CARLISLE. Barnsley bested Carlisle United. Barnsley capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 5,522 spectators.​ The referee was Edward Duckworth who was helped by Ivan Stankovic and Connor Brown. The 4th official was Benjamin Wyatt. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.41 degrees Celsius or 45.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Barnsley had a superior ball possession 57% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Barnsley had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnsley won the match.​

Carlisle United shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley shot 24 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Carlisle United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley received 3 yellow cards (Conor Grant, Corey O’Keeffe and Ben Killip).

Standings

After this contest, Carlisle United stays with 23 points to hold in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley will has 70 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Carlisle United will play away with Shrewsbury Town on the 16th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (4 draws).

Barnsley will host Cheltenham Town on the 16th of March with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (0 draws).

Carlisle United – Formation

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

The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis (6.4), Josh Emmanuel (6.3), Samuel Lavelle (6.3), Paul Huntington (6.6), Jon Mellish (6.1), Jack Robinson (6.4), Dylan McGeouch (6.7), Harrison Neal (7.5), Taylor Charters (6.6), Luke Armstrong (8.4) and Jack Diamond (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Armer, Jordan Gibson (6.8), Alfie McCalmont (6.3), Daniel Butterworth (7.5), Gabriel Breeze, Sean Maguire and Ben Barclay (6.8).

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 4 changes: Jack Diamond for Jordan Gibson (81′), Dylan McGeouch for Daniel Butterworth (81′), Taylor Charters for Alfie McCalmont (74′) and Samuel Lavelle for Ben Barclay (86′).

Player of the match: Luke Armstrong​

The player that probably impressed the most for Carlisle United was Luke Armstrong.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 23 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 28.

Barnsley – Formation

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

Neill Collins played with: Ben Killip (6.4), Jordan Williams (7.7), Maël de Gevigney (7.0), Josh Earl (6.7), Corey O’Keeffe (7.5), Jon Russell (8.1), Luca Connell (7.9), Nicky Cadden (7.3), Adam Phillips (7.5), Sam Cosgrove (8.4) and John McAtee (7.3).

They had on the bench: Josh Benson, Conor Grant (6.8), Barry Cotter, Aiden Marsh (6.8), Jamie McCart, Devante Cole (6.4) and Rogan Ravenhill.

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: Adam Phillips for Devante Cole (60′), Sam Cosgrove for Aiden Marsh (73′) and John McAtee for Conor Grant (74′).

Player of the match: Sam Cosgrove​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Sam Cosgrove even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 21 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wycombe Wanderers – Wigan Athletic – 1-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Exeter City – 0-3
• Portsmouth – Burton Albion – 2-1
• Northampton Town – Blackpool – 0-1
• Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 6-0
• Leyton Orient – Port Vale – 0-0
• Fleetwood Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
• Derby County – Reading – 2-1
• Carlisle United – Barnsley – 2-3
• Bolton Wanderers – Oxford United – 5-0