BARNSLEY. Barnsley managed to find the solution against Leyton Orient to win 2-1. A. Phillips was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Leyton Orient to strike first with a goal of Ruel Sotiriou at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 88′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Adam Phillips gave the win to Barnsley in the 90′ minute scoring a double. Barnsley was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 12,370 spectators.​ The referee was Ross Joyce with the assistance of Alex Gray and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.22 degrees Celsius or 46.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Barnsley

2 - 1

Leyton Orient

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 23 Total 7
  • 11 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 0
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 105 Attack 84
  • 41 Dangerous attack 28
  • 110 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Barnsley had a superior ball possession 62% while Leyton Orient was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Barnsley was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnsley won the match​.

Barnsley shot 23 times, 11 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leyton Orient shot 7 times, 5 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Barnsley received 4 yellow cards (Maël de Gevigney, Luca Connell, Neill Collins and Josh Earl). Talking about the opposition, Leyton Orient received 3 yellow cards (Joe Pigott, Oliver O’Neill and Ethan Galbraith).

Match Timeline

10'
Ruel Sotiriou(goal)George Moncur
14'
Brandon Cooper- sub ->Daniel Happe
53'
Joe Pigott- sub ->Ruel Sotiriou
Corey O'Keeffe- sub ->Barry Cotter
57'
Sam Cosgrove- sub ->Herbie Kane
63'
63'
Rob Hunt- sub ->George Moncur
63'
Darren Pratley - sub ->Shaqai Forde
L. Connell- Yellow
80'
C. Grant- sub ->John McAtee
81'
87'
Ethan Galbraith- Yellow
Adam Phillips(goal)Maël de Gevigney
88'
L. Connell(yellowredcard)
89'
90'
Joe Pigott- Yellow
Josh Earl- Yellow
90'
Adam Phillips(goal)Corey O\'Keeffe
90'
90'
O. O'Neill- Yellow
Maël de Gevigney- Yellow
90'

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 match, Barnsley has 56 points like Peterborough United to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Leyton Orient will stays with 45 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Barnsley will play away against Shrewsbury Town on the 13th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (0 draws).

Leyton Orient will host Blackpool on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley
G
Liam Roberts 1.England
7.7
D
Jordan Williams 2.England
7.0
D
Maël de Gevigney 6.France
7.9
90'
D
Josh Earl 43.England
7.3
90'
M
Nicky Cadden 7.Scotland
7.3
M
Herbie Kane 8.England
7.1
63'
M
Barry Cotter 17.Republic of Ireland
6.4
57'
M
Adam Phillips 30.England
8.8
88', 90'
M
L. Connell 48.Republic of Ireland
7.0
80'
F
Devante Cole 44.England
7.7
F
John McAtee 45.England
7.3
81'
Substitutes
G
Ben Killip 23.England
D
Donovan Pines 5.United States
D
Corey O'Keeffe 22.Republic of Ireland
7.8
57'
M
Jon Russell 3.Jamaica
M
C. Grant 11.Republic of Ireland
6.4
81'
F
Sam Cosgrove 9.England
6.8
63'
F
Aiden Marsh 19.England

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

The manager Neill Collins decided to play with the following team: Liam Roberts (7.7), Jordan Williams (7.0), Maël de Gevigney (7.9), Josh Earl (7.3), Luca Connell (7.0), Barry Cotter (6.4), Adam Phillips (8.8), Herbie Kane (7.1), Nicky Cadden (7.3), John McAtee (7.3) and Devante Cole (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jon Russell, Donovan Pines, Sam Cosgrove (6.8), Conor Grant (6.4), Aiden Marsh, Corey O’Keeffe (7.8) and Ben Killip.

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: Barry Cotter for Corey O’Keeffe (57′), Herbie Kane for Sam Cosgrove (63′) and John McAtee for Conor Grant (81′).

Player of the match: Adam Phillips​

The player that probably impressed the most for Barnsley was Adam Phillips.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 26 passes (42% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient
G
Sol Brynn 1.England
9.4
D
Tom James 2.Wales
7.3
D
Dan Happe 5.England
6.4
14'
D
Omar Beckles 19.Grenada
6.4
D
Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland
6.4
87'
M
Jordan Brown 8.England
6.4
M
George Moncur 14.England
7.7
63'
M
Idris El Mizouni 15.Tunisia
7.1
M
Shaqai Forde 17.England
7.0
63'
M
O. O'Neill 21.England
6.3
90'
F
Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus
7.5
53' 10'
Substitutes
G
Sam Howes 13.England
D
Brandon Cooper 12.Wales
6.6
14'
D
Rob Hunt 32.England
6.4
63'
M
Darren Pratley 18.England
6.3
63'
M
Daniel Adu-Adjei 20.England
F
Joe Pigott 9.England
6.6
53' 90'
F
Khayon Edwards 47.England

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

Richard Wellens played with: Solomon Brynn (9.4), Ethan Galbraith (6.4), Omar Beckles (6.4), Daniel Happe (6.4), Thomas James (7.3), Jordan Brown (6.4), Idris El Mizouni (7.1), Shaqai Forde (7.0), George Moncur (7.7), Oliver O’Neill (6.3) and Ruel Sotiriou (7.5).

They had on the bench: Joe Pigott (6.6), Brandon Cooper (6.6), Samuel Howes, Darren Pratley (6.3), Daniel Adu-Adjei, Rob Hunt (6.4) and Khayon Edwards.

Leyton Orient could not rely on the presence of Brandon Cooper (injured) and Joe Pigott (injured).

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 4 changes: Daniel Happe for Brandon Cooper (14′), George Moncur for Rob Hunt (63′), Ruel Sotiriou for Joe Pigott (53′) and Shaqai Forde for Darren Pratley (63′).

Player of the match: Solomon Brynn​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leyton Orient was the goalkeeper: Solomon Brynn. His rating is 9.38. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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