Barnsley 2-0 Forest Green Rovers: result and report
League One · Saturday 29 October 2022
Result
Barnsley 2-0 Forest Green Rovers
League One · Saturday 29 October 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Barnsley 2-0 Forest Green Rovers: match report
Barnsley defeated Forest Green Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 29 October 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.
Devante Cole opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Barnsley's goals came from Devante Cole (15') and Josh Martin (83'). Forest Green Rovers did not score.
Discipline: Barnsley received 1 yellow card; Forest Green Rovers received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Barnsley were 9th on 21 points from 15 and Forest Green Rovers 22nd on 13 points from 16. Barnsley went on to finish that season 4th with 91 points, and Forest Green Rovers 24th with 27.
Barnsley lined up in a 3-5-2 and Forest Green Rovers in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicky Cadden of Barnsley (7.8), ahead of Jordan Williams (7.7).
Going into the match Barnsley's last five read L-L-D-L-W and Forest Green Rovers's D-L-D-L-W.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Devante Cole
- 33'Yellow card · Liam Kitching
- 83'Goal · Josh Martin
Team news
Barnsley line-up (3-5-2)
Brad Collins, Tom Edwards, Mads Andersen, Liam Kitching, Jordan Williams, Herbie Kane, Luca Connell, Josh Benson, Nicky Cadden, Devante Cole, James Norwood
Forest Green Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)
Lewis Thomas, Dominic Bernard, Baily Cargill, Christian Marques, Corey O'Keeffe, Harvey Bunker, Regan Hendry, Harry Boyes, Myles Peart-Harris, Josh March, Connor Wickham