Barnsley 3-1 Accrington Stanley: result and report

League One · Saturday 21 January 2023

Result

Barnsley 3-1 Accrington Stanley

League One · Saturday 21 January 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Barnsley 3-1 Accrington Stanley: match report

Barnsley defeated Accrington Stanley 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 21 January 2023. The half-time score was 3-0.

James Norwood opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Barnsley's goals came from James Norwood (5'), Jack Aitchison (8') and Jordan Williams (19'). Accrington Stanley scored through Tommy Leigh (90+4', penalty).

Discipline: Barnsley received 1 yellow card; Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Barnsley were 6th on 40 points from 24 and Accrington Stanley 19th on 25 points from 24. Barnsley went on to finish that season 4th with 91 points, and Accrington Stanley 23rd with 44.

Barnsley lined up in a 5-3-2 and Accrington Stanley in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Adam Phillips of Barnsley (7.5), level with James Norwood (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Barnsley wins, 1 draw and 0 for Accrington Stanley.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · James NorwoodBarnsley · 1-0
  • 8'Goal · Jack AitchisonBarnsley · 2-0
  • 19'Goal · Jordan WilliamsBarnsley · 3-0
  • 23'Yellow card · Bobby ThomasBarnsley
  • 26'Yellow card · Ethan HamiltonAccrington Stanley
  • 73'Yellow card · Liam CoyleAccrington Stanley
  • 90+4'Penalty goal · Tommy LeighAccrington Stanley · 3-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Barnsley 2, draws 1, Accrington Stanley 0.

Team news

Barnsley line-up (5-3-2)

Brad Collins, Jordan Williams, Bobby Thomas, Mads Andersen, Liam Kitching, Nicky Cadden, Adam Phillips, Luca Connell, Herbie Kane, James Norwood, Jack Aitchison

Accrington Stanley line-up (3-1-4-2)

Toby Savin, Ryan Astley, Doug Tharme, Harvey Rodgers, Liam Coyle, Seb Quirk, Dan Martin, Ethan Hamilton, Sean McConville, Shaun Whalley, Tommy Leigh