BARNSLEY. Sheffield United overcame Barnsley. Sheffield United was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Sunday and it started at 11:30 am local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the help of Nick Greenhalgh and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 132 Attack 87
- 47 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sheffield United had a strong ball possession 61% while Barnsley was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield United was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield United won the encounter.
Barnsley shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Barnsley didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards ( and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Barnsley will stay with 8 points to stay in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United will have 18 points to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Barnsley will play away with Bristol City on the 30th of October with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).
Sheffield United will host Blackpool on the 30th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield United (4 draws).
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
74'
83'
Barnsley started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Markus Schopp decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins , Toby Sibbick , Michał Helik , Liam Kitching , Callum Brittain , Claudio Gomes , Jasper Moon , Callum Styles , Victor Adeboyejo , Cauley Woodrow and Dominik Frieser .
The home team had on the bench: Clarke Oduor, William Hondermarck , Obbi Oulare, Aaron Leya Iseka , Rémy Vita, Jack Walton and Devante Cole .
Substitutions
Barnsley made 3 changes: D. Frieser for A. Leya (54′), V. Adeboyejo for D. Cole (59′) and L. Kitching for W. Hondermarck (74′).
Best player: Devante Cole
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Devante Cole.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United
56'
Sheffield United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Slaviša Jokanović played with: Robin Olsen , George Baldock , John Egan , Ben Davies , Enda Stevens , Oliver Norwood , John Fleck , Iliman Ndiaye , Oliver McBurnie , Ben Osborn and Lys Mousset .
They had on the bench: Jack Robinson, Billy Sharp , Rhian Brewster, David McGoldrick , Chris Basham , Wes Foderingham and Conor Hourihane.
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 3 changes: L. Mousset for B. Sharp (61′), I. Ndiaye for D. McGoldrick (67′) and O. McBurnie for C. Basham (86′).
Best player: Ben Osborn
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Ben Osborn.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
