Team News
Barnsley will be without two of their loanees Joe Dudgeon and Devante Cole who have returned to Hull and Manchester City respectively. Marcello Trotta is still at Oakwell but is unlikely to feature after hurting his back in training, and will return to Fulham next week.
Ross Turnbull is available again following suspension but George Williams is cup-tied after appearing for Worcester in earlier rounds.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
George Smith
Mason Holgate
Peter Ramage
Lewin Nyatanga
Luke Berry
Conor Hourihane
James Bailey
Dale Jennings
Leroy Lita
Kane Hemmings
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Middlesbrough results:
26/4/14 Middlesbrough (Lee Tomlin 2, Danny Graham) 3-1 Barnsley (Jean Yves-Mvoto) (Championship)
19/10/13 Barnsley (Paddy McCourt, Chris O’Grady 2) 3-2 Middlesbrough (Albert Adomah 2) (Championship)
9/12/13 Middlesbrough (Mustapha Carayol, Curtis Main) 2-3 Barnsley (Jim O’Brien, Scott Golbourne, Jason Scotland (Championship)
18/8/12 Barnsley (Craig Davies) 1-0 Middlesbrough (Championship)
6/3/12 Middlesbrough (Seb Hines, Bartholomew Ogbeche) 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
16/8/11 Barnsley (Stephen McManus og) 1-3 Middlesbrough (Scott McDonald, Barry Robson, Marvin Emnes) (Championship)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 16
Middlesbrough Wins: 28
Draws: 11
Barnsley Goals: 54
Middlesbrough Goals: 99
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 12
Middlesbrough Wins: 8
Draws: 6
Barnsley Goals: 35
Middlesbrough Goals: 40
First Met In Cup Competitions: Middlesbrough 4-1 Barnsley, Tuesday 30th January 1968. (League Cup)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-2 Middlesbrough, Saturday 10th February 1900. (Second Division)
Biggest Defeat: Barnsley 2-7 Middlesbrough, Saturday 22nd February 1902. (Second Division)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Paddy McCourt 26, Chris O’Grady 41,43) 3-2 Middlesbrough (Albert Adomah 82,84) Saturday 19th October 2013. (Championship)
Last Away Win: Middlesbrough (Mustapha Carayol 50, Curtis Main 62) 2-3 Barnsley (Jim O’Brien 6, Scott Golbourne 70, Jason Scotland 76) Saturday 9th February 2013. (Championship)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Andy Liddell) 1-1 Middlesbrough (Jan-Aage Fjortoft) Saturday 22nd April 1995. (Division One)
Last Away Draw: Middlesbrough (Scott McDonald 84) 1-1 Barnsley (Marlon Harewood 22) Saturday 16th April 2011. (Championship)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Stephen McManus og 4) 1-3 Middlesbrough (Scott McDonald 11, Barry Robson 13, Marvin Emnes 44) Tuesday 16th August 2011. (Championship)
Last Away Defeat: Middlesbrough (Lee Tomlin 54,90, Danny Graham 90) 3-1 Barnsley (Jean-Yves Mvoto 53) Saturday 26th April 2014. (Championship)
Last Home Meeting:
Saturday 19th October 2013.
Barnsley 3 2 Middlesbrough
McCourt 26 Adomah 82,84
O’Grady 41,43
Barnsley:
Jack Butland, Tom Kennedy, Martin Cranie, Scott Wiseman, Jean-Yves Mvoto, David Perkins, Jacob Mellis (Tomasz Cywka 65), David Fox, Paddy McCourt (Jim O’Brien 29), Chris O’Grady, Marcus Pedersen (Jason Scotland 75)
Unused substitutes:
Bobby Hassell, Stephen Dawson, Dale Jennings, Kelvin Etuhu.
Manager: David Flitcroft (29th December 2012- 30th November 2013)
Middlesbrough:
Jason Steele, George Friend, Frazer Richardson, Seb Hines, Ben Gibson, Jacob Butterfield (Richard Smallwood 45), Grant Leadbitter, Dean Whitehead (Marvin Emnes 45), Albert Adomah, Lukas Jutkiewicz (Mustapha Carayol 67), Kei Kamara.
Unused substitutes:
Dimi Konstantopoulos, Rhys Williams, Stuart Parnaby, Jozsef Varga.
Manager: Tony Mowbray (26th October 2010- 21st October 2013) this was Mowbray’s last game in charge of Middlesbrough.
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 3 (Cranie, Mvoto, Jennings)
Middlesbrough: 11 (Steele, on loan at Blackburn, Friend, Hines, Gibson, Leadbitter, Whitehead, Adomah, Kamara, Konstantopoulos, Williams, Carayol)
Number of managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 2 (Micky Mellon-2013, Danny Wilson-2013-present)
Middlesbrough: 2 (Mark Venus 2013, Aitor Karanka 2013- present)
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
26/12/14 Preston 1-0 Barnsley (League One)
20/12/14 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane, Devante Cole) 2-0 Leyton Orient (League One)
16/12/14 Chester 0-3 Barnsley (Kane Hemmings, Dale Jennings 2) (FA Cup)
13/12/14 Walsall 3-1 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga) (League One)
7/12/14 Barnsley 0-0 Chester (FA Cup)
2/12/14 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga) 1–1 Doncaster (League One)
W: 2 D: 2 L: 2 F: 7 A: 5 GD: +1 Points: 4 *one win and one draw in cup.
Middlesbrough:
28/12/14 Blackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough (Championship)
26/12/14 Middlesbrough (George Friend, Jelle Vossen, Grant Leadbitter) 3-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)
20/12/14 Ipswich 2-0 Middlesbrough (Championship)
13/12/14 Middlesbrough (Patrick Bamford, Grant Leadbitter) 2-0 Derby (Championship)
6/12/14 Millwall 1-5 Middlesbrough (Jelle Vossen 3, Patrick Bamford, Kike) (Championship)
29/11/14 Middlesbrough (Patrick Bamford) 1-1 Blackburn (Championship)
W: 3 D: 2 L: 1 F: 11 A: 4 GD: +7 Points: 11
Interesting Stats:
Barnsley have won four of the last five meetings at Oakwell and have lost just one of the last six at home.
There has been three braces scored in the past two meetings.
One team has netted three times in each of the past three clashes, and there has been 14 goals in those three games.
Middlesbrough’s next goal will be their 100th against Barnsley in all competitions.
Barnsley and Middlesbrough have met once before in the FA Cup. Back in the 1980-1981 season, Boro ended The Reds run at the Fifth Round with a 2-1 win at Ayresome Park.
Barnsley are going to have play above their best to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup for only the second time since their epic run to the Semi-Finals seven years ago.
They face a Middlesbrough team who relegated The Reds back in April and are now well on course to exit the Championship themselves this season in the opposite direction.
Boro currently sit in fourth place in the table, just five points off leaders Bournemouth following a run of just one defeat in 11 which includes five wins.
Barnsley needed a replay to see off Conference side Chester in the second round and a draw might not be a bad bet for tomorrow as Boro have endured stalemates in eight of their last 17 matches.
Boro have been very strong on the road this season and have lost just two of their last 12 away from the Riverside Stadium in all competitions. Overall they have won six and lost only three of their 12 away Championship matches in 2014-2015, only the division’s top two have lost less and only leaders Bournemouth have won more (7)
Aitor Karanka’s side have conceded only 10 away goals this season, the joint best record in the Championship.
Middlesbrough have not won their first game of a new calendar year since 2009 when they knocked non league Barrow out of the FA Cup.
Remarkably Barnsley have failed to win their first match of the New Year since 2000.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 18 Won: 6 Drawn: 4 Lost: 8 Scored: 17 Conceded: 25.
Last match on the 3rd January: 2011. Barnsley (Nathan Doyle, Goran Lovre) 2-1 Coventry. Att: 11,118.
Last win: 2011
Last draw: 2005
Last defeat: 2009
STAT! – Barnsley have lost only one of their last six matches on this date, but that was also on FA Cup Third Round day, a 3-0 reverse at West Ham in 2009.
FA Cup STAT! – Since their epic run to the semi-finals in 2008, Barnsley have gone out in the Third Round in five of the following six seasons.
Middlesbrough:
Played: 15 Won: 6 Drawn: 4 Lost: 5 Scored: 22 Conceded: 26.
Last match on the 3rd January: 2011. Middlesbrough (Leon Barnett og) 1-1 Norwich. Att: 16,853.
Last win: 2009
Last draw: 2011
Last defeat: 1999
STAT! – Middlesbrough are unbeaten in three on this date and have lost one of the last eight (four wins)
FA Cup STAT! – Middlesbrough have exited the FA Cup at this stage in three of the past four seasons.
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Other Fixtures:
Friday 2nd January 2015:
7:45pm:
Cardiff v Colchester
Saturday 3rd January 2015:
3pm:
Blyth Spartans v Birmingham
Bolton v Wigan
Brentford v Brighton
Cambridge v Luton
Charlton v Blackburn
Derby v Southport
Doncaster v Bristol City
Fulham v Wolves
Huddersfield v Reading
Leicester v Newcastle
Millwall v Bradford
Preston v Norwich
Rochdale v Nottingham Forest
Rotherham v Bournemouth
Tranmere v Swansea
West Brom v Gateshead
Sunday 4th January 2015:
1pm:
Dover v Crystal Palace
QPR v Sheffield United
Sunderland v Leeds
3pm:
Aston Villa v Blackpool
Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Ipswich
Stoke v Wrexham
3:30pm:
Yeovil v Manchester United
4pm:
Chelsea v Watford
5:30pm:
Arsenal v Hull
Monday 5th January 2015:
7:45pm:
Burnley v Tottenham
7:55pm:
AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool
Tuesday 6th January 2015:
7:45pm:
Everton v West Ham
Scunthorpe v Chesterfield