BARNSLEY. Barnsley found a way to turn the table against Derby County to win 2-1. It was Derby County to strike first with a goal of S. Baldock at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Leya gave the win to Barnsley in the 50′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Simon Beck. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Barnsley was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Derby County that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Derby County was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Barnsley was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Barnsley shot 9 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Derby County shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Barnsley received 3 yellow cards (C. Brittain, C. Woodrow and M. Andersen). On the opposite side, Derby County received 2 yellow cards (R. Morrison and L. Buchanan).

Standings

After this match, Barnsley will have 11 points to stay in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Derby County will stay with 5 points to stay in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Barnsley will host Hull City on the 6th of November with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (4 draws).

Derby County will play away agasint Millwall on the 6th of November with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (7 draws).

Barnsley – Formation

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

The manager Markus Schopp decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins (6.5), Mads Juel Andersen (7.5), Michał Helik (6.5), Jasper Moon (6.4), Callum Brittain (7.8), Claudio Gomes (6.8), Josh Benson (6.4), Callum Styles (6.4), Victor Adeboyejo (7.1), Aaron Leya Iseka (7.1) and Cauley Woodrow (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Walton, Clarke Oduor, Jordan Williams (6.7), Devante Cole (6.5), Romal Palmer (6.5), Obbi Oulare and Liam Kitching.

Barnsley could not rely on the presence of R. Palmer (injured).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: C. Styles for J. Williams (63′), V. Adeboyejo for D. Cole (69′) and C. Gomes for R. Palmer (78′).

Best player: Callum Brittain​

The player that probably impressed the most for Barnsley was Callum Brittain even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 52 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Kelle Roos (6.2), Nathan Byrne (6.3), Phil Jagielka (6.7), Curtis Davies (7.4), Craig Forsyth (6.3), Ravel Morrison (7.4), Max Bird (8.0), Jason Knight (6.8), Sam Baldock (7.1), Colin Kazim-Richards (7.3) and Tom Lawrence (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Allsop, Kamil Jóźwiak, Richard Stearman, Festy Ebosele (6.8), Osazee Aghatise, Lee Buchanan (6.4) and Louie Sibley (6.5).

Substitutions

Derby County made 3 changes: C. Forsyth for L. Buchanan (46′), C. Kazim-Richards for F. Ebosele (68′) and S. Baldock for L. Sibley (78′).

Best player: Max Bird​

The player that probably impressed the most for Derby County was Max Bird.

His rating is (8.0) with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• AFC Bournemouth – Preston North End – 1-2
• Barnsley – Derby County – 2-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Fulham – 0-7
• Blackpool – Stoke City – 0-1
• Cardiff City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
• West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 1-0