DERBY. Derby County was ultimately too good for Barnsley with the goal of James Collins (35′ pen), Craig Forsyth (48′) and James Collins (63′).

The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Saturday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby who had the assistance of Rob Merchant and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Jacob Miles. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.16 degrees Celsius or 89.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Derby County was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Derby County was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the match​.

Derby County shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley shot 9 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Derby County received 2 yellow cards (Craig Forsyth and James Collins). On the other side, Barnsley received 1 yellow card (Jon Russell).

Standings

After playing this match, Derby County will have 27 points like Barnsley to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Barnsley will stay with 27 points like Derby County to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Derby County will play away with Fleetwood Town on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head record.

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

Derby County – Formation

Derby County started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Joe Wildsmith (7.1), Ryan Nyambe (7.3), Curtis Nelson (7.1), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.8), Craig Forsyth (8.4), Conor Hourihane (7.1), Tom Barkhuizen (7.0), Korey Smith (7.1), Max Bird (6.3), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (7.7) and James Collins (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Kane Wilson (7.3), Sonny Bradley (6.8), Louie Sibley (6.7), Tyrese Fornah, Keilen Robinson, Josh Vickers and Tony Weston.

Derby County could not rely on the presence of Kane Wilson (injured).

Substitutions

Derby County made 3 changes: Ryan Nyambe for Sonny Bradley (75′), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Kane Wilson (52′) and Tom Barkhuizen for Louie Sibley (85′).

Best player: James Collins​

The player that probably impressed the most for Derby County was James Collins.

His rating is (9.5) with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16.

Barnsley – Formation

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

Neill Collins played with: Ben Killip (6.8), Jordan Williams (6.0), Maël de Gevigney (6.4), Jamie McCart (7.0), Corey O’Keeffe (6.6), Jon Russell (6.4), Callum Styles (6.3), Nicky Cadden (6.4), Adam Phillips (7.1), Max Watters (6.4) and Devante Cole (6.8).

They had on the bench: Josh Benson, Fábio Jaló (6.8), Barry Cotter (7.0), Owen Dodgson, Jack Shepherd (7.0), John McAtee (6.7) and Kieren Flavell.

Barnsley could not rely on the presence of Jack Shepherd (injured), Barry Cotter (injured) and Josh Benson (injured).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 5 changes: Adam Phillips for Fábio Jaló (69′), Josh Benson for Jack Shepherd (75′), Corey O’Keeffe for Barry Cotter (69′), Callum Styles for Josh Benson (69′) and Max Watters for John McAtee (46′).

Best player: Adam Phillips​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Adam Phillips.

His rating is (7.1) with 26 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wycombe Wanderers – Stevenage – 0-1
• Shrewsbury Town – Reading – 3-2
• Portsmouth – Charlton Athletic – 2-2
• Peterborough United – Cambridge United – 5-0
• Northampton Town – Burton Albion – 2-0
• Lincoln City – Port Vale – 1-1
• Leyton Orient – Oxford United – 2-3
• Fleetwood Town – Exeter City – 3-0
• Derby County – Barnsley – 3-0
• Cheltenham Town – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
• Carlisle United – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Blackpool – 1-0