BARNSLEY. Barnsley defeats Accrington Stanley 3-1. Barnsley was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with James Norwood (5′), Jack Aitchison (8′) and Jordan Williams (19′). Accrington Stanley reduced the distance with a penalty (90′ + 4′) by Tommy Leigh, but there was not much to do for them. Barnsley made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook who was helped by Declan Ford and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Ollie Williams. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -0.1 degrees Celsius or 31.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Barnsley had a strong ball possession 56% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Barnsley had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnsley won the match​.

Barnsley shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Accrington Stanley shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Barnsley received 1 yellow card (Bobby Thomas). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards (Ethan Hamilton and Liam Coyle).

Standings

After this match, Barnsley will have 43 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Accrington Stanley will stay with 25 points like Milton Keynes Dons to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Barnsley will host Peterborough United on the 6th of May with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (3 draws).

Accrington Stanley will play away agasint Oxford United on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins, Mads Juel Andersen, Jordan Williams, Liam Kitching, Bobby Thomas, Nicky Cadden, Adam Phillips, Luca Connell, James Norwood, Jack Aitchison and Herbie Kane (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Searle, Clark Odour, Devante Cole, Josh Martin, Ziyad Larkeche, Matthew Wolfe and Max Watters.

Substitutions

Barnsley made 4 changes: Jack Aitchison for Max Watters (65′), James Norwood for Devante Cole (76′), Nicky Cadden for Z. Larkeche (81′) and Herbie Kane for Matty Wolfe (81′).

Best player: Herbie Kane​

The most impressive player for Barnsley was Herbie Kane even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.2) with 34 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

John Coleman played with: Toby Savin, Harvey Rodgers, Ryan Astley, Sean McConville, Ethan Hamilton, Liam Coyle, Douglas Tharme, Sebastian Quirk, Dan Martin, T. Leigh and Shaun James Whalley.

They had on the bench: Harrison Perritt, Lukas Jensen, Baba Fernandes, Michael Nottingham, Rosaire Longelo-Mbule, Leslie Adekoya and Josh Woods.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 5 changes: Ethan Hamilton for Rosaire Longelo (60′), Shaun Whalley for Josh Woods (60′), Sean McConville for Leslie Adekoya (70′), R. Astley for Michael Nottingham (79′) and Doug Tharme for Harry Perritt (80′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Oxford United – Ipswich Town – 2-1
• Portsmouth – Exeter City – 2-0
• Forest Green Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
• Derby County – Bolton Wanderers – 2-1
• Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 5-1
• Sheffield Wednesday – Fleetwood Town – 1-0
• Plymouth Argyle – Cheltenham Town – 4-2
• Barnsley – Accrington Stanley – 3-1