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Barnsley pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns at lunchtime on Sunday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 7 of the 32 games.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in September 2007, with West Brom. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Barnsley | 3 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 06 May | West Brom. | 7 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 10 Dec | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 28 Oct | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Baggies, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to West Brom., Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Tykes have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 90 points from the 45 games they have played so far. Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 45 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Tykes are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against West Brom.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Won 7 successive home games. 14 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 11 matches. |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |