Blackburn vs Barnsley 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Barnsley 0. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Buckley.
- 45'+1': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Barnsley 1. Carlton Morris (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clarke Oduor.
- 62': Substitution, Barnsley. Jasper Moon replaces Michal Helik.
- 64': Josh Benson (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Reda Khadra.
- 65': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Barnsley 1. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Buckley.
- 67': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Barnsley. Devante Cole replaces Aaron Leya Iseka.
- 71': Substitution, Barnsley. Victor Adeboyejo replaces Clarke Oduor.
- 83': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces John Buckley.
- 85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 88': Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,228
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48 | Leeds United | 33 | 72 | 3 |
| +24 | Sheffield United | 33 | 70 | 5 |
| +34 | Burnley | 34 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Sunderland | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
 BAR |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.7 | Possession | 41.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 414 | Accurate Passes | 258 |
| 531 | Passes | 376 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 83 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 5 | Clearances | 13 |
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK)  |
| 25 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 16 | Scott Wharton |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 7 | Reda Khadra |
Barnsley (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Bradley Collins (GK) |
| 6 | Mads Andersen |
| 30 | Michal Helik |
| 5 | Liam Kitching |
| 7 | Callum Brittain |
| 4 | Callum Styles |
| 10 | Josh Benson |
| 21 | Romal Palmer |
| 11 | Aaron Leya Iseka |
| 14 | Carlton Morris |
| 22 | Clarke Oduor |
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