Barnsley 3-0 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League One · Tuesday 16 August 2022
Result
Barnsley 3-0 Bristol Rovers
League One · Tuesday 16 August 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0
Barnsley 3-0 Bristol Rovers: match report
Barnsley defeated Bristol Rovers 3-0 in the League One on Tuesday 16 August 2022. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Devante Cole opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Barnsley's goals came from Devante Cole (3'), Jordan Williams (13') and Josh Benson (56'). Bristol Rovers did not score.
Discipline: Barnsley received no yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Barnsley were 19th on 3 points from 3 and Bristol Rovers 3rd on 6 points from 3. Barnsley went on to finish that season 4th with 91 points, and Bristol Rovers 17th with 53.
Barnsley lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Josh Benson of Barnsley (8.9), ahead of Callum Styles (8.1).
Going into the match Barnsley's last five read L-W-L and Bristol Rovers's W-W-L.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Devante Cole
- 13'Goal · Jordan Williams
- 35'Yellow card · Paul Coutts
- 35'Yellow card · Sam Finley
- 56'Goal · Josh Benson
- 58'Yellow card · J. Connolly
Team news
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Barnsley line-up (3-4-1-2)
Brad Collins, Mads Andersen, Robbie Cundy, Liam Kitching, Jordan Williams, Luca Connell, Josh Benson, Callum Styles, Luke Thomas, Devante Cole, Jack Aitchison
Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)
James Belshaw, Harry Anderson, Luca Hoole, James Connolly, Lewis Gordon, Sam Finley, Paul Coutts, Harvey Saunders, Antony Evans, Aaron Collins, John Marquis