Luton Town vs BarnsleyLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League One (England)

2025/2026

Luton Town

Wells16'(P)

Palmer79'

-FT

Apr 25, 2026

Kenilworth Road Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Mads Juel Andersen

Luton Town

Assists

8.1

90'+5Yellow Card

Eoghan O'Connell

Barnsley

90'+3Substitution

Nigel Cello Lonwijk· In

Shayden Morris· Out

Luton Town

86'Substitution

George Alan Saville· In

Kasey Palmer· Out

Luton Town

Goal!

2-1

Kasey Palmer

79'·Luton Town

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76'Substitution

Scott Banks· In

Reyes Cleary· Out

Barnsley

76'Substitution

L. Farrell· In

A. Phillips· Out

Barnsley

70'Substitution

K. Nwakali· In

J. Bland· Out

Barnsley

67'Yellow Card

J. Bland

Barnsley

64'Substitution

Devante Cole· In

Nahki Wells· Out

Luton Town

64'Substitution

Gideon Kodua· In

Emilio Lawrence· Out

Luton Town

64'Substitution

J. Richards· In

Davy van den Berg· Out

Luton Town

56'Substitution

G. Gent· In

J. Earl· Out

Barnsley

56'Substitution

David McGoldrick· In

Tom Bradshaw· Out

Barnsley

55'Yellow Card

Liam Walsh

Luton Town

49'Yellow Card

L. Connell

Barnsley

45'+1Yellow Card

J. Earl

Barnsley

45'Yellow Card

Corey O'Keeffe

Barnsley

Goal!

1-1

A. Phillips

26'·Barnsley

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Goal!

1-0

Nahki Wells

16'·Luton Town

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Statistics of the Game

Luton Town

Barnsley

49%Ball Possession51%

17Shots Total13

4Shots On Target2

9Corners5

9Fouls14

1Yellow Cards5

1Offsides2

1Saves2

324Passes333

10Shots Off Target7

88Attacks80

51Dangerous Attacks52

14Shots Inside Box8

3Shots Outside Box5

2Goals1

13Free Kicks9

3Shots Blocked4

5Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork1

14Tackles17

1Assists0

254Accurate Passes234

23Total Crosses25

8Accurate Crosses6

5Interceptions6

59Duels Won48

3Big Chances Created1

1Big Chances Missed0

Luton Town

Manager: Jack Wilshere

Starting XI

6.4

7.3

7.6

6.8

8.1

6.8

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.1

7.0

Substitutes

6.4

6.6

6.2

Manager: Conor Hourihane

Starting XI

6.2

6.3

6.6

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.6

6.1

6.3

6.5

Substitutes

6.9

6.2

6.7

6.4

6.6

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Mads Juel Andersen DF	8.1	90'	0	1	0/1	38(95%)	-	16/18
Hakeem Odofin DF	7.6	90'	0	0	1/2	41(92%)	-	5/6
Isaiah Jones DF	7.3	90'	0	0	0/1	27(89%)	5	9/13
Kasey Palmer MF	7.3	86'	1	0	1/3	19(77%)	-	3/7
Liam Walsh MF	7.3	90'	0	0	-	48(90%)	1	1/3
Emilio Lawrence MF	7.1	64'	0	0	1/4	3(100%)	-	1/3
Nahki Wells FW	7.0	64'	1	0	1/2	9(63%)	1	3/11
Shayden Morris MF	7.0	90'	0	0	0/1	18(91%)	2	7/13
Kal Naismith DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	57(65%)	1	2/8
Davy van den Berg MF	6.8	64'	0	0	0/2	21(93%)	3	4/6
J. Richards MF	6.6	26'	0	0	-	3(100%)	-	4/7
Devante Cole FW	6.4	26'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	0/2
Josh Keeley GK	6.4	90'	0	0	-	27(53%)	-	-
Gideon Kodua FW	6.2	26'	0	0	0/1	5(80%)	1	2/8
Nigel Cello Lonwijk DF	-	1'	0	0	-	1	-	-
George Alan Saville MF	-	4'	0	0	-	5(60%)	-	2/2

Luton Town vs Barnsley — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Luton Town	W1	10	0	15	0	13/15	12-4
Barnsley	L1	0	3	0	2	5/15	5-7

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Luton Town — last 5 games

W3-0 @ AFC Wimbledon2026-04-06
W3-1 vs Stockport County2026-04-12
W2-1 vs Northampton Town2026-04-15
D2-2 @ Mansfield Town2026-04-18
W2-0 @ Rotherham United2026-04-21

Barnsley — last 5 games

L0-3 vs Plymouth Argyle2026-04-06
W3-1 @ Rotherham United2026-04-11
D0-0 @ Port Vale2026-04-14
D2-2 vs Bradford City2026-04-18
L0-1 @ Stevenage2026-04-21

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 9
Luton Town wins: 4
Draws: 2
Barnsley wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.67
Over 2.5 goals: 56%
Both teams scored: 56%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 0D 2L (Luton Town view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.67

Aggregated from 9 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-22	Barnsley	5-0	Luton Town
2022-02-08	Luton Town	2-1	Barnsley
2021-08-17	Barnsley	0-1	Luton Town
2021-04-05	Luton Town	1-2	Barnsley
2020-09-12	Barnsley	0-1	Luton Town

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Luton Town	7	46	74	12	WDWWW	1	+6
Barnsley	15	46	59	-5	DLLWL	16	-1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 15 ptsLuton Town 74 · Barnsley 59
Positions: #7 vs #15

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-25

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

2-6

Total matches

Recent matches

League One•Apr 25, 2026

Luton Town

2-1

Barnsley

League One•Nov 22, 2025

Barnsley

5-0

Luton Town

Head to Head

Last 10 matches

Luton Town wins

Draws

Barnsley wins

Goals Scored

13 - 14

Apr 25, 2026 • League One

Luton Town

2-1

Barnsley

Nov 22, 2025 • League One

Barnsley

5-0

Luton Town

Feb 8, 2022 • Championship

Luton Town

2-1

Barnsley

Match Report

The table gap was wide: 15 points between Luton Town (7th, 74 pts) and Barnsley (15th, 59 pts). Luton Town ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position.

Luton Town were unbeaten in 10, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Luton Town against 5/15 for Barnsley.

Across 9 recorded meetings, Luton Town have 4 wins to Barnsley's 3, with 2 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture.

Goal scorers

Luton Town: Nahki Wells (16'), Kasey Palmer (79') · Barnsley: A. Phillips (26')

Key stats

Possession: Luton Town 49% · Barnsley 51% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 9-5

More details:

Luton Town — live results and schedule Barnsley — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Luton Town vs Barnsley?

Luton Town 2-1 Barnsley. League One (England) match played on 25 Apr 2026.

What league is Luton Town vs Barnsley in?

This match is part of the League One (England). The match takes place at Kenilworth Road Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Luton Town and Barnsley?

In 9 meetings between 2018 and 2026: Luton Town has 4 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses against Barnsley.

Where is Luton Town vs Barnsley being played?

The match is being played at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

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Luton Town vs Barnsley — computed insights

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