Exeter City 3-0 Barnsley — League One, 20 Dec 2025
Exeter City beat Barnsley 3-0 in the League One on 20 December 2025 at St James Park, Exeter. Ilmari Niskanen, Jayden Wareham, Reece Cole got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Exeter City have won 3 and Barnsley 2.
Match timeline
- 1-041'assist: Ethan Brierley
- 45+2'
- Half-time1-0
- 54'
- 58'out: F. Jalo
- 59'Sonny Coxout: Reece Cole
- 2-061'assist: Luca Woodhouse
- 62'
- 3-073'assist: Ilmari Niskanen
- 76'out: V. Yoganathan
- 77'Argument
- 77'
- 84'
- 84'out: A. Higgins
- 90+2'out: L. Oakes
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Exeter City
- 9.3Ilmari NiskanenM
- 7.9Reece ColeM
- 7.9Luca WoodhouseD
- 7.7Jackson FitzwaterD
- 7.3Joe WhitworthG
- 7.2Pierce SweeneyD
- 7.2Ethan BrierleyM
- 7.0Jack AitchisonF
- 7.0Jack McMillanM
- 6.9Jake Doyle-HayesM
- 6.7Jayden WarehamF
- 6.6Kevin McDonaldM
- 6.3Sonny CoxF
- 6.2Akeel HigginsF
Barnsley
- 7.2Marc RobertsD
- 6.9Jonathan RussellM
- 6.9Maël de GevigneyD
- 6.9Vimal YoganathanM
- 6.9Adam PhillipsM
- 6.7Murphy MahoneyG
- 6.3Neil FarrugiaM
- 6.3Luca ConnellM
- 6.3Davis Keillor-DunnF
- 6.3Patrick KellyM
- 6.3Jack ShepherdD
- 6.2Jonathan BlandD
- 6.2Fabio JalóF
- 6.2Tennai WatsonD
- 5.9Reyes ClearyM
Line-ups
Barnsley4-2-3-1
Exeter City3-4-1-2
Substitutes
Exeter CityGary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
- 7C. Mendes90+2'F
- 12Reece Cole73'59'M7.9
- 29K. McDonald84'M6.6
- 23Jack BycroftG
- 16Sil SwinkelsD
- 34L. Oakes90+2'D
- 17A. Higgins84'
BarnsleyConor Geraroid Hourihane
Substitutes
- 6M. de Gevigney77'D6.9
- 3Jonathan Russell62'M6.9
- 7C. VickersF
- 11F. Jalo58'F6.2
- 45V. Yoganathan76'M6.9
- 39L. FarrellF
- 51K. Flavell
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
1.93Expected goals (xG)0.79
15Total shots9
7Shots on target1
4Shots off target3
4Blocked shots5
6Corners3
1Offsides0
8Fouls9
1Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves4
411Total passes488
296Accurate passes371
72%Pass accuracy76%
Exeter City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilmari Niskanen | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 9.3 |
| Reece Cole | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Luca Woodhouse | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Jackson Fitzwater | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Joe Whitworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Pierce Sweeney | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Ethan Brierley | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Jack Aitchison | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Jack McMillan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | 84 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jayden Wareham | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Kevin McDonald | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sonny Cox | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Akeel Higgins | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Barnsley
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Russell | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Maël de Gevigney | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Vimal Yoganathan | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Adam Phillips | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Murphy Mahoney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Neil Farrugia | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Luca Connell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Patrick Kelly | 76 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Shepherd | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jonathan Bland | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Fabio Jaló | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tennai Watson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Reyes Cleary | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Exeter CityLWWLL
- L13 Dec 25ABolton1-2
- W09 Dec 25HAFC Wimbledon1-0
- W06 Dec 25HWycombe4-0
- L29 Nov 25ABradford0-1
- L15 Nov 25ALeyton Orient1-2
BarnsleyWLWDW
- W13 Dec 25HLeyton Orient3-2
- L09 Dec 25ALincoln1-3
- W06 Dec 25APeterborough1-0
- D29 Nov 25AStockport County1-1
- W22 Nov 25HLuton5-0
Head-to-head
- 01 Apr 25Barnsley1-2Exeter City
- 14 Dec 24Exeter City1-2Barnsley
- 27 Jan 24Barnsley1-2Exeter City
- 07 Oct 23Exeter City0-1Barnsley
- 28 Mar 23Exeter City3-1Barnsley
- 08 Oct 22Barnsley0-2Exeter City
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