Barnsley 2-3 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Sunday 24 October 2021

Result

Barnsley 2-3 Sheffield United

Championship · Sunday 24 October 2021, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Barnsley 2-3 Sheffield United: match report

Barnsley lost to Sheffield United 2-3 in the Championship on Sunday 24 October 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.

Lys Mousset opened the scoring in the 51st minute. Barnsley's goals came from Devante Cole (78') and A. Leya (82'). Sheffield United scored through Lys Mousset (51'), Lys Mousset (53') and Ben Osborn (72').

Discipline: Barnsley received no yellow cards; Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Barnsley were 24th on 8 points from 13 and Sheffield United 19th on 15 points from 13. Barnsley went on to finish that season 24th with 30 points, and Sheffield United 5th with 78.

Barnsley lined up in a 3-4-3 and Sheffield United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Osborn of Sheffield United (8.8), ahead of Lys Mousset (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Barnsley wins, 3 draws and 5 for Sheffield United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 51'Goal · Lys MoussetSheffield United · 0-1
  • 52'Yellow card · Lys MoussetSheffield United
  • 53'Goal · Lys MoussetSheffield United · 0-2
  • 56'Yellow card · Enda StevensSheffield United
  • 72'Goal · Ben OsbornSheffield United · 0-3
  • 78'Goal · Devante ColeBarnsley · 1-3
  • 82'Goal · A. LeyaBarnsley · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Barnsley 2, draws 3, Sheffield United 5.

Team news

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Barnsley line-up (3-4-3)

Brad Collins, Toby Sibbick, Michal Helik, Liam Kitching, Callum Brittain, Claudio Gomes, Jasper Moon, Callum Styles, Victor Adeboyejo, Cauley Woodrow, Dominik Frieser

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

Robin Olsen, George Baldock, John Egan, Ben Davies, Enda Stevens, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Iliman Ndiaye, Oli McBurnie, Ben Osborn, Lys Mousset