Barnsley 3-2 Crewe — EFL Cup, 25 Aug 2026
Barnsley beat Crewe 3-2 in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on 25 August 2026 at Oakwell, Barnsley. Adrien Thibaut, Reyes Cleary, Tyrese Noslin, Corey O'Keeffe got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Barnsley have won 4 and Crewe 1.
Match timeline
- 0-121'assist: Charlie McNeill
- 23'Foul
- 1-129'
- 2-131'
- 3-138'
- Half-time3-1
- 52'
- 52'out: P. Mlynarski
- 53'
- 53'
- 67'L. Alkerout: Clayton Taylor
- 67'out: N. Town
- 80'out: N. Saunders
- 80'
- 85'out: T. Dunne
- 86'out: J. Ewusi
- 89'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 3-289'J. Ewusiassist: Lewis Billington
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Barnsley
- 7.7Corey O'KeeffeD
- 7.3Reyes ClearyM
- 7.3Tyrese NoslinD
- 7.2Patrick KellyM
- 7.0Jonathan BlandM
- 7.0Cameron McGeehanM
- 7.0Leo FarrellF
- 6.9Arley KayD
- 6.9Luke AlkerM
- 6.6Sam GaleD
- 6.2Noah SaundersM
- 6.2Rogan RavenhillG
- 6.2MaKenzie KirkF
- 6.2Clayton TaylorF
- 5.6Noah Philip TownD
Crewe
- 7.7Adrien ThibautF
- 7.3Joel EwusiF
- 7.3Mickey DemetriouD
- 7.2Patrick MlynarskiF
- 7.0Lewis BillingtonD
- 6.9Charlie McNeillF
- 6.7Calum AgiusM
- 6.7Kyle UreM
- 6.6Tom BoothG
- 6.3Phil CrokerD
- 6.3Joshua StephensonD
- 6.3Stan DanceyD
- 6.2Jordan GibsonM
- 6.2Reece HutchinsonD
- 5.9Luke OffordD
- 5.3Luca MooreM
Line-ups
Substitutes
BarnsleyDaniel Stendel
Substitutes
- 13Clayton Taylor67'F6.2
- 17Amani RichardsF
- 5Jack ShepherdD
- 51Kieran FlavellG
- 39Leo FarrellF7.0
- 34Noah Philip TownD5.6
- 37Callum HudsonD
- 38Noah SaundersM6.2
CreweLee Bell
Substitutes
- 14Jordan Gibson53'M6.2
- 7Jack LankesterM
- 5Mickey Demetriou53'D7.3
- 9Joshua MarchF
- 2Lewis Billington52'D7.0
- 27Patrick MlynarskiF7.2
- 31Luke ThomasG
Team statistics
Barnsley
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey O'Keeffe | 80 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Reyes Cleary | 91 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 7.3 |
| Tyrese Noslin | 85 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Patrick Kelly | 91 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Bland | 91 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Cameron McGeehan | 80 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Leo Farrell | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Arley Kay | 91 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Luke Alker | 67 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Sam Gale | 91 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Noah Saunders | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Rogan Ravenhill | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| MaKenzie Kirk | 67 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Clayton Taylor | 24 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Noah Philip Town | 24 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 5.6 |
Crewe
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrien Thibaut | 91 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Joel Ewusi | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Mickey Demetriou | 38 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Patrick Mlynarski | 39 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Lewis Billington | 39 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Charlie McNeill | 91 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Calum Agius | 52 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Kyle Ure | 91 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Booth | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Phil Croker | 91 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Joshua Stephenson | 53 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Stan Dancey | 91 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Jordan Gibson | 38 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Reece Hutchinson | 52 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.2 |
| Luke Offord | 53 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Luca Moore | 86 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5.3 |
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