Team News
Peter Ramage, Jean-Yves Mvoto and Sam Winnall are all set to return to the Reds squad for Lee Johnson’s first home match in charge.
Mvoto is available following a one-match suspension but is unlikely to displace Mason Holgate who excelled at Gillingham on Saturday.
Ramage is fit again following a knee problem that has seen him miss the last four matches but again Johnson may be loath to tinker with a defence searching for a fourth successive clean sheet.
Adam Davies who has been in goal for all four games will keep his place with Johnson revealing some worrying news today that Ross Turnbull could miss the rest of the season with his back problem. An operation now seems the likely course of action.
It is the return of Sam Winnall that will really cheer the supporters. The 24 year old has missed the best part of three months with a hamstring injury, reappearing only fleetingly against Port Vale in January and Oldham in February. He is now fully fit again and will probably be on the bench.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
George Smith
Mason Holgate
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
Josh Scowen
Ben Pearson
Conor Hourihane
John O’Sullivan
Milan Lalkovic
George Waring
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Coventry results:
19/8/14 Coventry (Josh McQuoid 4, Jordan Clarke 44) 2-2 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 31, Leroy Lita 45) (League One)
4/1/14 Barnsley (Jim O’Brien 19) 1-2 Coventry (Franck Moussa 78, Leon Clarke 89) (FA Cup)
25/2/12 Coventry (Clive Platt 90) 1-0 Barnsley (Championship)
1/10/11 Barnsley (Andy Gray 42,55) 2-0 Coventry (Championship)
3/1/11 Barnsley Nathan Doyle 4, Goran Lovre 57) 2-1 Coventry (Freddy Eastwood 35) (Championship)
23/10/10 Coventry (Gary McSheffrey 9, Clive Baker 86, Jordan Clarke 90) 3-0 Barnsley (Championship)
9/1/10 Coventry (Freddy Eastwood 24, Sammy Clingan 27, Clinton Morrison 90) 3-1 Barnsley (Jon Macken 50) (Championship)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 16
Coventry Wins: 27
Draws: 13
Barnsley Goals: 70
Coventry Goals: 96
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 14
Coventry Wins: 7
Draws: 6
Barnsley Goals: 45
Coventry Goals: 30
First Met In League: Barnsley 1-0 Coventry Crewe Saturday 20th March 1920.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 6-2 Coventry Saturday 31st March 1923.
Biggest Defeat: Coventry 4-0 Barnsley Saturday 16th October 1948, Saturday 23rd February 2002 and Saturday 2nd February 2008.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Andy Gray 42,55) 2-0 Coventry Saturday 1st October 2011.
Last Away Win: Coventry 2-3 Barnsley Saturday 25th August 1923.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Bruce Dyer 79) 1-1 Coventry (Jairo Martinez 54) Tuesday 25th September 2001.
Last Away Draw: Coventry (Josh McQuoid 4, Jordan Clarke 44) 2-2 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 31, Leroy Lita 45) Tuesday 19th August 2014.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Jim O’Brien 19) 1-2 Coventry (Franck Moussa 78, Leon Clarke 89) Saturday 4th January 2014.
Last Away Defeat: Coventry (Clive Platt 90) 1-0 Barnsley Saturday 25th February 2012.
Last Home Meeting:
Saturday 4th January 2014.
Barnsley 1 2 Coventry
O’Brien 19 Moussa 78
Clarke 89
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Peter Ramage, Tom Kennedy, Martin Cranie, Jean-Yves Mvoto, Jim O’Brien, Stephen Dawson, David Perkins (Jason Scotland 77), Tomasz Cywka, Jacob Mellis, Chris O’Grady (Marcus Pedersen 66)
Unused substitutes:
Christian Dibble, Lewin Nyatanga, Dale Jennings, Kelvin Etutu, Paddy McCourt.
Manager: Danny Wilson (17th December 2013- 12th February 2015)
Coventry:
Joe Murphy, Cyrus Christie, Blair Adams, Andy Webster, Jordan Willis, John Fleck, Carl Baker, Franck Moussa, Leon Clarke, Denzel Slager (Adam Barton 57), Billy Daniels.
Unused substitutes:
Lee Burge, Aaron Phillips, Stuart Urquhart, Ryan Haynes, Louis Garner, Ben Maund.
Manager: Steven Pressley (8th March 2013- 23rd February 2015)
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 6- (Ramage, Cranie, Mvoto, Dibble, Nyatanga, Jennings)
Coventry: 7- (Webster, Willis, Fleck, Burge, Phillips, Haynes, Barton,
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 2 (Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 2015, Lee Johnson 2015-present)
Coventry: 1 (Dave Hockaday/Neil Macfarlane 2015)
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
28/2/15 Gillingham 0-1 Barnsley (George Waring) (League One)
24/2/15 Scunthorpe 0–1 Barnsley (Josh Scowen) (League One)
21/2/15 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga, Paul Rachubka og) 2–0 Crewe (League One)
14/2/15 Crawley 5-1 Barnsley (Kane Hemmings) (League One)
10/2/15 Barnsley (Peter Ramage) 1–2 Fleetwood (League One)
7/2/15 Swindon 2–0 Barnsley (League One)
W: 3 D: 0 L: 3 F: 6 A: 9 GD: -3 Points: 9
Coventry:
28/2/2015 Coventry (Chris Stokes, Dominic Samuel) 2-1 MK Dons (League One)
21/2/15 Sheffield United 2-2 Coventry (Dominic Samuel 2) (League One)
10/2/15 Coventry (Marcus Tudgay) 1-1 Scunthorpe (League One)
7/2/15 Preston 1-0 Coventry (League One)
31/1/15 Coventry (Dominic Samuel, Sanmi Odelusi) 2-2 Rochdale (League One)
24/1/15 Yeovil 0-0 Coventry (League One)
W: 1 D: 4 L: 1 F: 7 A: 7 GD: 0 Points: 7
Coventry last time out:
Coventry 2-1 MK Dons:
Lee Burge, Aaron Phillips, Aaron Martin, Matthew Pennington, Chris Stokes, John Fleck, Luke Williams (George Thomas 45), Jim O’Brien (Jack Finch 80), Adam Barton, Dominic Samuel, Marcus Tudgay (Nick Proschwitz 57)
Unused Substitutes:
Reice Charles-Cook, Frank Nouble, Ryan Haynes, Blair Turgott.
Interesting Stats:
Despite having won just twice in 28 visits to Coventry, Barnsley have won two of the last three meetings at Oakwell.
Those two wins are however the only ones The Reds have managed against the Sky Blues in the last 17 clashes home or away.
Coventry need four more goals to reach 100 v Barnsley.
One team has scored at least twice in six of the past seven meetings- Coventry on four of those occasions.
The 2-2 draw at Coventry’s temporary Sixfields Stadium back in August was the first stalemate between the two sides for eight meetings. They have not drawn at Oakwell since 2001 (eight Oakwell meetings ago)
Like Barnsley, Coventry recently dispensed of their manager as Steven Pressley was axed on the 23rd February after just less than two years in charge.
The chop came following a run of seven games without a win and just one victory in 11.
That dismal run of results had left the Sky Blues staring at the relegation zone. However as tends to be the case when a manager is sacked, Coventry bounced back to win their first game under the caretaker stewardship of Neil Macfarlane and ex Leeds boss Dave Hockaday, defeating second placed MK Dons 2-1 at the weekend.
It was Coventry’s first home league victory since October and only their fifth of the season.
Tomorrow night Coventry go looking for their first away win in four but they have won just three on the road all season, only Crawley (2) have won less.
Overall this season Coventry have won just eight of their 32 games, only bottom side Yeovil with seven have won less.
The Sky Blues are one of the division’s lowest scorers, they are one of eight teams to have scored less than 40 league goals this season, and three of those teams reside in the relegation zone.
They have scored more than once just 11 times, but two of those have come in their last two matches.
There is likely to be some familiar faces on show for the Oakwell faithful tomorrow. Former Reds Marcus Tudgay, Nick Proschwitz, Jim O’Brien and Frank Nouble all now ply their trade at the Ricoh.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 20 Won: 8 Drawn: 3 Lost: 9 Scored: 21 Conceded: 29.
Last match on the 3rd March: 2012. Barnsley (Craig Davies) 1-1 Nottingham Forest. Att: 10,550.
Last win: 2001
Last draw: 2012
Last defeat: 2009
STAT! – Barnsley have failed to win any of their last three games on this date, losing two.
Coventry:
Played: 15 Won: 4 Drawn: 3 Lost: 8 Scored: 16 Conceded: 21.
Last match on the 3rd March: 2012. Leicester 2-0 Coventry. Att: 25,487.
Last win: 2007
Last draw: 2001
Last defeat: 2012
STAT! – Coventry have won only one of their last five matches on this date.
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Other Fixtures:
Tuesday 3rd March 2015:
7:30pm:
Sheffield United v Peterborough
7:45pm:
Bradford v Crawley
Colchester v Notts County
Fleetwood v Scunthorpe
Leyton Orient v Bristol City
MK Dons v Chesterfield
Port Vale v Oldham
Preston v Doncaster
Rochdale v Crewe
Swindon v Gillingham
Yeovil v Walsall