Pre-Season Friendly- Barnsley v Manchester City

Team News

Reds boss Simon Davey is set to go with his current squad for the final friendly of the 2009-2010 pre-season against mega spending Manchester City, but has been rocked with the withdrawal of three key players. Darren Moore, Hugo Colace and Anderson De Silva have all picked up injuries in training today. Trialist, Jamaican international O'Neil Thompson is likely to replace Moore. Luke Potter could come in at full-back with Bobby Hassell moving up to midfield.

Likely Line-Up:

Luke Steele

Rob Kozluk

Stephen Foster

O'Neil Thompson

Luke Potter

Bobby Hassell

Jamal Campbell-Ryce/ Jacob Butterfield

Reuben Noble-Lazarus/ Jamal Campbell-Ryce

Martin Devaney

Kayode Odejayi

Daniel Bogdanovic

Head to Head

Recent meetings between Barnsley and Manchester City does not make pretty reading for Reds fans… and that is before you take into account the players they have just signed. The last three encounters have been won by City with a goals aggregate of 15-2 in City's favour.

The last meeting was in the Carling Cup Second Round in 2004 when The Reds were still a League One side. That night, at the City of Manchester Stadium they were thumped 7-1, and a certain Jon Macken hit two of the City goals. The others coming from Joey Barton, Willo Flood, Shaun Wright-Phillips and two from Antoine Siberski. Barnsley's consolation was through Barry Conlon.

Teams:

Man City: Waterreus ,Thatcher (Jordan ,48 ) ,Distin (Sommeil ,45 ) ,Mills ,Jihai ,Flood ,Barton ,Bosvelt ,Sibierski ,Wright-Phillips ,Macken (Wright-Phillips ,46)

Subs not used: Stuhr-Ellegaard,Croft,

Barnsley: Colgan ,Hassell ,Williams ,Kay ,Williams (Michael Boulding ,31 ) ,Shuker (Nardiello ,66 ) ,Wroe ,McPhail ,Burns ,Conlon ,Chopra
Subs not used Scarsella,Stallard,Tonge,

You have to go back to the 2001-2002 First Division season for the last league meetings and again The Reds received a hiding. On the 6^th April 2002, champions elect City virtually consigned The Reds to Second Division football with a 5-1 win at Maine Road in front of the SKY cameras. Macken again hit a brace and Darren Huckerby netted a hat-trick. Barnsley were relegated the following weekend after a 2-0 home defeat to Norwich

Man City: Nash ,Dunne ,Howey (Wiekens ,66 ) ,Pearce (Mettomo ,68 ) ,Wright-Phillips ,Benarbia ,Horlock ,Tiatto (Jihai ,76 ) ,Niclas Jensen ,Macken ,Huckerby

Subs not used: Royce,Killen,

Barnsley: Marriott ,Mulligan (Gorre ,59 ) ,Morgan ,Flynn ,Chettle ,Gibbs ,Neil (Sheron ,59 ) ,Gary Jones ,Lumsdon ,Betsy ,Dyer (Naylor ,74)
Subs not used Kevin Miller, Barker,

The last Barnsley win occurred in the play-off season of 1999-2000 when The Reds triumphed 2-1 at Oakwell. John Curtis and Craig Hignett netted before Shaun Goater scored a reply. Earlier in the season City won 3-1 at Maine Road. City would win automatic promotion that season but The Reds failed in the play-off final to Ipswich.

Teams for 2-1 Oakwell win:

Barnsley: Kevin Miller ,Curtis ,Barker ,Morgan ,Chettle ,Barnard (van der Laan ,58 ) ,Eaden ,Tinkler ,Thomas ,Hignett ,Shipperley
Subs not used: Appleby, Sheron, Hristov, Brown,

Man City: Weaver ,Edghill ,Granville (Bishop ,46 ) ,Tiatto ,Jobson ,Wiekens ,Pollock (Dickov ,74 ) ,Whitley ,Kennedy ,Goater ,Mills
Subs not used Wright, Grant, Wright-Phillips,

Last Six Barnsley v Manchester City Results:

21/9/04 Man City 7-1 Barnsley (League Cup)

6/4/02 Man City 5-1 Barnsley (Division One)

31/10/01 Barnsley 0-3 Man City (Division One)

11/3/00 Barnsley 2-1 Man City (Division One)

24/11/99 Man City 3-1 Barnsley (Division One)

28/12/96 Barnsley 2-0 Man City (Division One)

Overall Record:

Man City Wins: 16

Barnsley Wins: 6

Draws: 10

Man City Goals: 73

Barnsley Goals: 33

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 4

Man City Wins: 5

Draws: 6

Barnsley Goals: 14

Man City Goals: 20

This Season's Pre-Season

Barnsley are having a fantastic pre-season having won all eight of their friendlies- 3-0 v Buxton, 3-2 v Ferencvaros, 5-1 v the Glenn Hoddle Academy, 3-0 v CD Alhaurino, 1-0 v Gainsborough Trinity, 3-1 v Frickley, 2-0 v Bradford and 2-0 v a Hull City XI. This match though against a City side now boasting talents such as Gareth Barry, Carlos Tevez, Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure will be easily the toughest test yet. The last time Barnsley went through an entire pre-season with a 100% record they went on to win promotion to the Premier League that season.

Manchester City have played just three friendlies so far, all in South Africa. City took part in the Vodacom Challenge where they were beaten 2-0 by the Orlando Pirates, defeated Kaiser Chiefs 1-0 and then lost 1-0 to the Chiefs in the Final.

After Saturday's game at Oakwell, they will face both of the Old Firm- Rangers at Ibrox on the 5^th August and Celtic at home on the 8^th August when the Football League gets underway.

Bizarrely they also have a friendly once the Premier League season kicks off! City kick off what promises to be an entertaining season against Blackburn Rovers on the 15^th August, before travelling to Spain to face European Champions Barcelona in the Nou Camp in a friendly on the following Wednesday. This game has been arranged as City were due to face Everton in the league that night but the Toffees have had to postpone it due to European commitments.

Last Six Results Of 2008-2010 Season:

Barnsley:

3/5/09 Plymouth 1-2 Barnsley (Championship)

25/4/09 Barnsley 1-1 Wolves (Championship)

21/4/09 Coventry 1-1 Barnsley (Championship)

18/4/09 Reading 0-0 Barnsley (Championship)

13/4/09 Barnsley 1-3 Swansea (Championship)

11/4/09 Watford 1-1 Barnsley (Championship)

W:1 D:4L:1 F:6 A:7 GD:-1 Points:7

Manchester City:

24/5/09 Man City 1-0 Bolton (Premier League)

16/5/09 Tottenham 2-1 Man City (Premier League)