LONDON. Charlton Athletic beat Barnsley to win 2-1. A. May was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Charlton Athletic to strike first with a goal of Alfie May at the 20′. Then it was a penalty in the 28′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alfie May gave the win to Charlton Athletic in the 40′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Barnsley lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
Chuks Aneke missed a penalty (90′) for Charlton Athletic.
The match was played at the The Valley stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 13,844 spectators. The referee was Ben Speedie who was helped by Michael Chard and Jon Block. The 4th official was James Vallance. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.89 degrees Celsius or 46.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 4 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 99 Attack 93
- 57 Dangerous attack 44
- 94 Ball safe 103
- 1 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Barnsley had a superior ball possession 60% while Charlton Athletic was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Charlton Athletic was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Charlton Athletic won the match.
Charlton Athletic shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Charlton Athletic received 4 yellow cards (George Dobson , T. Thomas, Michael Hector and Karoy Anderson). Regarding the opposition, Barnsley received 4 yellow cards (Adam Phillips, Josh Earl, John McAtee and L. Connell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Charlton Athletic has 50 points to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley will stays with 74 points like Peterborough United to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Charlton Athletic will host Wigan Athletic on the 9th of April with a 7-7 head to head statistic.
Barnsley will play away against Portsmouth on the 23rd of March with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (3 draws).
Charlton Athletic – Formation
Charlton Athletic
88'
23'
20', 40'
Charlton Athletic started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Nathan Jones decided to play with the following team: Harry Isted , T. Thomas , Michael Hector , Macaulay Gillesphey , Kayne Ramsay , Conor Coventry , George Dobson , Thierry Small , Karoy Anderson , Alfie May and Daniel Kanu .
The home team had on the bench: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Freddie Ladapo, T. Campbell , Chuks Aneke , Tyreeq Bakinson , Rarmani Edmonds-Green and Kazenga LuaLua.
Charlton Athletic could not rely on the presence of Tyreeq Bakinson (injured).
Substitutions
Charlton Athletic made 4 changes: Daniel Kanu for Chuks Aneke (66′), Kayne Ramsay for Rarmani Edmonds-Green (58′), T. Thomas for Tyreeq Bakinson (88′) and Alfie May for T. Campbell (88′).
Player of the match: Alfie May
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Alfie May.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
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 , Jon Russell , Jordan Williams , Adam Phillips , L. Connell , Nicky Cadden , John McAtee and Devante Cole .
These were the players on the bench: Herbie Kane, Sam Cosgrove , C. Grant, Fábio Jaló , Barry Cotter, Corey O’Keeffe and Ben Killip.
Substitutions
Barnsley made 3 changes: Jon Russell for Sam Cosgrove (69′), Devante Cole for Fábio Jaló (78′) and Josh Earl for Corey O’Keeffe (69′).
Player of the match: Adam Phillips
The player that probably impressed the most for Barnsley was Adam Phillips.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Port Vale – 0-0
- Reading – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Portsmouth – Shrewsbury Town – 3-1
- Northampton Town – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Leyton Orient – Cheltenham Town – 3-1
- Exeter City – Stevenage – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Barnsley – 2-1
- Burton Albion – Oxford United – 0-4
- Bristol Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
- Blackpool – Cambridge United – 1-0
