Team News
There will be no David Perkins or Jim McNulty who have both now left the club whilst it is unlikely Jason Scotland will feature as he talks to other clubs.
Ryan McLoughlin is finally set to make his debut whilst Brek Shea will make his first Oakwell apperance.
Liam Lawrence is set for his debut but due to a lack of match fitness it may come from the bench.
Kelvin Etuhu, Bobby Hassell and Marcus Pedersen are all sidelined through injury.
Perkins is not eligible to face the Reds for Blackpool.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Tom Kennedy
Peter Ramage
Jean Yves-Mvoto
Martin Cranie
Stephen Dawson
Jacob Mellis
David Perkins
Jim O’Brien
Tomasz Cywka
Chris O’Grady
Head To Head
Last Six Barnsley v Blackpool results:
10/8/13 Blackpool 1-0 Barnsley (Championship)
2/2/13 Blackpool 1-2 Barnsley (Championship)
15/9/12 Barnsley 1-1 Blackpool (Championship)
9/4/12 Blackpool 1-1 Barnsley (Championship)
26/12/11 Barnsley 1-3 Blackpool (Championship)
27/2/10 Barnsley 1-0 Blackpool (Championship)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 40
Blackpool Wins: 27
Draws: 24
Barnsley Goals: 118
Blackpool Goals: 135
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 26
Blackpool Wins: 11
Draws: 9
Barnsley Goals: 88
Blackpool Goals: 57
First Met In League: Barnsley 2-1 Blackpool Saturday 11th February 1899.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 6-1 Blackpool Saturday 22nd January 1927.
Biggest Defeat: Blackpool 6-0 Barnsley Saturday 7th January 1905.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Iain Hume 75) 1-0 Blackpool Saturday 27th February 2010.
Last Away Win: Blackpool (Tom Ince 55) 1-2 Barnsley (Jim O’Brien 25, Jason Scotland 88) Saturday 2nd February 2013.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Craig Davies 14) 1-1 Blackpool (Tom Ince 30) Saturday 15th September 2012.
Last Away Draw: Blackpool (Matt Phillips 71) 1-1 Barnsley (David Perkins 47) Monday 9th April 2012.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Matt Done 18) 1-3 Blackpool (Matt Phillips 37,67,82) Monday 26th December 2011.
Last Away Defeat: Blackpool (Scott Golbourne og 90) 1-0 Barnsley Saturday 10th August 2013.
Last Home Meeting:
Barnsley 1 1 Blackpool
Davies 14 Ince 30
Barnsley:
Ben Alnwick, Scott Golbourne, Stephen Foster, Scott Wiseman, Martin Cranie, John Stones, Stephen Dawson, Tomasz Cywka, Jacob Mellis (Kelvin Etuhu 89), Craig Davies (Marlon Harewood 68), Chris Dagnall (Matty Done 68)
Unused Subs: Luke Steele, Lee Collins, David Perkins, Reuben Noble-Lazarus.
Manager: Keith Hill.
Blackpool:
Matt Gilks, Neal Eardley, Ian Evatt, Alex Baptiste, Robert Harris, Matt Phillips, Tom Ince, Ludovic Sylvestre, Angel (Isaiah Osbourne 60), Kevin Phillips (Nathan Delfouneso 76), Gary Taylor-Fletcher (Tiago Gomes 68)
Unused Substitutes: Mark Halstead, Craig Cathcart, Nouha Dicko, Nathan Eccleston.
Manager: Ian Holloway.
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 8 (Cranie, Dawson, Cywka, Mellis, Etuhu, Steele, Perkins, Noble-Lazarus)
Blackpool: 9 (Gilks, Harris, Ince, Angel, Halstead, Cathcart, Osbourne, Delfouneso, Eccleston)
This Season:
Last six 2013-2014 results:
Barnsley:
4/1/14 Barnsley 1–2 Coventry (FA Cup)
1/1/14 Birmingham 1–1 Barnsley (Championship)
29/12/13 Barnsley 1–2 Derby (Championship)
26/12/13 Barnsley 0-1 Bolton (Championship)
21/12/13 Leeds 0-0 Barnsley (Championship)
14/12/13 Barnsley 1–1 Yeovil (Championship)
W: 0 D: 3 L: 3 F: 4 A: 7 GD: -3 Points: 3
Blackpool:
11/1/14 Blackpool 0–2 Middlesbrough (Championship)
4/1/14 Bolton 2-1 Blackpool (FA Cup)
1/1/14 Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Blackpool (Championship)
29/12/13 Blackpool 0-1 Brighton (Championship)
26/12/13 Blackpool 1-1 Leeds (Championship)
21/12/13 Burnley 2-1 Blackpool (Championship)
W: 0 D: 1 L: 5 F: 3 A: 10 GD: -7 Points: 1
Interesting Stats
Barnsley have won just one of their last five meetings with Blackpool
Blackpool have lost just one of their last four trips to Oakwell.
The Reds have won 40 of the 91 meetings overall and were unbeaten in 10 clashes between August 2003 and September 2008.
Blackpool are in the middle of their customary mid season slump. In mid September they were top of the Championship, having won five and drawn one of their first six matches.
Since then the Seasiders have won just three of 19, and are without a victory in nine matches in all competitions, EIGHT of which they have lost!
Paul Ince’s side have lost each of their last five matches on the road and have won just one of the last 10.
Blackpool have the worst goal difference in the top half of the table. Whilst all other 11 sides have a plus goal difference, Blackpool’s is –6.
After 24 matches last season Blackpool sat in 11th place with 33 points.
After 24 games in 2013-2014 they sit 12th with 32.
Barnsley’s record stands at one win in 13 and two in 20.
They have gone seven matches without a win, their longest run of the season.
A Barnsley striker has now failed to score for five games and they have managed it just ONCE in the last 12. Each of the last three Reds goals have been scored by midfielders and six of the last seven.
Danny Wilson has now won just one of his last 14 matches as Barnsley manager.
The Reds have lost each of their last three home games in all competitions for the first time since December 2012 and have not won any of the last seven.
Barnsley have kept only two clean sheets in their 24 league games this season - the fewest in the Championship.
Today is Barnsley’s only Saturday match in January. They have won just twice on a Saturday so far this season.
Ref Watch:
Rob Lewis.
2013-2014: Games: 14 Yellows: 54 Reds: 4
This is only Rob Lewis’ second Championship game of the season.
Last Barnsley match: Rob Lewis has never before refereed a Barnsley match.
Last Blackpool match: Leyton Orient 0-1 Blackpool, Saturday 20th January 2007. (Yellow card shown to Wes Hoolahan)
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 12 Won: 5 Drawn: 1 Lost: 6 Scored: 17 Conceded: 21.
Last match on the 18th January: 2003. Barnsley (Betsy, Dyer) 2-3 Luton. Att: 9,079.
Last win: 1975
Last draw: 1913
Last defeat: 2003
STAT! – Barnsley have lost each of their last four matches on this date, three of those being at home.
Blackpool:
Played: 16 Won: 6 Drawn: 2 Lost: 8 Scored: 15 Conceded: 27.
Last match on the 18th January: 2005. Blackpool 0-1 Leicester. ATT: 6,938.
Last win: 2003
Last draw: 1986
Last defeat: 2005
STAT! – Blackpool have lost three of their last four matches on this date.
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 18th January 2014:
12:15pm:
Leeds v Leicester
3pm:
Birmingham v Yeovil
Bournemouth v Watford
Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday
Derby v Brighton
Doncaster v Wigan
Middlesbrough v Charlton
Millwall v Ipswich
Nottingham Forest v Blackburn
QPR v Huddersfield
Reading v Bolton