Barnsley v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Barnsley 1–3 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:45 BST · Oakwell

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Barnsley · Nottingham Forest · Head-to-head

Barnsley 1–3 Nottingham Forest — Nottingham Forest won this Championship match.

Next for Barnsley: Reading v Barnsley, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barnsley 1–3 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: G. Eltringham
Head-to-head (last 6): Barnsley 3 · draws 1 · Nottingham Forest 2 · 1.33 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 0W 3D 2L · Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L

Barnsley 1–3 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 3.4

Corners

against 5.13 / 5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

2.75 / 3

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

3.13 / 2

Cards

against 2.38 / 2.8 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 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	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9.25 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	7.8 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.38 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 10 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	3.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 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. Benson n 8	67.9	2 6/4	1 4/2	—
A. Leya Iseka n 8	51	2 6/3	1.5 5/2	—
C. Styles n 8	90	1.9 7/4	1.4 5/4	—
R. Palmer n 8	64.6	1.7 5/3	2.4 7/5	—
V. Adeboyejo n 8	33.4	1.7 4/1	0.3 1/0	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Woodrow n 8	90	2.3 6/5	1.1 5/2
C. Morris n 8	67.6	2.3 5/4	1 4/1
D. Cole n 8	66.9	1.7 5/2	1 5/1
V. Adeboyejo n 8	33.4	1.3 3/1	0.7 2/0
M. Helik n 8	90	1 4/3	0.3 2/0

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Cole n 8	66.9	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
C. Morris n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Woodrow n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Dominik Frieser n 8	75.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Williams n 8	32.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Hondermarck n 5	42.8	5.9 5/2
V. Adeboyejo n 8	33.4	3 4/3
C. Styles n 8	90	2.8 8/6
J. Williams n 8	32.8	2.7 4/2
M. Helik n 8	90	2.6 8/5

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. 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 8/6

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 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. Colback n 8	48	1.9 6/2	0.9 4/0	—
L. Taylor n 8	71.8	1.7 6/2	0.8 4/1	—
J. Lawrence-Gabriel n 8	69.5	1.3 6/2	1.8 6/2	—
R. Yates n 8	87.4	1.2 6/2	2.3 8/5	—
M. Lowe n 8	74.4	1.2 5/2	0.5 3/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	50	1.8 6/1	0.5 2/0
P. Zinckernagel n 8	73.8	1.7 5/2	1.1 3/2
L. Grabban n 8	61	1.3 5/2	0.9 4/1
João Carvalho n 8	50	1.3 3/2	0.9 2/1
B. Johnson n 8	78.4	1 5/1	0.3 2/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Zinckernagel n 8	73.8	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
L. Grabban n 8	61	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
João Carvalho n 8	50	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
M. Lowe n 8	74.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. McKenna n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	74.4	4.7 7/7
F. Back n 4	85.8	3.7 3/3
J. Colback n 8	48	2.1 5/3
T. Fornah n 8	78.4	2 5/4
R. Yates n 8	87.4	1.9 7/5

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ethan Horvath n 8	90	4.5 8/6
B. Samba n 8	90	2.9 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Moon	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Helik	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Liam Kitching	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
C. Brittain	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
C. Styles	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Williams	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.9
C. Woodrow	90	1	2	2	2	2	0	7.2
C. Oduor	80	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
R. Palmer	72	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
Dominik Frieser	65	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
V. Adeboyejo sub	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Leya Iseka sub	18	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
C. Gomes sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Worrall	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.2
S. McKenna	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
D. Spence	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.2
R. Yates	90	0	0	0	0	0	7	7.6
M. Lowe	90	0	0	0	0	2	6	7.5
B. Johnson	90	1	1	1	1	1	1	8.2
P. Zinckernagel	90	1	1	3	3	3	2	8.2
J. Lolley	75	0	0	2	0	1	3	7
James Garner	71	0	0	1	1	0	3	7
Tobias Figueiredo	60	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
L. Grabban sub	30	1	0	1	1	1	0	7.3
J. Colback sub	19	0	0	1	1	0	2	7
A. Mighten sub	15	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9

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

BarnsleyDLDDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestDLLWD

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

Head-to-head last 6

Barnsley 3 · 1 draw · Nottingham Forest 2 · 1.33 goals/game

2021-01-30 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Barnsley
2020-11-21 Barnsley 2–0 Nottingham Forest
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

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barnsley#24 pos30 pts46 pl-40 GD

Nottingham Forest#4 pos80 pts46 pl+33 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored0.72

Nottingham Forest scored1.59

Barnsley conceded1.59

Nottingham Forest conceded0.87

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What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 6 meetings, Barnsley won 3, Nottingham Forest won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barnsley and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Barnsley 0W 3D 2L; Nottingham Forest 1W 2D 2L.

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