Brighton & Hove Albion vs Barnsley, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Brighton & Hove Albion

12': Glenn Murray
48': Glenn Murray

FT
2 - 0

Barnsley

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Barnsley

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
2': Attempt saved. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beram Kayal.
2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Adam Davies.
4': Attempt missed. Cole Kpekawa (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
6': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion).
6': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
9': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
10': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
11': Cole Kpekawa (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
12': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnsley 0. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beram Kayal.
14': Delay in match Marc Roberts (Barnsley) because of an injury.
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion).
19': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
21': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Bong.
23': Attempt missed. Adam Hammill (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Scowen.
23': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
23': Sam Winnall (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley).
24': Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Sam Winnall (Barnsley).
26': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
27': Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
28': Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
28': Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jiri Skalak.
29': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
29': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
35': Offside, Barnsley. Adam Hammill tries a through ball, but Sam Winnall is caught offside.
36': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
37': Attempt blocked. Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
38': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion).
38': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Adam Davies.
45': Delay in match Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Foul by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley).
45'+3': Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+5': Angus MacDonald (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+5': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnsley 0.
0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Barnsley 0.
45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Barnsley 0.
45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Beram Kayal because of an injury.
46': Foul by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley).
46': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Barnsley).
47': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Barnsley 0. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jiri Skalak with a cross following a set piece situation.
53': Attempt saved. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jiri Skalak with a cross.
54': Attempt missed. Adam Hammill (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
55': Attempt blocked. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
55': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Cole Kpekawa.
57': Attempt blocked. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Stockdale.
60': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jiri Skalak tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
61': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
61': Josh Scowen (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marley Watkins with a cross following a set piece situation.
63': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
64': Substitution, Barnsley. Ryan Kent replaces Marley Watkins.
66': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
66': Josh Scowen (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert following a set piece situation.
69': Cole Kpekawa (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
71': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Cole Kpekawa (Barnsley).
72': Cole Kpekawa (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
74': Josh Scowen (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt saved. Josh Scowen (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Winnall.
76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Sam Baldock replaces Tomer Hemed.
77': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
80': Substitution, Barnsley. Tom Bradshaw replaces Sam Winnall.
80': Substitution, Barnsley. Sam Morsy replaces Josh Scowen.
81': Foul by Marc Roberts (Barnsley).
81': Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jiri Skalak with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steve Sidwell replaces Jiri Skalak.
85': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
85': Foul by Marc Roberts (Barnsley).
85': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Barnsley).
86': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Murray.
88': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw.
90': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
90': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
90'+1': Foul by Sam Morsy (Barnsley).
90'+1': Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Cole Kpekawa (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Barnsley 0.

Statistics

BAR		BHA
12	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
41	Possession	59
10	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
233	Accurate Passes	363
317	Passes	460
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	7
16	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.4
56	Long Balls	94
16	Accurate Long Balls	53
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	5
15	Effective Tackles	12
20	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
27	Effective Clearances	17
39	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 26,018

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough	5	+6	13
2	Stoke City	5	+6	12
3	Bristol City	5	+8	11
4	Leicester City	5	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
22	Shane Duffy
3	Gaëtan Bong
2	Bruno
7	Biram Kiyal
6	Dale Stephens
8	Jiri Skalak
11	Anthony Knockaert
17	Glenn Murray
10	Tomer Hemed

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Steve Sidwell, Rob Hunt, Sam Baldock, Jamie Murphy, Connor Goldson, Niki Mäenpää, Oliver Norwood.

Barnsley (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
5	Angus MacDonald
4	Marc Roberts
19	Cole Kpekawa
17	Andy Yiadom
8	Conor Hourihane
6	Josh Scowen
7	Adam Hammill
15	Marley Watkins
32	Adam Armstrong
9	Sam Winnall

Barnsley Substitutes:

Tom Bradshaw, Sam Morsy, Ryan Kent, Adam Jackson, James Bree, Nick Townsend, Elliott Lee.

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