Barnsley’s EFL Trophy campaign got off to the worst possible start as they lost 3-0 at home for the second time in a row.
It is the first time they have lost successive games by 3 or more goals since 1971 when they lost 4-0 to Aston Villa and then 4-1 to Chesterfield in the third tier.
This is the first time Barnsley have lost their opening game of an EFL Trophy campaign since a 5-2 defeat to Doncaster in the Northern Section First Round of the then named LDV Vans Trophy. They had won three opening round/first group games since.
This was also Barnsley’s heaviest EFL Trophy defeat since that Doncaster game.
Barnsley were 2-0 down at home at half time for the first time since December 2020 against Bournemouth.
It is the first time in a cup tie home or away since October 2014 at Oldham in the Johnstones Paint Trophy and the first time at Oakwell since a League Cup First Round tie against Blackpool in August 2003.
The last three matches at Oakwell have all finished 3-0, the first time it has been the same scoreline in three successive matches at Oakwell since January/February when there were three successive 1-0 scorelines.
Teddy Bishop scored two of Lincoln’s three goals, the first opponent to net a brace at Oakwell since Daniel Johnson for Preston in the final Oakwell game of 2021-2022.
James Norwood received the seventh red card of his career (and second against Lincoln), the first Barnsley player to be sent off Alex Mowatt at Wycombe in March 2021 (however this was later rescinded)
It is the first Barnsley red card in the first half of a match since Michal Helik at Reading in September 2020.
It was the first Barnsley red card in a cup tie since Joe Williams at Millwall in the FA Cup Third Round in January 2018.
A much changed Barnsley outfit saw a start for Herbie Kane, his first for Barnsley since the FA Cup Fifth Round against Chelsea in February 2021.
Barnsley Team:
1 Jack Walton
23. Will Hondermarck
15. Jasper Moon
24. Robbie Cundy
21. Conor McCarthy
22. Clarke Oduor
33. Matty Wolfe
8. Herbie Kane
19. Aiden Marsh
31. Slobodan Tedic
9. James Norwood
Substitutes:
18. Joe Ackroyd (for Kane 33)
45. Hayden Pickard (for Oduor 62)
39. Harrison Nejman (for Wolfe 62)
37. Danny Benson (for Moon 74)
29. Fabio Jalo (for Tedic 74)
Unused Substitutes:
40. Brad Collins, 28. Will Lancaster.
Lincoln Team:
29. Jordan Wright
7. Charles Vernam
8. Tashan Oakley-Boothe
10. Teddy Bishop
15. Paudie O’Connor
16. Joe Walsh
17. Jamie Robson
18. Ben House
20. Jay Benn
21. Lasse Sorensen
27. Jack Diamond
Substitutions:
2. Regan Poole (for Walsh 45)
11. Anthony Scully (for Diamond 76)
22. TJ Eyoma (for Benn 76)
32. Jovon Makama (for Oakley-Boothe 76)
37. Oisin Gallagher (for House 89)
Unused Substitutes:
1 Carl Rushworth, 24. Sean Roughan.
EFL Trophy Results
Tuesday 30th August 2022
Hartlepool United 2-0 Harrogate Town
Ndjoli 17
Ndjoli 33
Morecambe 3-3 Everton U21 (Morecambe win 7-6 on penalties)
Weir 17
McAllister 32
Watts 34
Price 48
Cannon 57
Rawson 84
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa U21
Kalambayi 12
Jay-Hart 29
Davison 52
Crawley Town 2-2 Portsmouth (Crawley win 6-5 on penalties)
Telford pen 8
Robertson 74
Scarlett 81
Bremang pen 90+5
Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Cheltenham Town
May pen 8
Jules 43
Brown 54
Walsall 0-1 West Ham United U21
Simon-Swyer 57
Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 (Wycombe win 4-3 on penalties)
Peterborough United 1-2 Stevenage
Jones 9
Taylor 18
Piergianni 84
Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Bristol Rovers (Plymouth win 4-3 on penalties)
Loft 50
Hardie pen 58
Swindon Town 0-2 Crystal Palace U21
Gordon 71
Gordon 86
Exeter City 1-2 Newport County
Chauke 52
Zimba 57
Bogle 82
Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Southampton U21
Lancashire 32
Cargill 37
Bernard 45+3
Casey 59
Oxford United 5-0 Leyton Orient
Mousinho 4
Brannagan 45+3
Joseph 57
Findlay 66
Taylor 84
Cambridge United 0-2 Arsenal U21
Butler-Oyedeji 26
Butler-Oyedeji 57
Ipswich Town 6-0 Northampton Town
Harness 11
Harness 16
Leigh 26
Burgess 58
Edmundson 83
Ladapo 90+1
Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Crewe Alexandra
Bakayoko 5
Baker-Richardson 16
Charles 78
Sadlier 86
Charles 89
Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Hearnes 76
Hodge 79
Hodge 90+1
Port Vale 1-0 Stockport County
Hussey 64
Salford City 2-1 Liverpool U21
Berkoe 45
Jenkins 59
Stewart 88
Accrington Stanley 3-3 Rochdale (Accrington win 4-3 on penalties)
McConville 51
Lowe 55
Ball 65
Henderson 67
Brierley 72
Sinclair og 90+4
Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Newcastle United U21 (Doncaster win 4-2 on penalties)
BARNSLEY 0-3 Lincoln City
Bishop 15
Bishop 17
Makama 90+3
Derby County 3-1 Grimsby Town
Mendez-Laing 6
Sibley 42
Bird 45
Kiernan 88
Mansfield Town 3-2 Manchester City U21
Akins 16
Borges 29
Dickson 32
Gale 50
Lapslie 84
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Barrow (Barrow win 4-3 on penalties)
Sarpong-Wiredu 30
Rooney 44
Carlisle United 1-2 Manchester United U21
McNeill 40
Devitt 66
Forson 71
Burton Albion 4-2 Leicester City U21
Ahadme 4
Ahadme 7
Adeboyejo 9
Powell 12
Maswanhise 38
Fitzhugh 39
Bradford City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Young 36
Smith pen 38
Young 75
Harratt 83
Wednesday 31st August 2022
Sutton United 1-0 Chelsea U21
Fadahunsi 5
Charlton Athletic 3-0 Gillingham
Walker og 15
Henry 52
Leaburn 59
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Seven: Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley, Saturday 3rd September 2022 Kick Off: 3pm
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Eight: Barnsley v Portsmouth, Saturday 10th September 2022 Kick Off: 3pm