Sunderland v Barnsley result

Full-time · Sunderland 0–1 Barnsley

Championship · Mon, 01 Jan 2018 15:00 GMT · Stadium of Light

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 0–1 Barnsley · Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: Robert Jones, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Sunderland 0 · draws 0 · Barnsley 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 2W 2D 1L · Barnsley 0W 3D 2L

Sunderland 0–1 Barnsley (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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 0.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.86 / 4.43

Corners

against 6.29 / 6.29 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.29 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.43 / 1.71

Cards

against 1.86 / 1.86 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 December 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Barnsley for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.86 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.43 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.14 for · 15.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.14 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.29 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.86 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.57 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.43 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Robert Jones, England.

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. 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. Asoro n 8	16.4	3.4 4/1	2.1 3/0	—
L. Cattermole n 8	85.3	2.1 6/6	0.4 3/0	—
J. Vaughan n 8	43	2.1 5/2	2.4 7/1	M. Thiam
P. McNair n 6	45.2	2 4/2	1 2/1	—
B. Oviedo n 8	75.6	1.6 5/2	2.2 7/6	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Robson n 3	6.3	4.7 1/0	0 0/0
J. Asoro n 8	16.4	2.7 3/1	0.7 1/0
J. Vaughan n 8	43	2.6 4/3	1 2/2
L. Grabban n 8	85.1	2.5 8/5	1.3 8/2
J. Maja n 4	27.5	2.5 2/1	0.8 1/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Maja n 4	27.5	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
J. Asoro n 8	16.4	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
L. Grabban n 8	85.1	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
D. Ndong n 8	68	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
A. Matthews n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Matthews n 8	90	0 0/0
J. O'Shea n 8	90	0 0/0
Guangtai Jiang n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Wilson n 8	89	0 0/0
G. Honeyman n 8	88.6	0 0/0

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robbin Ruiter n 8	90	2.8 6/6

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. 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
R. Hedges n 8	22	2.6 5/0	1.5 2/1	—
M. Thiam n 8	52.3	1.9 6/3	0.9 4/0	J. Vaughan
J. Williams n 8	89.9	1.8 7/4	1.1 6/2	—
G. Gardner n 8	75	1.8 7/4	1.5 6/3	—
C. McGeehan n 8	60.5	1.7 5/3	0.7 4/0	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Bradshaw n 8	84.4	3.3 8/5	0.8 4/2
M. Thiam n 8	52.3	3.2 6/5	1.1 4/1
H. Barnes n 8	68.8	2.3 8/4	0.8 5/0
C. McGeehan n 8	60.5	2.2 5/4	0.7 3/1
R. Hedges n 8	22	2 3/1	1 2/0

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Isgrove n 6	49.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
T. Bradshaw n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
E. Pinnock n 5	71	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
G. Moncur n 8	64	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
C. McGeehan n 8	60.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Lindsay n 8	90	0 0/0
Z. Fryers n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Williams n 8	89.9	0 0/0
A. Yiadom n 8	87.4	0 0/0
B. Potts n 8	86.3	0 0/0

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Davies n 8	90	2.6 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Barnsley
51%	Possession	49%
11	Shots	17
2	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	10
3	Blocked shots	4
4	Shots inside the box	5
7	Corners	7
3	Offsides	0
12	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
409	Passes	390
78%	Pass accuracy	75%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
Robbin Ruiter	90	0	0	0	0	7
Guangtai Jiang	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. O'Shea	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Matthews	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Love	90	0	0	1	Y	6.3
G. Honeyman	90	1	0	0	0	6.7
A. McGeady	90	3	0	1	0	7.6
J. Vaughan	90	1	1	0	0	6.7
Callum Henry McManaman	61	1	1	0	0	6.9
B. Oviedo	45	2	0	0	0	6.8
D. Gibson	33	0	0	1	0	6.7
P. McNair sub	57	1	0	0	0	6
J. Maja sub	45	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Asoro sub	29	1	0	1	0	6.7

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
A. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.1
D. Cavaré	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
E. Pinnock	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	8.2
L. Lindsay	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
Z. Fryers	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
J. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.6
B. Potts	90	0	0	4	1	3	Y	6.8
L. Isgrove	90	0	0	1	1	3	0	7.1
A. Hammill	89	0	0	4	0	2	0	7.9
G. Gardner	74	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.7
M. Thiam	73	0	0	3	0	0	0	6.8
T. Bradshaw	17	0	0	1	0	1	Y	6.7
G. Moncur	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
J. McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

SunderlandDWDLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BarnsleyLDLDD

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

Head-to-head last 1

Sunderland 0 · 0 draws · Barnsley 1 · 3 goals/game

2017-08-26 Barnsley 3–0 Sunderland

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#23 pos26 pts31 pl-21 GD

Barnsley#22 pos28 pts31 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.1

Barnsley scored0.97

Sunderland conceded1.77

Barnsley conceded1.45

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

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