Exactly eight years to the day since Barnsley were knocked out of the League Cup First Round by a 2-0 defeat to Crewe it happened again at Oakwell last night.
This defeat was Barnsley’s fifth in a row against Crewe and their SIXTH in a row in all competitions going back to the end of last season.
This was also The Reds fifth successive home defeat, and they have now failed to score in six of their last seven matches in front of their own fans.
Barnsley have now failed to score in their opening two games for the second successive season but this is the first time they have lost their first two since 2010/2011.
Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Reece Brown
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
James Bree
Keith Treacy
James Bailey
Connor Hourihane
Reuben Noble-Lazarus
Sam Winnall
Leroy Lita
Substitutes:
Dominic McHale (for Lita 61)
Jean-Yves Mvoto (for Treacy 76)
Nana Boakye-Yiadom (for Noble-Lazarus 87)
Unused Substitutes:
Christian Dibble, Luke Berry, Dennis McKnight, Paul Digby.
Match Reports:
Capital One Cup results Tuesday 12th August 2014:
BARNSLEY 0-2 Crewe
Birmingham 3-1 Cambridge
Blackburn 0-1 Scunthorpe
Brighton 2-0 Cheltenham
Bristol City 1-2 Oxford
Burton 2-1 Wigan
Charlton 4-0 Colchester
Chesterfield 3-5 Huddersfield
Crawley 1-0 Ipswich
Dag & Red 6-6 Brentford (Brentford win 4-2 on pens)
Exeter 0-2 Bournemouth
Leeds 2-1 Accrington
Luton 1-2 Swindon
Millwall 1-0 Wycombe
MK Dons 3-1 Wimbledon
Morecambe 0-1 Bradford
Oldham 0-3 Middlesbrough
Plymouth 3-3 Leyton Orient (Orient win 6-5 on pens)
Port Vale 6-2 Hartlepool
Portsmouth 1-0 Peterborough
Rochdale 0-2 Preston
Rotherham 1-0 Fleetwood
Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Notts County
Shrewsbury 1-0 Blackpool
Southend 1-2 Walsall
Stevenage 0-1 Watford
Tranmere 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Wolves 2-3 Northampton
Yeovil 1-2 Gillingham
York 0-1 Doncaster
Bolton 3-2 Bury
Reading 3-1 Newport
Monday 11th August 2014:
Carlisle 0-2 Derby
Wednesday 12th August 2014:
Coventry 1–2 Cardiff
Sheffield United 2-1 Mansfield
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Two: Crewe Alexandra v Barnsley, Saturday 16th August 2014. Kick-off: 3pm
Tickets:
Adults £22
Over 65's £17
Age 12-16: £10.50
Under 12: £6.50
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Four: Barnsley v Gillingham, Saturday 23rd August 2014. Kick-off: 3pm