BARNSLEY. Swansea City had a surprising win over Barnsley with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Ntcham (74′) and a goal from J. Paterson (79′). Swansea City was surely better in terms of ball possession (79%) was among the factors of its victory.
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 David Webb with the help of Shaun Hudson and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 21 Ball Possession 79
Shots
- 3 Total 5
- 0 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 64 Attack 137
- 20 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Swansea City had a strong ball possession 79% while Barnsley was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City has a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the match.
Barnsley shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Barnsley received 2 yellow cards (O. Oulare and C. Brittain). Talking about the opposition, Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (K. Naughton, K. Smith and R. Bennett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Barnsley will stay with 11 points to hold in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Swansea City will have 27 points like Millwall and Blackpool to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Barnsley will play away with Peterborough United on the 27th of November with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Barnsley (2 draws).
Swansea City will host Reading on the 27th of November with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (7 draws).
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
85'
77'
Barnsley started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Poya Asbaghi decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins , Callum Brittain , Michał Helik , Jasper Moon , Jordan Williams , Romal Palmer , Josh Benson , Callum Styles , Dominik Frieser , Cauley Woodrow and Devante Cole .
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Leya Iseka , T. Sibbick, J. Walton, Carlton Morris , Obbi Oulare , C. Gomes and V. Adeboyejo.
Substitutions
Barnsley made 3 changes: D. Cole for C. Morris (57′), D. Frieser for A. Leya (57′) and R. Palmer for O. Oulare (77′).
Best player: Jordan Williams
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Jordan Williams.
His rating is with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 10.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
79'
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Russell Martin played with: Ben Hamer , Ryan Bennett , Kyle Naughton , Ben Cabango , Ethan Laird , Matt Grimes , Flynn Downes , Jake Bidwell , Korey Smith , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Latibeaudiere, L. Walsh, Ryan Manning , Liam Cullen , S. Benda, Olivier Ntcham and R. Williams.
Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: F. Downes for O. Ntcham (64′), J. Bidwell for R. Manning (72′) and J. Piroe for L. Cullen (86′).
Best player: Jamie Paterson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Jamie Paterson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 71 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Fulham – Derby County – 0-0
- Barnsley – Swansea City – 0-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Peterborough United – 4-0
- Bristol City – Stoke City – 1-0
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 0-1
- Millwall – AFC Bournemouth – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
