BARNSLEY. Millwall snatched a late win Barnsley 1-0 after M. Wallace scored just 1 goal (89′). Millwall took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the assistance of Rob Merchant and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
Millwall was in firm control of the ball 56% while Barnsley was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Millwall was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Millwall won the contest.
Barnsley shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Millwall shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Barnsley received 2 yellow cards (R. Palmer and V. Adeboyejo). On the other side, Millwall received 1 yellow card (G. Evans).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Barnsley will stay with 8 points like Peterborough United to stay in the 22nd place. On the other side, Millwall will have 15 points like Blackpool to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Barnsley will play away with Reading on the 16th of October with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Millwall will host Luton Town on the 16th of October with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (2 draws).
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
55'
45'
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 , Jasper Moon , Michał Helik , Liam Kitching , Callum Brittain , Romal Palmer , Callum Styles , Ben Williams , Aaron Leya Iseka , Cauley Woodrow and Devante Cole .
The home team had on the bench: Toby Sibbick , Dominik Frieser , C. Oduor, J. Williams, C. Gomes, Victor Adeboyejo and J. Walton.
Substitutions
Barnsley made 3 changes: R. Palmer for T. Sibbick (55′), D. Cole for V. Adeboyejo (67′) and A. Leya for D. Frieser (70′).
Best player: Bradley Collins
The player that probably impressed the most for Barnsley was the goalkeeper: Bradley Collins. His rating is 7.63. He performed 6 saves.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
89'
Also Millwall adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Gary Rowett played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Daniel Ballard , Shaun Hutchinson , Jake Cooper , Dan McNamara , George Evans , George Saville , Murray Wallace , Jed Wallace , Sheyi Ojo and Benik Afobe .
They had on the bench: R. Leonard, G. Long, Tom Bradshaw , Matt Smith , Billy Mitchell , M. Kieftenbeld and A. Pearce.
Substitutions
Millwall made 3 changes: G. Evans for B. Mitchell (70′), S. Ojo for T. Bradshaw (70′) and B. Afobe for M. Smith (77′).
Best player: Jed Wallace
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Jed Wallace even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 16 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-1
- Barnsley – Millwall – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Nottingham Forest – 0-3
- Blackpool – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Reading – 0-1
- Coventry City – Fulham – 4-1
- Derby County – Swansea City – 0-0
- Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Luton Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- Peterborough United – Bristol City – 2-3
- Queens Park Rangers – Preston North End – 3-2
