English Carabao Cup

Barnsley vs Crewe Alexandra, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup
Barnsley
  • 29': Reyes Cleary
  • 31': Tyrese Noslin
  • 38': Corey O'Keefe
FT
3 - 2
Crewe Alexandra
  • 21': Adrien Thibaut
  • 89': Joel Ewusi

About

Barnsley are hosting Crewe Alexandra at Oakwell, Barnsley, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Phil Croker.
  • 2': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Calum Agius.
  • 3': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley). Assisted by Joshua Stephenson.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Tom Booth.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Arley Kay (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Kelly.
  • 11': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Kyle Ure.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley). Assisted by Reece Hutchinson.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Makenzie Kirk (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bland.
  • 14': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Phil Croker.
  • 17': Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Arley Kay (Barnsley).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Arley Kay (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 21': Goal! Barnsley 0, Crewe Alexandra 1. Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Charlie McNeill following a fast break.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Alker.
  • 23': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Stan Dancey.
  • 23': Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jonathan Bland (Barnsley).
  • 23': Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Kyle Ure.
  • 27': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jonathan Bland (Barnsley).
  • 29': Goal! Barnsley 1, Crewe Alexandra 1. Reyes Cleary (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Makenzie Kirk (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reyes Cleary with a cross following a fast break.
  • 31': Goal! Barnsley 2, Crewe Alexandra 1. Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Foul by Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 32': Arley Kay (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Stan Dancey (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 34': Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Offside, Barnsley. Patrick Kelly is caught offside.
  • 38': Goal! Barnsley 3, Crewe Alexandra 1. Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 43': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Luke Offord.
  • 44': Joshua Stephenson (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Reyes Cleary (Barnsley).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Reece Hutchinson (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Reyes Cleary (Barnsley).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Barnsley 3, Crewe Alexandra 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barnsley 3, Crewe Alexandra 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra). Assisted by Cameron McGeehan.
  • 46': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Tom Booth.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Luke Alker (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 48': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Kyle Ure.
  • 49': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Joshua Stephenson.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick Kelly.
  • 52': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Lewis Billington replaces Reece Hutchinson.
  • 52': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Patrick Mlynarski replaces Calum Agius.
  • 53': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Mickey Demetriou replaces Luke Offord.
  • 53': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Jordan Gibson replaces Joshua Stephenson.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Reyes Cleary (Barnsley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gale.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 58': Foul by Luca Moore (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 58': Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Arley Kay.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Luke Alker (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Makenzie Kirk.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Luke Alker (Barnsley) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 63': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Luca Moore.
  • 64': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Kyle Ure.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Kelly.
  • 65': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Kyle Ure.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bland (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Patrick Mlynarski.
  • 67': Substitution, Barnsley. Clayton Taylor replaces Luke Alker.
  • 67': Substitution, Barnsley. Noah Town replaces Makenzie Kirk.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noah Town.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Noah Town (Barnsley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Kelly.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Tyrese Noslin (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Kelly following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Town.
  • 72': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
  • 72': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Lewis Billington.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley). Assisted by Lewis Billington.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra). Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Croker.
  • 78': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Clayton Taylor.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley). Assisted by Luca Moore.
  • 79': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Rogan Ravenhill.
  • 80': Substitution, Barnsley. Noah Saunders replaces Corey O'Keeffe.
  • 80': Substitution, Barnsley. Leo Farrell replaces Cameron McGeehan.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Clayton Taylor (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra). Assisted by Leo Farrell with a through ball.
  • 81': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Tom Booth.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Town.
  • 82': Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Noah Town (Barnsley).
  • 83': Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Stan Dancey with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Patrick Mlynarski (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mickey Demetriou.
  • 83': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Tyrese Noslin.
  • 83': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Leo Farrell.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley). Assisted by Luca Moore with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
  • 85': Substitution, Barnsley. Tayo Dunne replaces Tyrese Noslin.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Reyes Cleary (Barnsley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra). Assisted by Noah Saunders.
  • 86': Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Joel Ewusi replaces Luca Moore.
  • 87': Patrick Mlynarski (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Clayton Taylor (Barnsley).
  • 87': Foul by Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra).
  • 87': Leo Farrell (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Patrick Mlynarski (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Patrick Kelly (Barnsley).
  • 89': Goal! Barnsley 3, Crewe Alexandra 2. Joel Ewusi (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Billington with a cross.
  • 89': Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley). Assisted by Lewis Billington with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Arley Kay.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Mickey Demetriou (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rogan Ravenhill (Barnsley). Assisted by Kyle Ure with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Jonathan Bland.
  • 90'+2': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Arley Kay (Barnsley).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kyle Ure (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barnsley 3, Crewe Alexandra 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Barnsley 3, Crewe Alexandra 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 20
5 Saves 7
33.7 Possession 66.3
16 SHOTS 30
9 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
147 Accurate Passes 382
236 Passes 470
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 31
0.4 Cross % 0.1
67 Long Balls 57
25 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 13
17 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 7
48 Effective Clearances 16
48 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Oakwell
Location: Barnsley, England
Attendance: 3,002

Line-Ups

BAR Barnsley (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Rogan Ravenhill (GK) Yellow Card
2 Arley Kay
4 Sam Gale
7 Corey O'Keefe
11 Tyrese Noslin
22 Patrick Kelly
8 Cameron McGeehan
30 Jonathan Bland Yellow Card
9 Mackenzie Kirk
36 Luke Alker
19 Reyes Cleary
Barnsley Substitutes:
Kieran Flavell, Callum Hudson, Jack Shepherd, Noah Saunders, Amani Richards, Tayo Dunne, Noah Town, Leo Farrell, Clayton Taylor.

CAX Crewe Alexandra (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Tom Booth (GK)
6 Luke Offord
12 Joshua Stephenson
22 Phil Croker
3 Reece Hutchinson
30 Stan Dancey
4 Kyle Ure
20 Calum Agius
32 Luca Moore
29 Adrien Thibaut
23 Charlie McNeill
Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:
Noah Bell, Mickey Demetriou, Luke Thomas, Jordan Gibson, Joel Ewusi, Jack Lankester, Lewis Billington, Patrick Mlynarski, Josh March.

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