The remarkable run continues! Barnsley secured their tenth win in twelve league games.
To put this run into perspective back on the 12th December, Barnsley were 24th in the division and Coventry were 1st with a 21 point gap. Now just 10 goals separate them in 6th and 7th respectively.
This was Barnsley's sixth successive home league win, their best run since October to December 1994.
For the second successive game Barnsley scored two goals from set pieces with a defender and a striker benefiting. It was Barnsley born Marc Roberts first goal for his hometown club.
Another welcome shut out arrived for Barnsley and they have kept seven clean sheets in the last 10.
This was only the second time Barnsley have beaten Coventry by more than a one goal margin since the Premier League campaign.
Of the league’s top ten before last night’s game only Burton and Barnsley managed victories.
Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
James Bree
Marc Roberts
Alfie Mawson
George Williams
Lloyd Isgrove
Josh Brownhill (YC)
Conor Hourihane
Marley Watkins
Ashley Fletcher (YC)
Sam Winnall
Substitutes:
Josh Scowen (for Isgrove ht)
Harry Chapman (for Winnall ht)
George Smith (for Bree 72)
Unused Substitutes:
Nick Townsend, Lewin Nyatanga, Otis Khan, Shaun Tuton.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet League One results:
Tuesday 1st March 2016:
BARNSLEY 2-0 Coventry
Roberts 10
Fletcher 60
Bradford 1-2 Colchester
Thomas 17 Ambrose 23, 57
Bury 3-1 Peterborough
Clarke 29 Maddison 52
Lowe 33
Tutte 80
Chesterfield 1-1 Blackpool
O’Shea 57 Potts 53
Fleetwood 2-1 Gillingham
Burns 3 Norris 36
Ameobi 9
Millwall 0-0 Wigan
Oldham 1-1 Port Vale
Kelly 68 60
Sheffield United 0-1 Burton
Akins 49
Shrewsbury 2-0 Rochdale
Whalley 12
Knight-Percival 45
Southend 1-1 Crewe
Payne 90 pen Cooper 86
Swindon 2-0 Doncaster
Obika 45,
66
Walsall 0-0 Scunthorpe
Barnsley lie in 7th place in the Sky Bet League One with 52 points from 34 games.
We are Goal Difference off the Play-Offs, 11 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 15 points off First place and 17 points above the Relegation Zone.
Up to 2/3/16
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Thirty-Five: Walsall v Barnsley, Saturday 5th March 2016 Kick-Off 3pm.
Tickets:
Adults: £19.50
Over 60s: £14.50
Under 18s: £14.50
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Thirty-Six: Barnsley v Southend United Saturday 12th March 2016. Kick-Off: 3pm.
Tickets:
Adult: £20-£25
Over 65s: £15-£18
Age 17-21: £15-£18
Under 17: £10
Under 12: £5
