SHEFFIELD. Barnsley U21 tops Sheffield United U21 1-0 after N. James scored just 1 goal (74′). Barnsley U21 took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.81 degrees Celsius or 35.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Sheffield United U21

0 - 1

Barnsley U21

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 8 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 84 Attack 78
  • 66 Dangerous attack 66
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Barnsley U21 had a superior ball possession 56% while Sheffield United U21 was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United U21 had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Barnsley U21 found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield United U21 shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley U21 shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sheffield United U21
63
30
Millwall U21
58
29
Birmingham City U21
55
30
Swansea City U21
51
29
AFC Bournemouth U21
51
29
Sheffield Wednesday U21
54
30
Queens Park Rangers U21
49
29
Barnsley U21
54
30
Ipswich Town U21
46
29
Hull City U21
45
30
Burnley U21
42
30
Watford U21
37
29
Fleetwood Town U21
42
30
Bristol City U21
35
29
Peterborough United U21
29
30
Charlton Athletic U21
31
29
Cardiff City U21
31
29
Wigan Athletic U21
26
30
Colchester United U21
31
29
Coventry City U21
26
30
Crewe Alexandra U21
19
30

After this encounter, Sheffield United U21 stays with 34 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley U21 will has 28 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Barnsley U21 will host Burnley U21 on the 16th of January with a 1-1 head to head.

Sheffield United U21 – Formation

The manager Jack Lester decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Sheffield United U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Barnsley U21 – Formation

played with: .

Substitutions

Barnsley U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Professional Development League.​