BARNSLEY. Barnsley beats Cheltenham Town 1-0 after L. Thomas scored just 1 goal (66′).

The match was played at the Oakwell Stadium stadium in Barnsley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook assisted by Wayne Grunnill and Connor Brown. The 4th official was David Richardson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.6 degrees Celsius or 67.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Barnsley

1 - 0

Cheltenham Town

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 133 Attack 69
  • 59 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 7 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Barnsley was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Barnsley was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnsley won the match​.

Barnsley shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Barnsley didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (S. Long, L. Sercombe, E. Bonds and D. Adshead).

Match Timeline

9'
Sean Long - Yellow
16'
Liam Sercombe- Yellow
L. Connell- sub ->N. Cadden
37'
44'
Elliot Bonds- Yellow
56'
56'
George Lloyd- sub ->D. N\'Lundulu
Devante Cole- sub ->J. Norwood
61'
Aiden Marsh- sub ->J. Aitchison
61'
66'
69'
73'
73'
Callum Ebanks- sub ->T. Perry
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Plymouth Argyle
101
46
Ipswich Town
98
46
Sheffield Wednesday
96
46
Barnsley
86
46
Bolton Wanderers
81
46
Peterborough United
77
46
Derby County
76
46
Portsmouth
70
46
Wycombe Wanderers
69
46
Charlton Athletic
62
46
Lincoln City
62
46
Shrewsbury Town
59
46
Fleetwood Town
58
46
Exeter City
56
46
Burton Albion
56
46
Cheltenham Town
54
46
Bristol Rovers
53
46
Port Vale
49
46
Oxford United
47
46
Cambridge United
46
46
Milton Keynes Dons
45
46
Morecambe
44
46
Accrington Stanley
44
46
Forest Green Rovers
27
46

After playing this contest, Barnsley has 0 points to occupy the 21st place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Barnsley will host Peterborough United on the 6th of May with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (3 draws).

Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley
G
Brad Collins 40.England
7.2
D
Conor McCarthy 21.Republic of Ireland
7.4
D
Mads Andersen 6.Denmark
6.8
D
Liam Kitching 5.England
7.1
M
Jordan Williams 2.England
5.9
M
Nicky Cadden 7.Scotland
6.5
37'
M
L. Thomas 16.England
7.8
88' 66'
M
Josh Benson 10.England
6.8
M
Callum Styles 4.Hungary
7.3
F
James Norwood 9.England
6.6
61'
F
Jack Aitchison 27.Scotland
6.3
61'
Substitutes
G
Jack Walton 1.England
D
Jasper Moon 15.England
D
Robbie Cundy 24.England
M
William Hondermarck 23.France
6.7
88'
M
L. Connell 48.Republic of Ireland
6.8
37'
F
Aiden Marsh 19.England
6.7
61'
F
Devante Cole 44.England
6.2
61'

Barnsley adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Martin Devaney decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins (7.2), Conor McCarthy (7.4), Mads Juel Andersen (6.8), Liam Kitching (7.1), Jordan Williams (5.9), Josh Benson (6.8), Luke Thomas (7.8), Callum Styles (7.3), Nicky Cadden (6.5), James Norwood (6.6) and Jack Aitchison (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: William Hondermarck (6.7), Luca Connell (6.8), Jack Walton, Jasper Moon, Aiden Marsh (6.7), Robbie Cundy and Devante Cole (6.2).

Barnsley could not rely on the presence of L. Connell (injured).

Substitutions

Barnsley made 4 changes: N. Cadden for L. Connell (37′), J. Norwood for D. Cole (61′), J. Aitchison for A. Marsh (61′) and L. Thomas for W. Hondermarck (88′).

Best player: Luke Thomas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Luke Thomas.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 33 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town
G
Luke Southwood 1.England
6.4
D
Charlie Raglan 5.England
6.1
73'
D
Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland
7.1
9'
D
Caleb Taylor 14.England
6.5
M
Ryan Jackson 22.England
6.5
M
Lewis Freestone 6.England
7.7
M
Liam Sercombe 8.England
6.8
16'
M
Taylor Perry 28.England
6.9
73'
M
Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana
7.0
56' 44'
F
Alfie May 10.England
5.9
F
Dan N'Lundulu 9.England
6.5
56'
Substitutes
G
Shaun MacDonald 20.England
D
Grant Horton 24.England
M
Ellis Chapman 11.England
M
D. Adshead 16.England
6.4
56' 69'
F
George Lloyd 19.England
7.0
56'
F
Charlie Brown 7.England
6.8
73'
F
Callum Ebanks 25.England
6.6
73'

Also Cheltenham Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Russell Milton played with: Luke Southwood (6.4), Charlie Raglan (6.1), Caleb Taylor (6.5), Sean Long (7.1), Ryan Jackson (6.5), Liam Sercombe (6.8), Elliot Bonds (7.0), Taylor Perry (6.9), Lewis Freestone (7.7), Alfie May (5.9) and Dan N’Lundulu (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Shaun MacDonald, Ellis Chapman, Grant Horton, George Lloyd (7.0), Charlie Brown (6.8), Daniel Adshead (6.4) and Callum Ebanks (6.6).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 4 changes: E. Bonds for D. Adshead (56′), D. N’Lundulu for G. Lloyd (56′), C. Raglan for C. Brown (73′) and T. Perry for C. Ebanks (73′).

Best player: Lewis Freestone​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cheltenham Town was Lewis Freestone.

His rating is (7.7) with 49 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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