BARNSLEY. Nottingham Forest was capable to turn the table against Barnsley. It was Barnsley to score first with a goal from C. Woodrow. However, later Nottingham Forest found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with P. Zinckernagel (61′), B. Johnson (68′) and L. Grabban (82′). Its vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham who was helped by Nicholas Barnard and George Byrne. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Nottingham Forest was in firm control of the ball 62% while Barnsley was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Barnsley was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Nottingham Forest was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Barnsley shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Nottingham Forest shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Barnsley received 1 yellow card (R. Palmer). On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Barnsley will stay with 8 points like Nottingham Forest and Peterborough United to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Nottingham Forest will have 8 points like Barnsley and Peterborough United to stay in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Barnsley will host Millwall on the 2nd of October with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (3 draws).

Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Birmingham City on the 2nd of October with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (9 draws).

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Markus Schopp decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins (6.6), Jasper Moon (6.9), Michał Helik (6.4), Liam Kitching (6.4), Callum Brittain (6.3), Romal Palmer (6.6), Josh Benson, Callum Styles (6.3), Jordan Williams (6.7), Dominik Frieser (6.4), Clarke Oduor (6.9) and Cauley Woodrow (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Williams, Claudio Gomes (6.1), Victor Adeboyejo (6.6), Aaron Leya Iseka (6.8), Jack Walton and Toby Sibbick.

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: D. Frieser for V. Adeboyejo (65′), R. Palmer for A. Leya (72′) and C. Oduor for C. Gomes (80′).

Best player: Cauley Woodrow​

The player that probably impressed the most for Barnsley was Cauley Woodrow.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 27. He performed 3 crosses.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Also Nottingham Forest adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the opposite side, Steve Cooper played with: Brice Samba (6.9), Joe Worrall (7.3), Tobias Figueiredo (6.3), Scott McKenna (7.1), Djed Spence (6.5), Ryan Yates (7.4), James Garner (7.0), Max Lowe (7.2), Brennan Johnson (7.9), Joe Lolley (6.9), Philip Zinckernagel (8.5).

They had on the bench: Gaëtan Bong, João Carvalho, Lyle Taylor, Ethan Horvath, Lewis Grabban (7.1), Alex Mighten (7.0) and Jack Colback (6.9).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: T. Figueiredo for L. Grabban (60′), J. Garner for J. Colback (71′) and J. Lolley for A. Mighten (75′).

Best player: Philip Zinckernagel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Nottingham Forest was Philip Zinckernagel.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 20. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Barnsley – Nottingham Forest – 1-3
• Derby County – Reading – 1-0
• Fulham – Swansea City – 3-1
• Luton Town – Coventry City – 5-0
• Millwall – Bristol City – 1-0
• Peterborough United – AFC Bournemouth – 0-0