Barnsley 2 Stoke City 0 - player ratings

Chief football writer Stuart Rayner does some man-marking on a night which was more about the collective graft to claim a result than individual showiness.

Brad Collins – very little to do 6

Toby Sibbick – got stuck in well but a couple of shanked clearances too 6

Michail Helik – stead away 6

Mads Andersen – never over-extended 6

Callum Brittain – his corner led to the opener, but not directly 6

Alex Mowatt – had a first-half shot saved 6

Romal Palmer – forced a good low save from Angus Gunn 6

Callum Styles – produced a moment of quality out of keeping with almost everything before or after 7

Dominik Frieser – a very good first-half finish only undermined by being offside at the time; that apart his work mainly came from long throw-ins 6

Cauley Woodrow – worked hard and would have made a very takeable chance for Daryl Dike but for Danny Batth's intervention 6

Carlton Morris – won a couple of flick-ons but a quiet night for him in a subdued game 6.

Substitutes:

Victor Adeboyejo (for Morris, 61) – put himself about 5

Daryl Dike (for Frieser, 61) – blew a chance but took his goal well 6

Aapo Halme (for Palmer, 69) – came on to see out the result 5

Michael Solbauer (for Sibbick, 85) – N/A

Conor Chaplin (for Woodrow, 85) – N/A.

Not used: Walton, Williams, Kane, Oduor.

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