EXETER. Barnsley snatched a late win Exeter City 1-0 after J. McAtee scored just 1 goal (89′).

The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,542 spectators.​ The referee was Scott Jackson with the help of Hugh Gilroy and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Andrew Bennett. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.79 degrees Celsius or 74.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Exeter City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Barnsley managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Exeter City shot 13 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Barnsley shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (Reece Cole and Jack Aitchison). On the other side, Barnsley received 2 yellow cards (Callum Styles and Jamie McCart).

Standings

After this contest, Exeter City will stay with 16 points like Blackpool to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Barnsley will have 22 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Carlisle United on the 6th of January with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).

Barnsley will play away agasint Oxford United on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).

Exeter City – Formation

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

The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo (6.4), Pierce Sweeney (6.7), Will Aimson (7.9), Alex Hartridge (7.1), Vincent Harper (7.5), Harry Kite (6.8), Reece Cole (7.0), Zak Jules (7.3), Jack Aitchison (6.4), Demetri Mitchell (7.3) and James Scott (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Trevitt (6.6), Admiral Muskwe, Yanic Wildschut (6.4), Sonny Cox, Kyle Taylor (7.0), Gary Woods and Jake Richards.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 5 changes: Reece Cole for Kyle Taylor (79′), Jack Aitchison for Ryan Trevitt (71′), Vincent Harper for Yanic Wildschut (71′), Alex Hartridge for Sonny Cox (90′) and Harry Kite for Admiral Muskwe (90′).

Best player: Will Aimson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was Will Aimson.

His rating is (7.9) with 74 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9.

Barnsley – Formation

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

Martin Devaney played with: Liam Roberts (7.0), Jordan Williams (7.5), Maël Durand de Gevigney (7.8), Jamie McCart (6.7), Jon Russell (6.8), Corey O’Keeffe (6.7), Callum Styles (7.0), Herbie Kane (7.5), Nicky Cadden (6.7), Max Watters (6.7) and Devante Cole (7.1).

They had on the bench: Sam Cosgrove (6.4), Barry Cotter (6.8), Ben Killip, Owen Dodgson (7.7), Adam Phillips (7.0), Jack Shepherd and John McAtee (7.3).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 5 changes: Jon Russell for Adam Phillips (65′), Corey O’Keeffe for Barry Cotter (66′), Max Watters for John McAtee (60′), Devante Cole for Sam Cosgrove (81′) and Nicky Cadden for Owen Dodgson (81′).

Best player: Maël Durand de Gevigney​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Maël Durand de Gevigney even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 70 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Stevenage – Wigan Athletic – 1-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Northampton Town – 1-0
• Portsmouth – Port Vale – 2-0
• Peterborough United – Lincoln City – 2-0
• Oxford United – Bristol Rovers – 2-1
• Leyton Orient – Reading – 2-1
• Fleetwood Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-4
• Exeter City – Barnsley – 0-1
• Cheltenham Town – Derby County – 1-1
• Charlton Athletic – Blackpool – 2-2
• Bolton Wanderers – Carlisle United – 1-3