DERBY. Derby County defeats Barnsley 2-0 after R. Morrison scores a double.

The match was played at the Pride Park Stadium stadium in Derby on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones with the support of Darren Cann and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Derby County was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Derby County was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the match​.

Derby County shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Barnsley shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Derby County didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Barnsley received 2 yellow cards (M. Wolfe and C. Morris).

Standings

After this match, Derby County will have 24 points to sit in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley will stay with 23 points to sit in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Derby County will play away against AFC Bournemouth on the 12th of March with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Derby County (2 draws).

Barnsley will host Fulham on the 12th of March with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Fulham (0 draws).

Derby County – Formation

Derby County adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Wayne Mark Rooney decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop (7.5), Nathan Byrne (6.9), Curtis Davies (7.1), Eiran Joe Cashin (7.1), Festy Ebosele (6.8), Krystian Bielik (7.0), Max Bird (7.0), Malcolm Ebiowei (6.4), Ravel Morrison (8.6), Tom Lawrence (6.2) and Luke Plange (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lee Buchanan (6.6), Kelle Roos, Liam Thompson (6.7), Richard Stearman, Colin Kazim-Richards, Louie Sibley and Jason Knight (6.4).

Substitutions

Derby County made 3 changes: M. Ebiowei for L. Buchanan (65′), R. Morrison for J. Knight (79′) and K. Bielik for L. Thompson (79′).

Best player: Ravel Morrison​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Ravel Morrison.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.

Barnsley – Formation

Also Barnsley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Poya Asbaghi played with: Bradley Collins (6.4), Callum Brittain (6.2), Michał Helik (6.8), Mads Juel Andersen (6.8), Rémy Vita (7.1), Claudio Gomes (6.5), Matthew Wolfe (6.2), Callum Styles (7.1), Amine Bassi (6.2), Domingos Quina (6.2) and Carlton Morris (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Romal Palmer, Clarke Oduor (6.5), Liam Kitching (6.5), Devante Cole, Jack Walton, Aapo Halme and Josh Benson (7.0).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: M. Wolfe for J. Benson (61′), C. Gomes for C. Oduor (70′) and C. Brittain for L. Kitching (84′).

Best player: Callum Styles​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Callum Styles.

His rating is (7.1) with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Bristol City – Birmingham City – 1-2
• Derby County – Barnsley – 2-0
• Fulham – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
• Hull City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Luton Town – 2-1
• Preston North End – AFC Bournemouth – 2-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Cardiff City – 1-2
• Reading – Millwall – 0-1
• Stoke City – Blackpool – 0-1
• Swansea City – Coventry City – 3-1