Barnsley’s atrocious record at Loftus Road continues. The Reds have now lost on each of their last TEN trips and on 16 of their last 17.
They have only ever won ONCE at Loftus Road (now from 25 visits) and that was 67 years ago. Remarkably they won 5-0 and as well as the only win it remains the only clean sheet Barnsley have managed at QPR.
Idrissa Sylla’s goal was the third fastest Barnsley have conceded this season (Sean Morrison 3 minutes for Cardiff and Kortney Hause 5 minutes for Wolves the earliest)
Barnsley lost when Tom Bradshaw has scored for the first time. They had previously won five and drawn one of the other six games in which he had netted.
His goal was the first scored by a Barnsley substitute for 15 games since Marley Watkins netted in a 2-0 win over Blackburn back on Boxing Day.
Angus MacDonald netted Rangers’ crucial second goal, turning the ball past his own goalkeeper. He also scored an own goal at Sheffield Wednesday back in December, making him the first Barnsley player to score two own goals in the same season since Chris Morgan back in 2001-2002.
Barnsley have suffered back-to-back defeats for only the third time this season and it is only the third time they have suffered successive away defeats.
Barnsley failed to score a first half goal for the fourth successive game- they have netted only two in their past nine outings and both came in the same game, the 3-1 win at Aston Villa.
Barnsley have won only one of their past eight Championship matches (W1 D3 L4)
Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Callum Elder
Marc Roberts
Angus MacDonald
Andy Yiadom
Ryan Kent
Matty James
Josh Scowen
Alex Mowatt
Marley Watkins
Adam Armstrong
Substitutes:
Tom Bradshaw (for Mowatt 45)
Adam Hammill (YC) (for Kent 73)
Ryan Hedges (for Watkins 73)
Unused Substitutes:
Nick Townsend, Gethin Jones, Adam Jackson, George Moncur.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet Championship results:
Tuesday 7th March 2017:
Birmingham 0-1 Wigan
Burn 19
Blackburn 1-1 Cardiff
Williams 90 Zohore 38
Bristol City 1-1 Norwich
Wright 78 Wildschut 39
Derby 1-1 Preston
Vydra 50 Barkhuizen 90+5
Fulham 1-1 Leeds
Cairney 90+5 Ream og 5
Huddersfield 1-0 Aston Villa
Smith 69
Ipswich 0-0 Wolves
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Brentford
Brereton 82 Vibe 17, 55 Jota 68
Clough 90+5
QPR 2-1 BARNSLEY
Sylla 7 Bradshaw 79
MacDonald og 66
Rotherham 0-2 Brighton
Knockaert 48, March 79
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Burton
Wallace 16 Irvine 24
Reading 0-0 Newcastle
Barnsley lie in 11th place in the Sky Bet Championship with 50 points from 36 games.
We are 12 points outside the Play-Offs, 24 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 27 points off First place and 15 points above the Relegation Zone.
Up to 07/03/17
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Thirty-Seven: Barnsley v Ipswich Town, Saturday 11th March 2017. Kick-Off: 3pm.
Tickets:
Category B
Adult: £28
Over 65: £20
Age 17-21: £20
Under 17: £10
Under 12: £5
On The Road:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Thirty-Eight: Norwich City v Barnsley: Saturday 18th March 2017. Kick-Off: 3pm
Tickets:
Adult: £25
Over 65: £15
Under 18: £10
Under 12: £5