BARNSLEY. Barnsley was ultimately too strong for Shrewsbury Town with the goal of Herbie Kane (19′ pen), Callum Styles (23′) and Devante Cole (75′). Barnsley capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather with the assistance of Connor Brown and Simon Clayton. The 4th official was Daniel Jarvis. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.34 degrees Celsius or 48.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Barnsley

3 - 0

Shrewsbury Town

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 98 Attack 123
  • 24 Dangerous attack 50
  • 85 Ball safe 75
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Barnsley was in firm control of the ball 59% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shrewsbury Town was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Barnsley found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Barnsley shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town shot 13 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Barnsley received 1 yellow card (Callum Styles). Regarding the opposition, Shrewsbury Town received 3 yellow cards (Tom Flanagan, Matthew Taylor and Cheyenne Dunkley).

Match Timeline

4'
Chey Dunkley- Yellow
14'
Herbie Kane(penalty)
19'
23'
46'
Tunmise Sobowale- sub ->N. Kenneh
Adam Phillips- sub ->Callum Styles
46'
63'
Ryan Bowman- sub ->Max Mata
Corey O'Keeffe- sub ->Barry Cotter
64'
Max Watters- sub ->John McAtee
64'
64'
Devante Cole(goal)Max Watters
75'
Josh Benson- sub ->Devante Cole
78'
80'
Tom Flanagan- Yellow
81'
Joe Anderson- sub ->Malvind Benning
81'
Elliott Bennett- sub ->Taylor Perry
84'
Aaron Pierre- sub ->Jason Sraha

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this contest, Barnsley will have 26 points like Bolton Wanderers to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 17 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Barnsley will play away with Oxford United on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).

Shrewsbury Town will play away agasint Lincoln City on the 6th of January with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley
G
Ben Killip 23.England
7.0
D
Jordan Williams 2.England
6.8
D
Maël de Gevigney 6.France
7.5
D
Jamie McCart 26.Scotland
7.8
M
Jon Russell 3.Jamaica
7.3
M
Nicky Cadden 7.Scotland
7.5
64'
M
Herbie Kane 8.England
7.7
19'
M
Barry Cotter 17.Republic of Ireland
6.6
64'
M
Callum Styles 20.Hungary
7.1
46' 14' 23'
M
John McAtee 45.England
6.7
64'
F
Devante Cole 44.England
8.4
78' 75'
Substitutes
D
Corey O'Keeffe 22.Republic of Ireland
7.0
64'
D
Owen Dodgson 29.England
6.4
64'
D
Jack Shepherd 41.England
M
Josh Benson 10.England
6.7
78'
M
Adam Phillips 30.England
6.7
46'
F
Max Watters 36.England
7.1
64'

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

The manager Martin Devaney decided to play with the following team: Ben Killip (7.0), Jordan Williams (6.8), Maël Durand de Gevigney (7.5), Jamie McCart (7.8), Barry Cotter (6.6), Jon Russell (7.3), Herbie Kane (7.7), Nicky Cadden (7.5), John McAtee (6.7), Callum Styles (7.1) and Devante Cole (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Benson (6.7), Corey O’Keeffe (7.0), Owen Dodgson (6.4), Adam Phillips (6.7), Max Watters (7.1), Jack Shepherd and Kieren Flavell.

Barnsley could not rely on the presence of Max Watters (injured), Corey O’Keeffe (injured) and Adam Phillips (injured).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 5 changes: John McAtee for Max Watters (64′), Barry Cotter for Corey O’Keeffe (64′), Nicky Cadden for Owen Dodgson (64′), Callum Styles for Adam Phillips (46′) and Devante Cole for Josh Benson (78′).

Best player: Devante Cole​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Devante Cole.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town
G
Marko Marosi 1.Slovakia
6.8
D
Mal Benning 3.England
7.1
81'
D
Jason Sraha 6.England
6.6
84'
D
Chey Dunkley 22.England
6.4
4'
D
Tom Flanagan 33.Northern Ireland
6.4
80'
M
Carl Winchester 7.Northern Ireland
6.4
M
Taylor Perry 14.England
7.0
81'
M
Tom Bayliss 20.England
6.7
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
6.7
46'
F
Daniel Udoh 11.Nigeria
6.8
F
Max Mata 27.New Zealand
7.3
63'
Substitutes
G
Harry Burgoyne 13.England
D
Joe Anderson 4.England
6.3
81'
D
Tunmise Sobowale 15.Republic of Ireland
6.6
46'
D
Aaron Pierre 16.Grenada
6.8
84'
M
Elliott Bennett 17.England
6.3
81'
F
Ryan Bowman 9.England
7.0
63'

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

Matthew Taylor played with: Marko Maroši (6.8), Tom Flanagan (6.4), Cheyenne Dunkley (6.4), Jason Sraha (6.6), Malvind Benning (7.1), Carl Winchester (6.4), Taylor Perry (7.0), N. Kenneh (6.7), Tom Bayliss (6.7), Daniel Udoh (6.8) and Max Mata (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Joseph Anderson (6.3), Ryan Bowman (7.0), Harry Burgoyne, Tunmise Sobowale (6.6), Aaron Pierre (6.8), Elliott Bennett (6.3) and Harvey Watts.

Shrewsbury Town could not rely on the presence of Aaron Pierre (injured).

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 5 changes: Max Mata for Ryan Bowman (63′), N. Kenneh for Tunmise Sobowale (46′), Malvind Benning for Joseph Anderson (81′), Taylor Perry for Elliott Bennett (81′) and Jason Sraha for Aaron Pierre (84′).

Best player: Max Mata​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Max Mata.

His rating is (7.3) with 19 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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