FLEETWOOD. Barnsley prevailed over Fleetwood Town to win 2-1. It was Barnsley to strike first with a goal of Sam Cosgrove at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Herbie Kane gave the win to Barnsley in the 59′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,850 spectators. The referee was Declan Bourne with the help of Mark Cunliffe and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Dale Baines. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.74 degrees Celsius or 51.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 15
- 5 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 103 Attack 96
- 44 Dangerous attack 37
- 60 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Fleetwood Town was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fleetwood Town was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Barnsley found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Fleetwood Town shot 18 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Fleetwood Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley received 4 yellow cards (Maël de Gevigney, Josh Earl, Nicky Cadden and Jamie McCart).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fleetwood Town stays with 26 points to sit in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley will has 60 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will play away against Exeter City on the 24th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Exeter City (3 draws).
Barnsley will host Derby County on the 24th of February with a 13-8 head to head in favor of Derby County (8 draws).
Fleetwood Town – Formation
Fleetwood Town
75'
32'
Fleetwood Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Charlie Adam decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch , Brendan Wiredu , Ben Heneghan , Elijah Campbell , Ryan Broom , Bosun Lawal , Gavin Kilkenny , Carl Johnston , Promise Omochere , Ronan Coughlan and Ryan Graydon .
The home team had on the bench: Jayden Stockley , Danny Mayor, Imari Samuels, Armando Quitirna , Shaun Rooney , Stephen McMullan and Phoenix Patterson .
Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 4 changes: Promise Omochere for Jayden Stockley (63′), Ryan Broom for Shaun Rooney (83′), Ryan Graydon for Phoenix Patterson (75′) and Carl Johnston for Armando Quitirna (75′).
Player of the match: Brendan Wiredu
The most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Brendan Wiredu.
His rating is with 39 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
49'
Barnsley started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Neill Collins played with: Liam Roberts , Maël de Gevigney , Jamie McCart , Josh Earl , Luca Connell , Jordan Williams , Adam Phillips , Herbie Kane , Nicky Cadden , Sam Cosgrove and Devante Cole .
They had on the bench: Donovan Pines , Conor Grant, Barry Cotter, Aiden Marsh , Corey O’Keeffe, Ben Killip and John McAtee .
Substitutions
Barnsley made 3 changes: Jamie McCart for Donovan Pines (60′), Sam Cosgrove for John McAtee (72′) and Devante Cole for Aiden Marsh (86′).
Player of the match: Adam Phillips
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Adam Phillips even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 25 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Oxford United – 0-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Wigan Athletic – 0-1
- Portsmouth – Reading – 4-1
- Peterborough United – Blackpool – 1-2
- Northampton Town – Bristol Rovers – 3-1
- Lincoln City – Exeter City – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Barnsley – 1-2
- Derby County – Stevenage – 1-0
- Cheltenham Town – Port Vale – 3-2
- Carlisle United – Cambridge United – 0-4
- Bolton Wanderers – Charlton Athletic – 3-3
