Salford City tops Barrow 5-3 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Salford City overcomes Barrow 5-3 after playing a incredible match.

February 18, 2024

SALFORD. Salford City conquers Barrow 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Salford City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Moor Lane stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,416 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill who had the assistance of Daniel Woodward and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was Jack Forder. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.34 degrees Celsius or 54.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Salford City

5 - 3

Barrow

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

29 Total 13
12 On Target 8
8 Off Target 3
9 Shots blocked 2

94 Attack 73
67 Dangerous attack 30
66 Ball safe 52

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

13 Total 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Salford City had a strong ball possession 64% while Barrow was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salford City won the match.

Salford City shot 29 times, 12 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Barrow shot 13 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 3 yellow cards (Declan John, Elliot Watt and Junior Luamba). Regarding the opposition, Barrow received 1 yellow card (David Worrall).

Match Timeline

Callum Hendry(goal)Junior Luamba

26'

Junior Luamba- Yellow

40'

42'

Cole Stockton(goal)Emile Acquah

47'

Tyrell Warren(goal)Robbie Gotts

Elliot Watt- Yellow

54'

Conor McAleny(goal)Elliot Watt

57'

Declan John- Yellow

62'

Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Ryan Watson

62'

Dan Chesters- sub ->Luke Garbutt

63'

Callum Hendry(goal)Curtis Tilt

67'

70'

Sam Foley- sub ->Robbie Gotts

Matty Lund- sub ->Callum Hendry

75'

Matt Smith(goal)Declan John

77'

78'

Elliot Newby- sub ->Mazeed Ogungbo

78'

David Worrall- sub ->Tyrell Warren

79'

Ben Whitfield- sub ->Emile Acquah

82'

Dean Campbell- sub ->Tom White

Matt Smith(goal)Elliot Watt

86'

87'

David Worrall- Yellow

90'

Cole Stockton(goal)Sam Foley

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Salford City has 39 points like Swindon Town to remain in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Barrow will stays with 53 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away against Mansfield Town on the 24th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Salford City (1 draw).

Barrow will host Newport County on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Barrow (2 draws).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

Alex Cairns 1.England

6.7

Declan John 3.Wales

6.4

62'

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

6.3

Luke Garbutt 29.England

6.6

63'

Theo Vassell 42.England

6.1

Elliot Watt 6.Scotland

9.5

54'

Ryan Watson 7.England

6.8

62'

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

8.9

75'

26', 67'

Conor McAleny 18.England

7.9

57'

Junior Luamba 54.England

7.0

40'

Matt Smith 17.England

8.8

77', 86'

Substitutes

Joel Torrance 31.England

Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica

Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland

6.3

75'

Dan Chesters 20.England

7.0

63'

Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands

7.5

62'

Connor McLennan 11.Scotland

Callum Morton 39.England

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

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (6.7), Declan John (6.4), Theo Vassell (6.1), Curtis Tilt (6.3), Luke Garbutt (6.6), Ryan Watson (6.8), Elliot Watt (9.5), Junior Luamba (7.0), Callum Hendry (8.9), Conor McAleny (7.9) and Matt Smith (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund (6.3), Connor McLennan, Dan Chesters (7.0), Kelly N’Mai (7.5), Joel Torrance and Callum Morton.

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: Ryan Watson for Kelly N’Mai (62′), Luke Garbutt for Dan Chesters (63′) and Callum Hendry for Matthew Lund (75′).

Player of the match: Elliot Watt

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Elliot Watt even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.5 with 61 passes (77% accurate) and 10 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 11 crosses.

Barrow – Formation

Barrow

Paul Farman 1.England

7.0

Mazeed Ogungbo 3.England

7.0

78'

George Ray 5.Wales

7.1

Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland

6.3

Tyrell Warren 21.England

7.5

78'

47'

Rory Feely 24.Republic of Ireland

6.0

Kian Spence 8.England

7.0

Tom White 13.England

7.1

82'

Robbie Gotts 15.England

7.7

70'

Emile Acquah 20.England

7.1

79'

Cole Stockton 23.England

9.1

42', 90'

Substitutes

Josh Lillis 12.England

Dean Campbell 4.Scotland

6.8

82'

David Worrall 7.England

6.3

78'

87'

Elliot Newby 11.England

6.6

78'

Sam Foley 16.Republic of Ireland

6.8

70'

Ben Whitfield 34.England

6.3

79'

Barrow started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman (7.0), Tyrell Warren (7.5), Rory Feely (6.0), George Ray (7.1), Niall Canavan (6.3), Mazeed Ogungbo (7.0), Kian Spence (7.0), Tom White (7.1), Robbie Gotts (7.7), Emile Acquah (7.1) and Cole Stockton (9.1).

They had on the bench: Dean Campbell (6.8), David Worrall (6.3), Elliot Newby (6.6), Josh Lillis, Sam Foley (6.8) and Ben Whitfield (6.3).

Substitutions

Barrow made 5 changes: Robbie Gotts for Sam Foley (70′), Mazeed Ogungbo for Elliot Newby (78′), Tyrell Warren for David Worrall (78′), Emile Acquah for Ben Whitfield (79′) and Tom White for Dean Campbell (82′).