Barnsley fell to their third successive home defeat under Danny Wilson. He is the first manager since Keith Hill to lose his first three home games in charge.
Barnsley went 1-0 up for the first time in seven matches and only the seventh time this season. They also managed to score a first half goal for only the third time in 12 matches.
The last time they took the lead was at Brighton and that was also the last time they led at half time before today.
A Barnsley striker has now failed to score for five games and they have managed it just ONCE in the last 12. Each of the last three Reds goals have been scored by midfielders and six of the last seven.
It is now seven matches since they last tasted victory (the club’s longest run without one since the final game of last season and the first six of this.)
That awful record we keep posting every week now stands at one win in 13, three in 27 and eight in 39!
Danny Wilson has now won just one of his last 14 matches as Barnsley manager.
The Reds have been knocked out of a cup competition by a lower league side in three of the last four seasons but this is the first time they have been eliminated in the FA Cup by one since 2004.
They have though now exited the competition at the Third Round stage or before in 13 of the last 15 seasons and they have gone out in the Third Round in five of the last six.
Barnsley lost a game after leading at half time for the first time since December 2011 when they led Ipswich 2-0 at the break but lost 5-3.
Barnsley have won two of their last 16 matches with Coventry and the Sky Blues have now won five of their last seven visits to Oakwell.
Steven Pressley’s side have lost just one of their nine in all competitions and today was the fourth game in a row in which they have fallen 1-0 behind. They have gone on to win three and draw one of those matches.
Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Tom Kennedy
Peter Ramage
Jean Yves-Mvoto
Martin Cranie
Stephen Dawson
Jacob Mellis
David Perkins
Jim O’Brien
Tomasz Cywka
Chris O’Grady
Substitutes:
Marcus Pedersen (for O’Grady 66)
Jason Scotland (for Perkins 77)
Unused Substitutes:
Christian Dibble, Lewin Nyatanga, Kelvin Etuhu, Paddy McCourt, Dale Jennings.
Match Reports:
FA Cup Third Round results Saturday 4th January 2014:
Blackburn 1-1 Manchester City
Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield United
BARNSLEY 1-2 Coventry
Bolton 2-1 Blackpool
Brighton 1-0 Reading
Bristol City 1-1 Watford
Doncaster 2-3 Stevenage
Everton 4-0 QPR
Grimsby 2-3 Huddersfield
Ipswich 1-1 Preston
Kidderminster 0-0 Peterborough
Macclesfield 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Middlesbrough 0-2 Hull
Newcastle 1-2 Cardiff
Norwich 1-1 Fulham
Rochdale 2-0 Leeds
Southampton 4-3 Burnley
Southend 4-1 Millwall
Stoke 2-1 Leicester
West Brom 0-2 Crystal Palace
Wigan 3-3 MK Dons
Yeovil 4-0 Leyton Orient
Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Twenty Five: Charlton Athletic v Barnsley Saturday 11th January 2014. Kick-Off: 3pm.
Tickets:
Adult £26
Over 60s £20
Under 21s £20
Under 18s £10
Under 11s £5
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Twenty-Six: Barnsley v Blackpool Saturday 18th January 2014. Kick-Off 3pm
Tickets:
Adults £23.00
Over 65's £16.00
Student (aged 18-20) £16.00
Under 18's £16.00
Under 12's £5.00*
*Under 12's tickets must be purchased with an adult or over 65's ticket