Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Andy Yiadom
Ethan Pinnock
Liam Lindsay
Zeki Fryers
Harvey Barnes
Joe Williams
Gary Gardner
Adam Hammill
Tom Bradshaw
Mamadou Thiam
Head to Head
Last six Barnsley v Sunderland results:
26/08/2017 Barnsley (Ike Ugbo 31, Harvey Barnes 35, George Moncur 67) 3-0 Sunderland (Championship)
10/03/2007 Barnsley 0-2 Sunderland (Grant Leadbitter 66, David Connolly 90) (Championship)
21/10/2006 Sunderland (Dean Whitehead 82, Chris Brown 88) 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
16/4/1999 Barnsley (Mike Sheron 86) 1-3 Sunderland (Nicky Summerbee 45, Lee Clark 63, Kevin Phillips 90) (Division One)
21/11/1998 Sunderland (Martin Scott pen 63, Niall Quinn 72) 2-3 Barnsley (Ashley Ward 33, Bruce Dyer 46, Darren Barnard pen 82) (Division One)
06/04/1996 Barnsley 0-1 Sunderland (Craig Russell) (Division One)
Overall Record:
Sunderland Wins: 15
Barnsley Wins: 9
Draws: 2
Sunderland Goals: 37
Barnsley Goals: 31
At Sunderland (Stadium of Light/Roker Park):
Sunderland Wins: 10
Barnsley Wins: 2
Draws: 1
Sunderland Goals: 25
Barnsley Goals: 13
First Met In League: Sunderland 2-2 Barnsley, 15th November 1958. Att: 24,390 (Second Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley (Nicky Eaden, Andy Liddell, Andy Rammell, Andy Payton) 4-0 Sunderland, Tuesday 29th March 1994. Att: 10,042 (Division One)
Biggest Defeat: Barnsley 0-3 Sunderland (Gary Owers, Gordon Armstrong, Colin Pascoe), Tuesday 20th August 1991. Att: 12,454. (Second Division)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Ike Ugbo 31, Harvey Barnes 35, George Moncur 67) 3-0 Sunderland, Saturday 26th August 2017. Att: 15,697. (Division One)
Last Away Win: Sunderland (Martin Scott pen 63, Niall Quinn 72) 2-3 Barnsley (Ashley Ward 33, Bruce Dyer 46, Darren Barnard pen 82), Saturday 21st November 1998. Att: 40,231. (Division One)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley 1-1 Sunderland, Saturday 16th November 1985. Att: 9,410. (Second Division)
Last Away Draw: Sunderland 2-2 Barnsley, Saturday 15th November 1958. Att: 24,390. (Second Division)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-2 Sunderland (Grant Leadbitter 66, David Connolly 90), Saturday 10th March 2007. Att: 18,207. (Championship)
Last Away Defeat: Sunderland (Dean Whitehead 86, Chris Brown 88) 2-0 Barnsley, Saturday 21st October 2006. Att: 27,918. (Championship)
Last Away Meeting:
Saturday 21st October 2006: (Championship)
Stadium of Light attendance 27,918.
Sunderland 2-0 Barnsley
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Sunderland:
Darren Ward, Danny Collins, Kenny Cunningham, Stanislas Varga, Nyron Nosworthy, Liam Lawrence, Dean Whitehead, Chris Brown, David Connolly, Daryl Murphy, Dwight Yorke.
Substitutions:
Lewin Nyatanga (for Cunningham 46)
Ross Wallace (for Murphy 74)
Grant Leadbitter (for Connolly 83)
Unused substitutes:
Ben Alnwick, Liam Miller.
Manager: Roy Keane (30th August 2006 - 4th December 2008)
Barnsley:
Nick Colgan, Paul Reid, Bobby Hassell, Antony Kay, Sam Togwell, Robbie Williams, Martin Devaney, Brian Howard, Michael McIndoe, Paul Hayes, Marc Richards.
Substitutions:
Tommy Wright (for Richards 71)
Colin Healy (for Howard 72)
Daniel Nardiello (for Hayes 84)
Unused substitutes:
Kyle Letheren, Paul Heckingbottom.
Manager: Andy Ritchie (4th March 2005- 21st November 2006)
League Position after game:
Sunderland: 17th
Barnsley: 21st
Still at respective clubs:
Sunderland: 0
Barnsley: 0
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Sunderland: 13 (Ricky Sbragia 5th December 2008 - 24th May 2009, Steve Bruce 3rd June 2009 - 30th November 2011, Eric Black 1st December 2011 - 4th December 2011, Martin O'Neill 6th December 2011 - 30th March 2013, Paolo Di Canio 31st March 2013 - 23rd September 2013, Kevin Ball 23rd September 2013 - 8th October 2013, Gus Poyet 8th October 2013 - 16th March 2015, Dick Adovcaat 17th March 2015 - 4th October 2015, Sam Allardyce 9th October 2015 - 23rd July 2016, David Moyes 23rd July 2016 - 22nd May 2017, Simon Grayson 29th June 2017 - 3rd November 2017, Robbie Stockdale 3rd November 2017 - 19th November 2017, Chris Coleman 19th November 2017 - present)
Barnsley: 9 (Simon Davey 22nd November 2006- 31st August 2009, Mark Robins 9th September 2009- 15th May 2011, Keith Hill, 1st June 2011- 29th December 2012, David Flitcroft 29th December 2012- 30th November 2013, Micky Mellon 30th November 2013- 17th December 2013, Danny Wilson 17th December 2013- 12th February 2015, Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 12th February 2015- 25th February 2015, Lee Johnson 25th February 2015- 6th February 2016, Paul Heckingbottom 6th February 2016-present)
This Season:
Last six 2017-2018 results:
Sunderland:
30/12/17 Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland (Aiden McGeady 40) (Championship)
26/12/17 Sheffield United (John Lundstram 36, Richard Stearman 58, George Baldock 62) 3-0 Sunderland (Championship)
23/12/17 Sunderland (Lewis Grabban 21) 1-1 Birmingham (Sam Gallagher 16) (Championship)
16/12/17 Sunderland (Josh Maja 77) 1-0 Fulham (Championship)
09/12/17 Wolves 0-0 Sunderland (Championship)
02/12/17 Sunderland (Lewis Grabban pen 76) 1-3 Reading (David Edwards 53, Modou Barrow 68, 71) (Championship)
W: 2 D: 2 L: 2 F: 4 A: 7 GD: -3
Current League Record: W: 4 D: 10 L: 11 F: 29 A: 42 GD: -13 Points: 22 Pos: 21st
Barnsley:
30/12/17 Barnsley (Ethan Pinnock 90) 1-1 Reading (Yann Kermorgant 68) (Championship)
26/12/17 Barnsley 0-0 Preston (Championship)
23/12/17 Fulham (Floyd Ayite 54, Sheyi Ojo 72) 2-1 Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw 68) (Championship)
16/12/17 Brentford 0-0 Barnsley (Championship)
09/12/17 Barnsley 0-3 Derby (Tom Lawrence 39, Matej Vydra 44, Andreas Weimann 78) (Championship)
02/12/17 Bolton (Gary Madine 20, pen 39, Mark Little 69) 3-1 Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw pen 22) (Championship)
W: 0 D: 3 L: 3 F: 3 A: 9 GD: -6
Current League Record: W: 5 D: 8 L: 12 F: 26 A: 37 GD: -11 Points: 23 Pos: 20th
Sunderland last time out:
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland
Robbin Ruiter, Tyias Browning, Donald Love, Adam Matthews, John O'Shea, Marc Wilson, Darron Gibson, George Honeyman, Aiden McGeady, Callum McManaman, Josh Maja.
Substitutes:
James Vaughan (for Maja 65)
Lynden Gooch (for McManaman 70)
Bryan Oviedo (for McGeady 83)
Unused Substitutes:
Jason Steele, Billy Jones, Elliot Embleton, Joel Asoro.
Sunderland boss Chris Coleman said:
"Three points is all that matters. We had to do something different to what we did in the last game - and I thought the guys were brilliant.
"I was critical of us after the last game but, this time out, I was so proud of our players. They were absolutely brilliant.
"It was the organisation and communication. Some of the defending was stunning. I thought all the lads were absolutely fantastic."
Mad Sites:
www.sunderland-mad.co.uk
www.barnsley-mad.co.uk
Official Sites:
www.safc.com
www.barnsleyfc.co.uk
Other Fixtures:
Monday 1st January 2018:
3pm:
Bolton Wanderers v Hull City
Derby County v Sheffield United
Leeds United v Nottingham Forest
Norwich City v Millwall
Preston North End v Middlesbrough
Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday v Burton Albion
5:30pm:
Aston Villa v Bristol City
Tuesday 2nd January 2018:
7:45pm:
Fulham v Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford
8pm:
Reading v Birmingham City