Barnsley v Watford result

Full-time · Barnsley 1–0 Watford

Championship · Sat, 31 Oct 2020 15:00 GMT · Oakwell

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

Barnsley 1–0 Watford — Barnsley won this Championship match.

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

The numbers

Result: Barnsley 1–0 Watford · Championship
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: M. Donohue
Recent form: Barnsley 1W 3D 1L · Watford 2W 2D 1L

Barnsley 1–0 Watford (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

1.13 / 1

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 2.75

Corners

against 5.67 / 6 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5 / 3

Shots on target

against 6 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.17 / 3.5

Cards

against 1.33 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

2.18 home / 2.73 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 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	Watford for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	2.75 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	12.33 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	8.25 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 10 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	20 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 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 27 October 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	26.6	3.8 5/2	0 0/0	—
V. Adeboyejo n 8	64.1	2.3 6/3	0.9 5/0	—
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. Styles n 8	78.8	2 8/4	1.1 5/2	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 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	34	2.3 3/3	2.3 3/3
C. Woodrow n 8	74.1	2.1 7/6	1.5 7/3
V. Adeboyejo n 8	64.1	2.1 5/4	0.5 2/1
A. Halme n 8	26.6	1.3 3/0	1.3 3/0
A. Mowatt n 8	87.9	1.2 7/1	0.5 4/0

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 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	74.1	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
P. Schmidt n 8	34	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Dominik Frieser n 8	59.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
H. Kane n 8	51.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
L. Thomas n 8	50.3	0 0/0	0.4 1/1

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Halme n 8	26.6	4.2 3/3
L. Thomas n 8	50.3	4 5/4
C. Styles n 8	78.8	3.6 8/7
K. Ludewig n 8	78	3 6/4
A. Mowatt n 8	87.9	2.7 8/5

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 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	2.1 4/3

Watford

Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 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
I. Pussetto n 8	21	4.8 4/1	2.7 4/1	—
N. Chalobah n 8	71.6	3.9 7/6	1.7 6/4	—
G. Murray n 8	22.3	3.5 3/2	2 3/1	—
James Garner n 8	53.1	2.5 6/3	1.7 3/2	—
João Pedro n 8	71	2.1 8/4	1.3 4/3	—

Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Perica n 8	52.6	2.6 5/2	1.3 4/1
I. Sarr n 8	88.8	1.9 8/5	0.9 5/2
João Pedro n 8	71	1.6 6/3	1 5/1
James Garner n 8	53.1	1.5 3/2	0.6 2/1
I. Pussetto n 8	21	1.1 1/1	1.1 1/1

Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
João Pedro n 8	71	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
I. Pussetto n 8	21	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
I. Sarr n 8	88.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Stevenson n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Kiko Femenía n 8	77.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Pussetto n 8	21	4.8 6/3
J. Ngakia n 8	80	3.8 8/6
Domingos Quina n 8	55.3	3.1 6/4
J. Sinclair n 8	54.1	2.7 6/3
T. Cleverley n 8	74.4	2.6 7/5

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Foster n 8	90	3 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Walton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Sollbauer	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
M. Helik	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
M. Andersen	90	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.2
A. Mowatt	90	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
C. Styles	90	0	0	0	1	4	Y	7
C. Chaplin	90	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.7
Dominik Frieser	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. James	73	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
P. Schmidt	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Brittain	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
C. Oduor sub	45	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
G. Miller sub	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
H. Kane sub	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Watford player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Foster	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
Kiko Femenía	90	0	1	2	0	6.6
C. Cathcart	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Wilmot	90	2	0	0	0	6.7
K. Sema	90	0	2	3	0	7
É. Capoue	90	0	0	3	0	7.3
I. Sarr	90	0	1	1	0	7.3
João Pedro	90	0	1	2	0	6.5
T. Cleverley	82	1	1	3	0	6.7
W. Troost-Ekong	76	0	0	0	Y	6.6
N. Chalobah	66	0	0	0	0	6.2
James Garner sub	24	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. Gray sub	14	0	0	0	0	6.7
W. Hughes sub	8	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

BarnsleyLDDDW

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

WatfordLWWDD

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

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barnsley#5 pos78 pts46 pl+8 GD

Watford#2 pos91 pts46 pl+33 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.26

Watford scored1.37

Barnsley conceded1.09

Watford conceded0.65

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