Team News
Ross Turnbull returns from a one-match suspension and should replace Adam Davies. Manager Danny Wilson could look to ring the changes with The Reds having lost four of their last six league matches but Joe Dudgeon, James Bree and Sam Winnall remain sidelined.
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 Oldham results:
7/10/14 Oldham (Dominic Poleon 22, Danny Philliskirk 44) 2-2 Barnsley (Luke Berry 53, Sam Winnall 90) (Football League Trophy)
15/4/06 Oldham 0-3 Barnsley (Chris Shuker, Stephen McPhail, Martin Devaney) (League One)
1/10/05 Barnsley (Daniel Nardiello, Martin Devaney, Chris Shuker 2) 4-0 Oldham (League One)
16/4/05 Barnsley (Simon Johnson 2) 2-2 Oldham (Chris Killen, Luke Beckett) (League One)
20/11/04 Oldham (Chris Killen 2, Scott Vernon) 3-2 Barnsley (Michael Boulding, Michael Chopra) (League One)
16/3/04 Oldham (Paul Murray) 1-1 Barnsley (Daniel Nardiello) (Division Two)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 25
Oldham Wins: 30
Draws: 23
Barnsley Goals: 102
Oldham Goals: 101
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 19
Oldham Wins: 9
Draws: 11
Barnsley Goals: 65
Oldham Goals: 39
First Met In League: Oldham 1-0 Barnsley, Saturday 26th October 1907. (Second Division)
Biggest Win: Oldham 0-4 Barnsley, Saturday 1st January 1927, Barnsley 4-0 Oldham, Saturday 29th September 1934 & Saturday 1st October 2005. (League One)
Biggest Defeat: Oldham 6-0 Barnsley, Saturday 26th February 1972. (Third Division)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Daniel Nardiello 8, Martin Devaney 12, Chris Shuker 14, 54) 4-0 Oldham, Saturday 1st October 2005. (League One)
Last Away Win: Oldham 0-3 Barnsley (Chris Shuker 49, Stephen McPhail 62, Martin Devaney 79) Saturday 15th April 2006. (League One)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Simon Johnson 6,79) 2-2 Oldham (Chris Killen 37, Luke Beckett 66) Saturday 16th April 2005. (League One)
Last Away Draw: Oldham (Dominic Poelon 22, Danny Philliskirk 44) 2-2 Barnsley (Luke Berry 53, Sam Winnall 90) Tuesday 7th October 2014. (Football League Trophy)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 Oldham Saturday 8th September 1990. (Second Division)
Last Away Defeat: Oldham (Chris Killen 17,90, Scott Vernon 90) 3-2 Barnsley (Michael Boulding 11, Michael Chopra 55) Saturday 20th November 2004. (League One)
Last Home Meeting:
Saturday 1st October 2005.
Barnsley 4 0 Oldham
Nardiello 8
Devaney 12
Shuker 14,54
Barnsley:
Nick Colgan, Bobby Hassell, Paul Reid, Robbie Williams, Matt Carbon (Dale Tonge 46), Chris Shuker, Jacob Burns, Martin Devaney, Brian Howard (Nicky Wroe 65), Paul Hayes (Marc Richards 73), Daniel Nardiello.
Unused substitutes:
Scott Flinders, Nathan Jarman.
Manager: Andy Ritchie (4th March 2005- 21st November 2006)
Oldham:
Chris Day, Terrell Forbes, Gareth Owen (Marc Tierney 39), Rob Scott, Guy Branston, Ritchie Wellens, David Eyres, Richard Butcher, Andy Liddell, Chris Killen, Luke Beckett (Paul Warne 59)
Unused substitutes:
Terry Smith, Mark Hughes, Chris Porter.
Manager: Ronnie Moore (1st March 2005-1st June 2006)
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 0
Oldham: 0
Number of managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 6 (Simon Davey-2006-2009, Mark Robins-2009-2011, Keith Hill, 2011-2012, David Flitcroft-2012-2013, Micky Mellon-2013, Danny Wilson-2013-present)
Oldham: 6 (John Sheridan- 2006-2009, Joe Royle- 2009, Dave Penney- 2009-2010, Paul Dickov- 2010-2013, Tony Philliskirk- 2013, Lee Johnson- 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.
Oldham:
26/12/14 Oldham (George Elokobi) 1-2 Crewe (League One)
20/12/14 MK Dons 7-0 Oldham (League One)
13/12/14 Oldham 0-4 Yeovil (League One)
6/12/14 Oldham 0-1 Doncaster (FA Cup)
29/11/14 Rochdale 0-3 Oldham (Daniel Johnson 2, Jonathan Forte) (League One)
25/11/14 Oldham (Dominic Poleon, Danny Philliskirk) 2-2 Preston (Football League Trophy)
W: 1 D: 1 L: 4 F: 6 A: 16 GD: -10 Points: 3 *one win in cup.
Interesting Stats:
Barnsley have lost just one of the last seven meetings with Oldham (excluding a penalty shootout) and did the double over them the last time they were in the same division (2005-2006) scoring seven goals and conceding none.
Barnsley have a strong home record against the Latics, winning 19 of 39 meetings at Oakwell and they are unbeaten in the last nine here.
Barnsley and Oldham have already met this season, in the Johnstones Paint Trophy back in October. The Reds fell two goals behind at Boundary Park but produced a stirring second half comeback that saw Sam Winnall equalise in the final minute. However they were beaten 4-2 in the subsequent penalty shootout.
Oldham, who have failed to finish in the top ten of League One in any of the last six seasons looked to be mounting a serious assault for promotion earlier in this campaign and they went on an 11 match unbeaten run from the end of August to the beginning of November which saw them second in the table.
However they have won just once in eight league matches since and come into this match in 11th place, three points off the play-off places on the back of a three match losing streak, their worst run since September 2013.
Included in this was a 7-0 hammering at MK Dons last weekend, their heaviest defeat since a 7-1 mauling at home to Cardiff in 2002.
Oldham come into this match as away day draw specialists. They have had six stalemates on the road, the most in the league. Lee Johnson’s side have won only twice away from Boundary Park, only Crawley (1) have won less. But they have been beaten just three times (two of which have come in their last three away matches)
Oldham have conceded 33 goals in their 22 league games, the most amongst the top half sides and they have kept just one clean sheet in their past 13 League One outings.
Despite a strong showing on the road, the Latics have conceded 17 away goals; only four sides have conceded more.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 17 Won: 6 Drawn: 5 Lost: 6 Scored: 20 Conceded: 31.
Last match on the 29th December: 2013. Barnsley (Tomasz Cywka) 1-2 Derby. Att: 16,338.
Last win: 1990
Last draw: 2007
Last defeat: 2013
STAT! – Barnsley have failed to win any of the last five on this date, losing three. Barnsley have lost three of their last four final matches of the calendar year.
Oldham:
Played: 14 Won: 5 Drawn: 4 Lost: 5 Scored: 15 Conceded: 19.
Last match on the 29th December: 2013. Coventry 1-1 Oldham (Johnson Clarke-Harris). Att: 3,347.
Last win: 2002
Last draw: 2013
Last defeat: 2012
STAT! – Oldham have lost two of their past three matches on this date. Oldham have won just one of their last six final games of a calendar year.
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Other Fixtures:
Sunday 28th December 2014:
3pm:
Bradford v Notts County
Coventry v Chesterfield
Crawley v Colchester
Crewe v Preston
Gillingham v Bristol City
MK Dons v Walsall
Peterborough v Doncaster
Rochdale v Fleetwood
Sheffield United v Scunthorpe
Swindon v Port Vale
Monday 29th December 2014:
7:45pm:
Yeovil v Leyton Orient