About the Match

Reading faces Barnsley at Select Car Leasing Stadium on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 03:00 PM UTC. This match is part of the League One. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Reading and Barnsley have fared against each other in the past. On Sport Eden, you can follow the Reading vs Barnsley live score with a full set of match features, including:

• Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on Sport Eden.
• Real-time extensive stats: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.
• Lineups and formations: Reading 4-2-3-1 formation, manager N. Hunt, Barnsley 4-2-3-1 formation, manager C. Hourihane. Reading starting XI: Joel Pereira, A. Yiadom, P. O'Connor, H. Roberts, J. Dorsett, L. Wing, C. Savage, P. Lane, K. Doyle, D. Kyerewaa, J. Marriott. Barnsley starting XI: O. Goodman, T. Watson, E. O'Connell, J. Shepherd, N. Ogbeta, Jonathan Bland, A. Phillips, C. O'Keeffe, Patrick Kelly, R. Cleary, D. McGoldrick.
• Unavailable players: Barnsley: M. Roberts (Groin Injury).
• Team form & Head-to-head history: Reading and Barnsley head to head record: Reading 2 win(s), Barnsley 1 win(s), 2 draw(s).
• Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium.
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Final score: Reading 2-2 Barnsley.

Player of the Match: L. Wing (Rating: 7.3)

Top rated players of Reading:L. Wing (7.3), C. Savage (7.3), H. Roberts (7.2)

Top rated players of Barnsley:A. Phillips (7.3), J. Shepherd (7.2), D. McGoldrick (7.2)

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