BARNSLEY. Barnsley beats Burton Albion 2-0 after D. Cole scores 2 goals.
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 Marc Edwards with the collaboration of Daniel Woodward and Graeme Fyvie. The 4th official was Paul Stonier. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.69 degrees Celsius or 62.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 8 Total 8
- 3 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 125 Attack 87
- 31 Dangerous attack 25
- 113 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Barnsley was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Burton Albion that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Barnsley was more aggressive with 31 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnsley won the match.
Barnsley shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Burton Albion shot 8 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Barnsley will have 13 points like Portsmouth, Bolton Wanderers and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Burton Albion will stay with 2 points to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Barnsley will play away against Oxford United on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).
Burton Albion will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (1 draw).
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
86'
21', 68'
Barnsley started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Neill Collins decided to play with the following team: Liam Roberts , Jordan Williams , Kacper Łopata , Jamie McCart , Jon Russell , Barry Cotter , Adam Phillips , Herbie Kane , Nicky Cadden , Devante Cole and John McAtee .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Shepherd, Ben Killip, Josh Benson , Corey O’Keeffe , Owen Dodgson , Max Watters and Sam Cosgrove .
Substitutions
Barnsley made 5 changes: John McAtee for Max Watters (71′), Barry Cotter for Corey O’Keeffe (65′), Adam Phillips for Josh Benson (86′), Devante Cole for Sam Cosgrove (86′) and Nicky Cadden for Owen Dodgson (86′).
Best player: Devante Cole
The player that probably impressed the most for Barnsley was Devante Cole.
His rating is with 2 goals, 9 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8.
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
Burton Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Dino Maamria played with: Max Crocombe , Thomas Hamer , Sam Hughes , Jasper Moon , Bobby Kamwa , Adedeji Oshilaja , Joe Powell , Jake Caprice , Mark Helm , Beryly Lubala and Josh Walker .
These were the players on the bench: Mustapha Carayol , Rekeem Harper, Ciaran Gilligan, Josh Gordon , Ryan Sweeney, Kwadwo Baah and Jamal Blackman.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: Josh Walker for Kwadwo Baah (72′), Bobby Kamwa for Mustapha Carayol (72′) and Mark Helm for Josh Gordon (87′).
Best player: Kwadwo Baah
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Kwadwo Baah.
His rating is with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Blackpool – 2-0
- Wigan Athletic – Cambridge United – 2-1
- Stevenage – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-2
- Reading – Bolton Wanderers – 2-1
- Port Vale – Northampton Town – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Carlisle United – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Oxford United – 0-3
- Exeter City – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Derby County – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Barnsley – Burton Albion – 2-0
