BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers beat Barnsley to win 2-1. It was Blackburn Rovers to strike first with a goal of J. Rothwell at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Brereton gave the win to Blackburn Rovers in the 65′ minute with a goal. Barnsley lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone who had the assistance of Rob Merchant and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Barnsley had a superior ball possession 59% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers was more pushing with 29 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackburn Rovers won the match​.

Blackburn Rovers shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Barnsley shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (D. Lenihan, S. Gallagher and T. Kaminski). On the opposite side, Barnsley received 1 yellow card (J. Benson).

Standings

After this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 45 points like Fulham to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley will stay with 14 points to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will host Huddersfield Town on the 2nd of January with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Huddersfield Town (8 draws).

Barnsley will play away agasint Nottingham Forest on the 3rd of January with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Barnsley (6 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

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

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski (6.8), Darragh Lenihan (7.4), Jan Paul van Hecke (7.1), Scott Wharton (7.0), Ryan Nyambe (6.1), Lewis Travis (6.8), Joe Rothwell (6.6), Harry Pickering (6.6), John Buckley (8.1), Reda Khadra (6.7) and Ben Brereton Díaz (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Leighton Clarkson, Daniel Ayala, Bradley Johnson, Adetayo Edun (6.6), Sam Gallagher (6.7), Tyrhys Dolan (6.1) and Aynsley Pears.

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: R. Khadra for S. Gallagher (64′), J. Buckley for T. Edun (85′) and J. Rothwell for T. Dolan (85′).

Best player: John Buckley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was John Buckley even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Barnsley – Formation

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

Poya Asbaghi played with: Bradley Collins (6.8), Callum Brittain (6.8), Michał Helik (6.6), Mads Juel Andersen (6.6), Liam Kitching (6.6), Romal Palmer (6.4), Josh Benson (6.6), Clarke Oduor (7.0), Callum Styles (7.7), Carlton Morris (6.8) and Aaron Leya Iseka (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jack Walton, Rémy Vita, Jordan Williams, Jasper Moon (6.3), Claudio Gomes, Devante Cole (6.4) and Victor Adeboyejo (6.4).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: M. Helik for J. Moon (62′), C. Oduor for V. Adeboyejo (71′) and A. Leya for D. Cole (71′).

Best player: Callum Styles​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Callum Styles.

His rating is (7.7) with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Blackburn Rovers – Barnsley – 2-1
• Blackpool – Middlesbrough – 1-2
• Coventry City – Millwall – 0-1