Saturday , 24 October 2026

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2026-27
Plymouth Argyle FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Home Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Oliver Irow 1' 1–0
Ronan Curtis 22' 2–0
Aribim Pepple 50' 3–0
Y 9' Sam Gale
Mathias Ross 76' Y
Will Evans 80' Y
Y 90' Tyrese Noslin

Overview

Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Home Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Woods
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Stockport County FC 11 22
2 Huddersfield Town AFC 11 22
3 Bradford City AFC 11 21
4 Cambridge United FC 11 20
5 Plymouth Argyle FC 12 19
6 Reading FC 11 18
7 Sheffield Wednesday FC 10 18
8 Oxford United FC 9 18
9 Stevenage FC 10 15
10 Leicester City FC 10 15
11 Mansfield Town FC 10 15
12 Leyton Orient FC 11 14
13 Luton Town FC 10 14
14 Burton Albion FC 12 14
15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 11 14
16 AFC Wimbledon 11 12
17 Blackpool FC 10 11
18 Notts County FC 10 10
19 Doncaster Rovers FC 10 9
20 Milton Keynes Dons FC 10 9
21 Peterborough United FC 11 9
22 Barnsley FC 10 8
23 Bromley FC 10 8
24 Wigan Athletic FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

3
1
3
Plymouth Argyle FC 7 games · Avg 2.7 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Barnsley FC 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC 2023-03-11 Barnsley FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022-07-30 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Barnsley FC H 3–0 W
05 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC A 3–2 W
01 Sep Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
29 Aug Bradford City AFC H 2–0 W
22 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
15 Aug Stockport County FC H 1–3 L
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–3 L
05 Sep Stevenage FC H 1–5 L
02 Sep Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
29 Aug Leyton Orient FC A 3–1 W
22 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–0 D
15 Aug Bromley FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Plymouth Argyle FC Barnsley FC
#5 Position #22
19 Points 8
12 Played 10
6 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 6
18 Scored 10
17 Conceded 19
+1 GD -9
1.58 PPG 0.80
50% Win % 20%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season
10% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Plymouth Argyle FC are 5th (19 pts). Barnsley FC are 22nd (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/2
46-60
6/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Barnsley FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
Aribim Pepple 4 G
Will Evans 3 G
Oliver Irow 3 G
Harvey White 2 G 1 A
Xavier Amaechi 2 G
Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Plymouth Argyle FC host Barnsley FC — let the battle begin!
  • 1' Oliver Irow does the damage! The net is bulging and Plymouth Argyle FC surge ahead!
  • 6' Plymouth Argyle FC currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 9' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Gale argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 14' Plymouth Argyle FC have won 420 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tom Cleverley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ronan Curtis makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and Barnsley FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rogan Ravenhill, as he is very good at scoring at Home Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Barnsley FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Bland departs to be replaced by Luca Connell.
  • 50' The Canada forward Aribim Pepple breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 3-0!
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and Barnsley FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Plymouth Argyle FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Owen Oseni. He replaces Ronan Curtis on 63 minute.
  • 68' Plymouth Argyle FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Luke Alker is replaced by Clayton Taylor on 71 minute.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Plymouth Argyle FC! Joe Edwards comes on to replace Matthew Sorinola.
  • 76' Mathias Ross has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
  • 80' Will Evans was booked on 80.
  • 80' The whistle greets Oliver Irow as he departs to be replaced by Caleb Watts.
  • 85' The 29-year-old Will Evans has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tyrese Noslin on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Plymouth Argyle FC 3-0 Barnsley FC.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Stendel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mowatt 2
Owen Oseni 2
Jacob Brown 1
Finn Azaz 1
Nicky Cadden 1
Adam Phillips 1
Mads Juel Andersen 1
Lorent Tolaj 1

Head to Head

2026-09-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Barnsley FC 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC 2023-03-11 Barnsley FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022-07-30 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Barnsley FC

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-09-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Barnsley FC W 2026-09-05 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-09-01 Leicester City FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-08-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Bradford City AFC W 2026-08-22 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-08-15 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Stockport County FC L

Barnsley FC Form

2026-09-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Barnsley FC L 2026-09-05 Barnsley FC 1–5 Stevenage FC L 2026-09-02 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-08-29 Leyton Orient FC 1–3 Barnsley FC W 2026-08-22 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2026-08-15 Barnsley FC 0–1 Bromley FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC61% Draw22% Barnsley FC17%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Barnsley FC
39%
Plymouth Argyle FC or Barnsley FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC45% Draw41% Barnsley FC14%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap Plymouth Argyle FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 23% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.