Barnsley v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest

League Cup · Sat, 05 Sep 2020 15:00 BST · Oakwell

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

Team pages: Barnsley · Nottingham Forest

Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest — Barnsley won this League Cup 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 1–0 Nottingham Forest · League Cup
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: M. Edwards
Head-to-head (last 4): Barnsley 2 · draws 0 · Nottingham Forest 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 2W 2D 1L · Nottingham Forest 0W 2D 3L

Barnsley 1–0 Nottingham Forest (League Cup): 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

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.63 / 3.5

Corners

against 4.25 / 6.83 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5 / 3.17

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 3.67 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.38 / 1.83

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 July 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 July 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	0.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.63 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 6.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.67 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.17 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.63 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.33 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.83 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 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	44.1	2.3 4/2	0.8 3/0	—
M. Bähre n 8	51.9	2.2 6/3	1.1 4/1	—
Elliot Simões n 8	45.5	2.2 6/3	3.5 7/5	—
C. Styles n 8	62.3	1.8 5/2	2.5 6/4	—
C. Woodrow n 8	64.5	1.6 5/4	0.7 2/2	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 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	11.5	3.9 4/0	2 2/0
C. Woodrow n 8	64.5	3.5 7/5	1.2 5/2
J. Brown n 8	82.9	2.3 8/3	1 5/2
C. Chaplin n 8	68.3	2 7/4	0.5 3/0
C. Styles n 8	62.3	1.8 5/4	0.5 2/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Schmidt n 8	11.5	1 1/0	1 1/0
C. Oduor n 8	44.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
A. Halme n 8	44.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Brown n 8	82.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
K. Ludewig n 8	71.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Ludewig n 8	71.9	3.1 7/6
L. Thomas n 8	51	2.9 5/4
C. Styles n 8	62.3	2.7 6/4
M. Bähre n 8	51.9	2.6 6/2
M. Sollbauer n 8	90	2.5 7/6

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Walton n 8	90	2.4 5/3

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 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	53	3.4 8/6	1.7 6/2	—
J. Bostock n 8	30.8	2.9 6/1	1.5 4/0	—
A. Diakhaby n 8	12.8	2.6 3/0	2.6 2/1	—
Tiago Silva n 8	54	2.3 7/2	1.5 5/2	—
Y. Benalouane n 8	69.3	2.1 6/3	0.6 2/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alfa Semedo n 8	33.9	3.3 5/3	0.7 1/1
T. Walker n 8	21.3	3.2 5/1	1.6 3/0
S. Ameobi n 8	67.8	2.8 5/5	0.7 3/1
J. Lolley n 8	66.3	2.7 7/4	1 4/2
João Carvalho n 8	37.3	2.7 4/2	0.9 3/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	66.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. Ameobi n 8	67.8	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
T. Walker n 8	21.3	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
L. Grabban n 8	89.8	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Bostock n 8	30.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sow n 8	53	4 7/7
J. Lolley n 8	66.3	2.5 6/5
Nuno da Costa n 8	48.6	2.3 5/3
Alfa Semedo n 8	33.9	2.3 5/2
S. Ameobi n 8	67.8	2 7/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 July 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 8	90	2.6 5/4
B. Samba n 8	90	1.4 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barnsley		Nottingham Forest
61%	Possession	39%
12	Shots	5
4	Shots on target	1
6	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside the box	3
8	Corners	5
1	Offsides	0
17	Fouls	12
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
540	Passes	328
75%	Pass accuracy	56%

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Walton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Sollbauer	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
M. Andersen	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
J. Williams	90	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.7
K. Ludewig	90	0	0	0	2	5	0	7.5
A. Mowatt	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
C. Styles	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	7
C. Woodrow	90	1	5	1	2	1	0	7
C. Chaplin	61	0	2	2	2	2	0	7.2
M. Ritzmaier	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
V. Adeboyejo	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Oduor sub	45	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
Elliot Simões sub	45	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
Dominik Frieser sub	29	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Lawrence-Gabriel	90	1	0	1	1	6.3
Tobias Figueiredo	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Blackett	90	0	0	0	5	7
Yuri Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	3	7
F. Bachirou	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
Nuno da Costa	90	1	0	1	6	6.9
R. Yates	90	2	1	0	0	7.2
L. Grabban	69	0	0	0	0	6.5
João Carvalho	59	0	0	1	1	6.9
S. Ameobi	59	0	0	1	1	6.3
A. Mighten sub	31	0	0	0	0	5.9
L. Taylor sub	31	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Freeman sub	21	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

BarnsleyDDLWW

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

Nottingham ForestLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

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

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

Goals per game

Barnsley scored0.8

Nottingham Forest scored0.8

Barnsley conceded0.6

Nottingham Forest conceded1.8

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What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 4 meetings, Barnsley won 2, Nottingham Forest won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barnsley and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Barnsley 2W 2D 1L; Nottingham Forest 0W 2D 3L.

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