Burton Albion 2-1 Barnsley: result and report

League One · Friday 7 April 2023

Result

Burton Albion 2-1 Barnsley

League One · Friday 7 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Burton Albion 2-1 Barnsley: match report

Burton Albion won against Barnsley 2-1 in the League One on Friday 7 April 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Conor Shaughnessy opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Burton Albion's goals came from Conor Shaughnessy (50') and D. Taylor (87'). Barnsley scored through Nicky Cadden (89').

Discipline: Burton Albion received 6 yellow cards; Barnsley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Burton Albion were 18th on 42 points from 37 and Barnsley 4th on 75 points from 38. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Barnsley 4th with 91.

Burton Albion lined up in a 3-4-3 and Barnsley in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Craig MacGillivray of Burton Albion (8.4), ahead of Conor Shaughnessy (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Burton Albion wins, 4 draws and 3 for Barnsley.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Charlie KirkBurton Albion
  • 48'Yellow card · Joe PowellBurton Albion
  • 50'Goal · Conor ShaughnessyBurton Albion · 1-0
  • 65'Yellow card · Z. AshworthBurton Albion
  • 69'Yellow card · John BrayfordBurton Albion
  • 81'Yellow card · Craig MacGillivrayBurton Albion
  • 81'Yellow card · Max WattersBarnsley
  • 87'Goal · D. TaylorBurton Albion · 2-0
  • 89'Goal · Nicky CaddenBarnsley · 2-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Conor ShaughnessyBurton Albion
  • 90'Yellow card · Mads Juel AndersenBarnsley

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Burton Albion 2, draws 4, Barnsley 3.

Team news

Burton Albion line-up (3-4-3)

Craig MacGillivray, John Brayford, Sam Hughes, Conor Shaughnessy, Zac Ashworth, Deji Oshilaja, Joe Powell, Mark Helm, Charlie Kirk, Dale Taylor, Mustapha Carayol

Barnsley line-up (3-5-2)

H. Isted, Bobby Thomas, Mads Andersen, Liam Kitching, Jordan Williams, Adam Phillips, Luca Connell, Herbie Kane, Nicky Cadden, James Norwood, Devante Cole