2 7/5	2 5/3	—
J. Colback n 8	83	2.6 8/6	2.4 8/4	—
Miguel Guerrero n 8	53.3	2.5 6/6	0.2 1/0	C. Woodrow
A. Mighten n 8	21.8	2.1 2/1	5.7 5/4	—
L. Mbe Soh n 3	90	1.7 3/1	0 0/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	69.5	2.9 6/5	0.3 2/0
L. Taylor n 8	54.3	2.7 6/4	2.1 5/3
A. Knockaert n 8	78.9	1.9 7/3	0.3 2/0
R. Yates n 8	75.9	1.9 7/6	0.4 3/0
H. Arter n 8	59.1	1.9 5/4	0.8 3/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Taylor n 8	54.3	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
R. Yates n 8	75.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Jenkinson n 8	72.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
L. Grabban n 8	69.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Lolley n 8	66.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sow n 8	45.4	4.2 7/5
H. Arter n 8	59.1	3.4 7/6
Nuno da Costa n 8	57.1	2.8 5/4
J. Colback n 8	83	2.4 7/6
C. Christie n 8	80	2.3 7/6

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	2.9 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barnsley		Nottingham Forest
41%	Possession	59%
13	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	3
7	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	8
1	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	14
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
346	Passes	488
66%	Pass accuracy	77%

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Walton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
M. Sollbauer	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.2
M. Helik	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	7.2
M. Andersen	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.5
C. Styles	90	1	0	1	1	1	4	8.2
C. Woodrow	90	1	1	3	1	2	0	7.9
C. Brittain	89	0	1	1	0	2	4	7.6
A. Mowatt	82	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.2
C. Chaplin	81	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.9
M. James	62	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.3
Dominik Frieser	62	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
H. Kane sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.9
L. Thomas sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
V. Adeboyejo sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
C. Oduor sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Williams sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	–

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
C. Christie	90	1	0	2	0	0	7
Tobias Figueiredo	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
S. McKenna	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Yuri Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Knockaert	90	0	0	1	1	0	7
R. Yates	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
J. Colback	90	0	0	1	5	0	7.5
J. Lolley	90	1	0	1	2	0	6.2
L. Taylor	90	1	1	0	2	0	6.3
Miguel Guerrero	72	2	2	0	0	0	6
L. Freeman sub	18	1	0	1	0	0	6.3

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

The numbers behind Barnsley v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BarnsleyDWWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestDDLWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Barnsley 3 · 0 draws · Nottingham Forest 2 · 1.8 goals/game

2020-09-05 Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest
2020-07-19 Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest
2019-09-21 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Barnsley
2018-04-24 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Barnsley
2017-08-15 Barnsley 2–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barnsley#5 pos78 pts46 pl+8 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos52 pts46 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.26

Nottingham Forest scored0.8

Barnsley conceded1.09

Nottingham Forest conceded0.98

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What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 5 meetings, Barnsley won 3, Nottingham Forest won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.8 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barnsley and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Barnsley 3W 1D 1L; Nottingham Forest 2W 2D 1L.

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