Manchester United v Barnsley result

Full-time · Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley

League Cup · Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:00 BST · Old Trafford

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley — Manchester United won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Barnsley 7–0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup on Tuesday 17 September.

The goals

Manchester United led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester United: Marcus Rashford (16’, assisted by A. Garnacho; 57’, assisted by A. Garnacho), Antony (35’ pen), A. Garnacho (45’, assisted by Marcus Rashford; 49’, assisted by C. Eriksen) and C. Eriksen (81’, assisted by Bruno Fernandes; 85’, assisted by Bruno Fernandes).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Manchester United 0.00, Barnsley 0.00, from 26 shots to 3 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

G. Ward showed three yellow cards — against 2.9 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Barnsley: G. Słonina (34’), Stephen Humphrys (72’) and C. O'Keeffe (90+3’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, A. Garnacho (Manchester United) 14.6, Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) 12.7 and C. Eriksen (Manchester United) 12.2 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Leeds on 18 October 2026.

Barnsley next travel to Luton on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Leeds v Manchester United, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley · League Cup
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: G. Ward
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 1D 2L · Barnsley 3W 1D 1L

Manchester United 7–0 Barnsley (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 6.2

Corners

against 5.38 / 5.2 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.13 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 3.8 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.63 / 2

Cards

against 1.75 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 September 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Barnsley for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.2 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.8 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.13 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.6 for · 10.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: G. Ward.

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. 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
M. Ugarte n 8	45.6	3 4/3	2 5/2	Vimal Yoganathan
F. Pellistri n 8	64.4	2.1 7/3	1.4 5/3	—
S. Amrabat n 8	82.5	1.9 6/4	0.8 5/1	—
M. Mount n 8	34	1.7 5/0	1.3 3/1	—
Diogo Dalot n 8	90	1.6 8/3	0.6 4/1	C. O'Keeffe

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Garnacho n 8	54.1	2.3 7/3	1.7 6/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	84.9	1.9 7/4	1.1 5/2
J. Zirkzee n 8	70	1.6 6/3	1.1 5/2
A. Diallo n 8	68.4	1.5 6/2	0.7 3/1
Casemiro n 8	74.5	1.4 4/3	0.3 2/0

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Garnacho n 8	54.1	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
A. Diallo n 8	68.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	84.9	0 0/0	0.5 4/0
J. Zirkzee n 8	70	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Højlund n 8	62	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Ugarte n 8	45.6	6.4 6/6
Casemiro n 8	74.5	4.4 7/6
N. Mazraoui n 8	76.3	2.8 6/5
M. Mount n 8	34	2.6 5/2
Diogo Dalot n 8	90	2.5 8/7

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Onana n 8	90	2.1 6/3

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. 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
Fábio Jaló n 8	22.5	3 4/2	2.5 4/1	—
S. Cosgrove n 8	73.9	2.6 7/4	2.3 7/4	—
C. O'Keeffe n 8	61.9	2.2 7/3	1.1 5/1	Diogo Dalot
Vimal Yoganathan n 4	41.5	2.2 2/2	1.6 2/1	M. Ugarte
M. Craig n 8	70.6	2.1 6/4	0 0/0	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Fábio Jaló n 8	22.5	3 3/2	1.5 3/0
A. Phillips n 8	76.9	2.3 7/5	1.3 5/3
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	65.5	2.2 6/3	1.2 4/2
M. Watters n 8	46.3	2.2 6/2	0.7 3/0
S. Cosgrove n 8	73.9	2 7/3	1.2 7/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Phillips n 8	76.9	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
S. Cosgrove n 8	73.9	0.6 3/1	0.2 1/0
Georgie Gent n 8	60.8	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	65.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Donovan Pines n 8	64.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Vimal Yoganathan n 4	41.5	3.8 4/3
M. Craig n 8	70.6	3.3 8/6
Georgie Gent n 8	60.8	3.1 7/6
C. Hourihane n 8	31.3	2.2 5/1
M. de Gevigney n 8	85.6	2 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Barnsley
65%	Possession	35%
26	Shots	3
13	Shots on target	0
4	Shots off target	2
9	Blocked shots	1
20	Shots inside the box	1
3	Corners	1
2	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	11
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	6
636	Passes	328
88%	Pass accuracy	76%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Bayındır	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
H. Maguire	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.3
Tobias Christopher Collyer	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.5
Casemiro	90	0	0	1	1	1	4	8.2
Antony	90	1	0	5	4	1	1	8.9
C. Eriksen	90	2	1	2	2	2	0	9.9
A. Garnacho	84	2	2	3	2	3	0	9.9
J. Evans	78	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
Diogo Dalot	63	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
M. Rashford	63	2	1	3	3	1	0	9.2
M. Ugarte	62	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
Bruno Fernandes sub	28	0	2	0	0	6	0	8.3
N. Mazraoui sub	27	0	0	0	0	3	1	7.2
J. Zirkzee sub	27	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.6
M. de Ligt sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Diallo sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Słonina	90	0	0	0	Y	6.3
M. de Gevigney	90	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Earl	90	0	0	2	0	6.2
C. O'Keeffe	90	0	0	3	Y	5.2
A. Phillips	90	1	0	0	0	6
L. Connell	90	1	1	1	0	6.7
Barry Cotter	63	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Watters	56	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Roberts	45	0	0	0	0	6.3
Vimal Yoganathan	45	0	0	0	0	6.2
Fábio Jaló	45	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. McCarthy sub	45	0	0	0	0	5.9
M. Craig sub	45	0	1	2	0	6.3
S. Humphrys sub	45	0	0	0	Y	6.3
S. Cosgrove sub	34	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Lofthouse sub	27	0	0	1	0	6.2

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

Recent form

Manchester UnitedDWLLW

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

BarnsleyDWWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.2

Barnsley scored1.6

Manchester United conceded1.2

Barnsley conceded1.2

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