Paul Reid is struggling with a hamstring injury and faces a late fitness but apart from that The Reds have a pretty much fully fit squad. Stephen McPhail is pushing to replace Antony Kay in midfield.
Probable LineUp:
Nick Colgan
Bobby Hassell
Paul Reid
Matt Carbon
Paul Heckingbottom
Chris Shuker
Jacob Burns
Stephen McPhail
Brian Howard/ Martin Devaney
Paul Hayes
Marc Richards
Barnsley havent beaten Port Vale at Oakwell since 28th December 2003 but have an excellent record against The Valiants at Oakwell having won 34 of the 53 encounters scoring 102 goals.
Port Vale did however defeat Barnsley in the last meeting at Oakwell ( last season 6th November 2004, 2-1) and have won the last 5 out of the last 6 encounters in all competitions home and away.
Last 6 Barnsley v Port Vale Results:
14/1/06 Port Vale 3 - 2 Barnsley (League One)
23/4/05 Port Vale 5 - 0 Barnsley (League One)
6/11/04 Barnsley 1 - 2 Port Vale (League One)
28/9/04 Port Vale 1 - 0 Barnsley (LDV Vans Trophy First Round)
20/3/04 Barnsley 0 - 0 Port Vale (Division Two)
13/9/03 Port Vale 3 - 1 Barnsley (Division Two)
Last 6 2005/2006 Results:
11/2/06 Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Barnsley ( League One)
4/2/06 Barnsley 2-0 Bristol City ( League One)
27/1/06 Nottingham Forest 0-2 Barnsley ( League One)
21/1/06 Barnsley 2-0 MK Dons ( League One)
17/1/06 Walsall 2-0 Barnsley ( FA Cup Third Round Replay)
14/1/06 Port Vale 3-2 Barnsley ( League One)
W:3 D: 0 L: 3 F: 8 A: 7 GD: +1 Points: 9
Port Vale:
11/2/06 Port Vale 1-0 Yeovil ( League One)
4/2/06 Oldham 0-1 Port Vale ( League One)
28/1/06 Aston Villa 3-1 Port Vale ( FA Cup Fourth Round)
21/1/06 Colchester 2-1 Port Vale ( League One)
14/1/06 Port Vale 3-2 Barnsley ( League One)
10/1/06 Rotherham 1-1 Port Vale
W:3 D:1 L:2 F:8 A:8 GD:0 Points:13
Barnsley are 9 points above Port Vale in the League One Table