Last time out (QPR 2-2 Barnsley)
40. Brad Collins
20. Toby Sibbick
30. Michal Helik
5. Liam Kitching
7. Callum Brittain
21. Romal Palmer
10. Josh Benson
4. Callum Styles
28. Dominik Frieser
9. Cauley Woodrow
22. Clarke Oduor
Head to Head
Last six Barnsley v Birmingham results:
06/03/2021 (Championship) WON
Barnsley (Daryl Dike 49) 1-0 Birmingham
11/02/2020 (Championship) LOST
Barnsley 0-1 Birmingham (Scott Hogan 76)
04/11/2017 (Championship) WON
Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw 2, Zeki Fryers 68) 2-0 Birmingham
31/12/2016 (Championship) DREW
Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw 24, Sam Winnall 28) 2-2 Birmingham (Jacques Maghoma 33, Lukas Jutkiewicz pen 52)
30/11/2013 (Championship) LOST
Barnsley 0-3 Birmingham (Paul Caddis 13, pen 22, Nikola Zigic 37)
26/12/2012 (Championship) LOST
Barnsley (Jonathan Greening 38) 1-2 Birmingham (Curtis Davies 35, 77)
Overall Record:
Birmingham Wins: 39
Barnsley Wins: 26
Draws: 20
Birmingham Goals: 129
Barnsley Goals: 110
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 14
Birmingham Wins: 19
Draws: 10
Barnsley Goals: 61
Birmingham Goals: 68
First Met: Small Heath 3-1 Barnsley, Saturday 17th September 1898. Att: 5,000. (Second Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 7-2 Small Heath, Saturday 14th January 1899. Att: 2,000. (Second Division)
Biggest Defeats:
Small Heath 5-0 Barnsley, Saturday 2nd December 1899. (Second Division)
Barnsley 0-5 Birmingham, Saturday 14th February 1920. Att: 12,000. (Second Division)
Barnsley 0-5 Birmingham (Steve Claridge, Jonathan Hunt pen, Ken Charley, Neil Doherty, Richard Forsyth), Saturday 2nd September 1995. Att: 11,121. (Division One)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Daryl Dike 49) 1-0 Birmingham, Saturday 6th March 2021. Att: 0. (Championship)
Last Away Win: Birmingham (Scott Hogan 56) 1-2 Barnsley (Cauley Woodrow pen 71, Callum Styles 84), Tuesday 1st December 2020. Att: 0. (Championship)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw 24, Sam Winnall 28) 2-2 Birmingham (Jacques Maghoma 33, Lukas Jutkiewicz pen 52), Saturday 31st December 2016. Att: 13,367. (Championship)
Last Away Draw: Birmingham (Nikola Zigic 10) 1-1 Barnsley (Jacob Mellis 61), Wednesday 1st January 2014. Att: 14,422. (Championship)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 Birmingham (Scott Hogan 76), Tuesday 11th February 2020. Att: 12,788. (Championship)
Last Away Defeat: Birmingham (Lukas Jutkiewicz 69, Alvaro 77) 2-0 Barnsley, Tuesday 20th August 2019. Att: 20,061. (Championship)
Last Home Meeting:
Saturday 6th March 2021 (Championship)
Oakwell attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
Barnsley 1-0 Birmingham
Barnsley:
40. Brad Collins
26. Michael Sollbauer
30. Michal Helik
6. Mads Andersen
7. Callum Brittain
21. Romal Palmer
27. Alex Mowatt
4. Callum Styles
28. Dominik Frieser
9. Cauley Woodrow
10. Daryl Dike
Substitutions:
2. Jordan Williams (for Styles 45)
14. Carlton Morris (for Frieser 45)
24. Aapo Halme (for Palmer 58)
20. Toby Sibbick (for Sollbauer 71)
29. Victor Adeboyejo (for Woodrow 88)
Unused Substitutes:
1. Jack Walton, 8. Herbie Kane, 11. Conor Chaplin, 22. Clarke Oduor.
Manager: Valerien Ismael (25th October 2020 – 29th June 2021)
Birmingham:
30. Neil Etheridge
12. Harlee Dean
4. Marc Roberts
5. George Friend
6. Yan Valery
20. Gary Gardner
24. Rekeem Harper
34. Ivan Sunjic
3. Kristian Pedersen
10. Lukas Jutkiewicz
9. Scott Hogan
Substitutes:
17. Ivan Sánchez (for Friend 69)
11. Jeremie Bela (for Jutkiewicz 70)
14. Jonathan Leko (for Harper 84)
16. Sam Cosgrove (for Hogan 84)
Unused Substitutes:
1. Andres Prieto, 2. Maxime Colin, 8. Adam Clayton, 15. Jake Clarke-Salter, 35. Alen Halilovic.
Manager: Aitor Karanka (31st July 2020 – 16th March 2021)
League positions after the game:
Barnsley: 6th P: 34 W: 17 D: 6 L: 11 F: 42 A: 37 GD: +5 Points: 57
Birmingham: 21st P: 35 W: 8 D: 11 L: 16 F: 26 A: 43 GD: -17 Points: 35
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 16 (Collins, Andersen, Brittain, Helik, Styles, Palmer, Frieser, Woodrow, Walton, J.Williams, Sibbick, Oduor, Halme, Kane, Morris, Adeboyejo)
Birmingham: 16 (Etheridge, Pedersen, Roberts, Friend, Dean, Gardner, Sunjic, Hogan, Jutkiewicz, Colin, Clayton, Leko, Sanchez, Halilovic, Bela, Cosgrove)
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 1 (Markus Schopp 29th June 2021 - present)
Birmingham: 1 (Lee Bowyer 16th March 2021 – present)
Last Season/This Season:
Last six 2020-2021/2021-2022 results:
Barnsley:
21/08/21 QPR (Ilias Chair 76, Charlie Austin 90) 2-2 Barnsley (Dominik Frieser 14, Cauley Woodrow 27) (Championship)
17/08/21 Barnsley 0–1 Luton (Amari Bell 4) (Championship)
14/08/21 Barnsley (Dominik Frieser 39) 1–0 Coventry (Championship)
10/08/21 Bolton 0-0 Barnsley (Carabao Cup First Round)
07/08/21 Cardiff (Marlon Pack 54) 1-1 Barnsley (Toby Sibbick 69) (Championship)
22/05/21 Swansea (Matt Grimes 39) 1-1 Barnsley (Cauley Woodrow 71) (Championship Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg)
W: 1 D: 4 L: 1 F: 5 A: 5 GD: 0
League Record: W: 1 D: 2 L: 1 F: 4 A: 4 GD: 0 Points: 5 Pos: 13th
Birmingham:
24/08/21 Birmingham 0-2 Fulham (Jay Stansfield 26, Antonee Robinson 90) (Carabao Cup Second Round)
21/08/21 Luton 0-5 Birmingham (Marc Roberts 7, Scott Hogan 26, 47, Gary Gardner 84, Chuks Aneke 88) (Championship)
18/08/21 Birmingham 0-2 Bournemouth (Dominic Solanke 77, Jaidon Anthony 87) (Championship)
14/08/21 Birmingham 0-0 Stoke (Championship)
10/08/21 Birmingham (Marcel Oakley 75) 1-0 Colchester (Carabao Cup First Round)
07/08/21 Sheffield United 0-1 Birmingham (Maxime Colin 19) (Championship)
W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 F: 7 A: 4 GD: +3
League Record: W: 2 D: 1 L: 1 F: 6 A: 2 GD: +4 Points: 7 Pos: 8th
Birmingham last time out:
Birmingham 0-2 Fulham
1. Neil Etheridge
21. Dion Sanderson
5. George Friend
43. Mitchell Roberts
52. Marcel Oakley
34. Ivan Sunjic
18. Riley McGree
23. Juan Familia-Castillo
14. Jonathan Leko
15. Chuks Aneke
24. Jordan Graham
Substitutions:
31. Charlie Lakin (for Sunjic 61)
54. Keyendrah Simmonds (for Aneke 62)
42. Alfie Chang (for Sanderson 73)
Unused Substitutes:
27. Connal Trueman, 39. Jobe Bellingham, 41. Remi Walker.
Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer said:
"A lot of the players will have got an unbelievable experience from that. A lot of these lads that were playing tonight for Fulham played in the Premier League last season.
"They should take so much home tonight, they haven't disgraced the football club or themselves, they gave everything."
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