Barnsley 2-1 Peterborough United: result and report

League One · Tuesday 17 February 2026

Result

Barnsley 2-1 Peterborough United

League One · Tuesday 17 February 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Barnsley 2-1 Peterborough United: match report

Barnsley defeated Peterborough United 2-1 in the League One on Tuesday 17 February 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.

Kyrell Lisbie opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Barnsley's goals came from L. Connell (34') and Reyes Cleary (53'). Peterborough United scored through Kyrell Lisbie (21').

Discipline: Barnsley received 2 yellow cards; Peterborough United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Barnsley were 16th on 38 points from 28 and Peterborough United 10th on 44 points from 32. Barnsley went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Peterborough United 18th with 53.

Barnsley lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Peterborough United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Corey O'Keeffe of Barnsley (8.0), ahead of Jimmy-Jay Morgan (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Barnsley wins, 3 draws and 3 for Peterborough United.

Going into the match Barnsley's last five read D-L-D-W-L and Peterborough United's L-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Kyrell LisbiePeterborough United · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · L. ConnellBarnsley · 1-1
  • 53'Goal · Reyes ClearyBarnsley · 2-1
  • 59'Yellow card · A. PhillipsBarnsley
  • 74'Yellow card · Carl Robert JohnstonPeterborough United
  • 83'Yellow card · L. ConnellBarnsley

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Barnsley 4, draws 3, Peterborough United 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Josh EarlBarnsley · injury (Unknown Injury)
  • Sam HughesPeterborough United · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)

Barnsley line-up (4-2-3-1)

Owen Goodman, Corey O'Keeffe, Eoghan O'Connell, Jack Shepherd, Georgie Gent, Luca Connell, Adam Phillips, Scott Banks, Patrick Kelly, Reyes Cleary, David McGoldrick

Peterborough United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Bass, James Dornelly, Peter Kioso, David Okagbue, Carl Johnston, Archie Collins, Brandon Khela, Declan Frith, Jimmy-Jay Morgan, Kyrell Lisbie, Harry Leonard