Barnsley 0-1 AFC Bournemouth.

Last updated : 23 March 2014 By Rob Miles (BarnsleyBoy)

Its three defeats in a row now for Barnsley, the second time that has happened this season, and four from the last six.

The Reds have also gone three leagues without scoring for the second time this campaign.

They have managed just two strikes from the last seven matches and no Barnsley striker has found the net in eight games.

Speaking of strikers, Marcus Pedersen made his first appearance since the FA Cup defeat to Coventry at the start of January and his first league start under Danny Wilson.

It was only the sixth time this season that Pedersen and Chris O’Grady have partnered each other in a Championship attack. Those six games have yielded four goals between the pair.

Lewin Nyatanga made back-to-back starts for the first time this season but his woeful run continues. He has failed to be on the winning side in any of his last 14 games for Barnsley and Bristol City.

Barnsley were beaten in the final minute for the second time this season, they also lost 1-0 to Blackpool this way back in August.

Bournemouth are now unbeaten in their last four matches against Barnsley and they secured their first league double over the Reds since 1989-1990.

The Cherries won 1-0 thanks to an injury time goal, four days after losing in the exact same way at Charlton. Four of their last five matches have finished 1-0, with the other game 0-0.

Today’s attendance of 9,392 was Oakwell’s lowest for a Saturday league game this season and indeed the lowest for exactly 12 months when just 9,076 were present for the 1-0 win over Watford on the 16th March last year.

Barnsley’s current points tally of 29 is now the lowest in the entire Football League.

This time last year they had 12 more points than they do now.

 

Barnsley Team:

Luke Steele

Jack Hunt (YC)

Peter Ramage

Lewin Nyatanga (YC)

Tom Kennedy

Ryan McLaughlin

Stephen Dawson

Martin Woods

Dale Jennings

Chris O’Grady

Marcus Pedersen

Substitutes:

Tomasz Cywka (for Hunt 45)

Jacob Mellis (for Woods 78)

Jean-Yves Mvoto (for Ramage 83)

Unused Substitutes:

Iain Turner, Liam Lawrence Paddy McCourt, Nick Proschwitz.

 

Match Reports:

Official Website

BBC

Sky Sports

 

Sky Bet Championship results Saturday 22nd March 2014:

Derby 5-0 Nottingham Forest

BARNSLEY 0-1 Bournemouth

Birmingham 1-2 Reading

Blackburn 1-1 Leicester

Blackpool 1-0 Huddersfield

Brighton 0-2 Ipswich

Charlton 0-3 Burnley

Doncaster 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Leeds 2-1 Millwall

Middlesbrough 1-3 QPR

Wigan 2-1 Watford

Yeovil 2-2 Bolton

 

Barnsley lie in 24th place in the Sky Bet Npower Championship with 29 points from 36 games.

 

We are 30 points off the Play-Offs 47 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 52 points off First place and 3 points inside the Relegation Zone.

Up to 23/3/14

 

Next Up:

 

On The Road:

Sky Bet Championship Matchday Thirty-Seven: Reading v Barnsley Tuesday 25th March 2014. Kick-Off: 8pm.

Tickets:

Adult £25.00

Over 65 £17.00

Young Adult 17-21 yrs £17.00

Juvenile 16 and under £10.00

 

At Oakwell:

Sky Bet Championship Matchday Thirty-Nine: Barnsley v Brighton & Hove Albion Saturday 5th April 2014. 3pm.

Tickets:

Adults £23.00

Over 65's £16.00

Student (aged 18-20) £16.00

Under 18's £16.00

Under 12's £5.00*

*Under 12's tickets must be purchased with an adult or over 65's ticket