Team News

James Bailey returns to the fold following his one match suspension.

Dale Jennings played 50 minutes for the Under 21s on Monday and could come back into contention.

Last time out - Barnsley Team:

Ross Turnbull

James Bree

Martin Cranie

Peter Ramage

Lewin Nyatanga

Ryan Williams

Connor Hourihane

Luke Berry

Paul Digby

Sam Winnall

Devante Cole

Head to Head

Last Six Barnsley v Bristol City results:

23/12/13 Bristol City (Jon Stead 16,52, Liam Fontaine 35, Lewin Nyatanga 55, Steve Davies 67) 5-3 Barnsley (Chris O’Grady 58, Tomasz Cywka 82, Jason Scotland 90) (Championship)

1/9/12 Barnsley (Jacob Mellis 50) 1-0 Bristol City (Championship)

21/4/12 Bristol City (Cole Skuse 11, Jon Stead 51) 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)

29/10/11 Barnsley (Craig Davies 74) 1-2 Bristol City (Albert Adomah 14, Nicky Maynard 89) (Championship)

9/04/11 Barnsley (Andy Gray 32, Danny Haynes 40, Jacob Butterfield 45, Paul McShane 56) 4-2 Bristol City (Marvin Elliott 6, Nicky Maynard 83)

21/08/10 Bristol City (Marvin Elliott 19, Albert Adomah 21, David Clarkson 62) 3-3 Barnsley (Andy Gray 4,12, Adam Hammill 51) (Championship)

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 30

Bristol City Wins: 41

Draws: 18

Barnsley Goals: 137

Bristol City Goals: 161

At Oakwell:

Barnsley Wins: 26

Bristol City Wins: 9

Draws: 10

Barnsley Goals: 97

Bristol City Goals: 55

First Met In League: Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City, Wednesday 25^th December 1901 (Second Division)

Biggest Win: Barnsley 7-1 Bristol City (Second Division), Friday 21^st March 1913.

Biggest Defeat: Bristol City 5-0 Barnsley (Second Division), Saturday 12^th April 1958.

Last Home Win: Barnsley (Jacob Mellis 50) 1-0 Bristol City (Championship), Saturday 1^st September 2012.

Last Away Win: Bristol City 0-2 Barnsley (Ian Bryson, Neil Redfearn) (Division One), Saturday 16^th October 1993.

Last Home Draw: Barnsley 0-0 Bristol City (Championship), Saturday 25^th October 2008.

Last Away Draw: Bristol City (Marvin Elliott 19, Albert Adomah 21, David Clarkson 62) 3-3 Barnsley (Andy Gray 4,12, Adam Hammill 51) (Championship), Saturday 21^st August 2010.

Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Craig Davies 74) 1-2 Bristol City (Albert Adomah 14, Nicky Maynard 89) (Championship), Saturday 29^th October 2011.

Last Away Defeat: Bristol City (Jon Stead 16,52, Liam Fontaine 35, Lewin Nyatanga 55, Steve Davies 67) 5-3 Barnsley (Chris O’Grady 58, Tomasz Cywka 82, Jason Scotland 90) (Championship), Saturday 23^rd February 2013.

Last Home Meeting:

Saturday 1^st September 2012:

Barnsley 1 0 Bristol City

Mellis 50

Hassell sent off 52

Barnsley:

Ben Alnwick, Bobby Hassell, Scott Golbourne, Stephen Foster, Scott Wiseman, Martin Cranie, Stephen Dawson, Tomasz Cywka, Jacob Mellis (John Stones 61), Craig Davies (Marlon Harewood 62), Chris Dagnall.

Unused substitutes:

Lukas Lidakevicius, Lee Collins, Kelvin Etuhu, Reuben Noble-Lazarus, Danny Rose.

Manager: Keith Hill.

Bristol City:

Tom Heaton, Mark Wilson, Liam Fontaine, Louis Carey, Greg Cunningham, Martyn Woolford, Cole Skuse, Stephen Pearson (Steve Davies 72), Albert Adomah (Marvin Elliott 46), Sam Baldock (Ryan Taylor 68), Jon Stead.

Unused substitutes:

Lewis Carey, Lewin Nyatanga, Jody Morris, Paul Anderson.

Manager: Derek McInnes.

Still at respective clubs:

Barnsley: 2 (Cranie, Noble-Lazarus)

Bristol City: 1 (Cunningham)

Number of managers since this game (including caretakers):

Barnsley: 3 (David Flitcroft, Micky Mellon, Danny Wilson)

Bristol City: 2 (Sean O’Driscoll, Steve Cotterill)

This Season:

Last six 2014-2015 results:

Barnsley:

21/10/14 Barnsley (Devante Cole, Conor Hourihane) 2–3 Notts County (League One)

18/10/14 Peterborough 2–1 Barnsley (Devante Cole) (League One)

12/10/14 Barnsley (Rory McArdle og, Sam Winnall, Kane Hemmings) 3–1 Bradford (Jason Kennedy) (League One)

7/10/14 Oldham 2-2 (Barnsley (Luke Berry, Sam Winnall) (Football League Trophy)

4/10/14 Rochdale 0–1 Barnsley (League One)

27/9/14 Barnsley 0-3 Swindon (League One)

W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 9 A: 11 GD: -2 Points: 7

Bristol City:

21/10/14 Bristol City (Aden Flint, 2) 2–2 Bradford (League One)

18/10/14 Coventry 1-3 Bristol City (Marlon Pack, Kieran Agard, Scott Wagstaff) (League One)

11/10/14 Bristol City (Ian Evatt og, Derrick Williams, Wes Burns) 3-2 Chesterfield (League One)

8/10/14 Cheltenham 1-3 Bristol City (Wes Burns, Korey Smith 2) (Football League Trophy)

4/10/14 Walsall 1-1 Bristol City (Joe Bryan) (League One)

27/9/14 Bristol City (Kieran Agard 2, Wade Elliott) 3-2 MK Dons (League One)

W: 4 D: 2 L: 0 F: 14 A: 9 GD: +5 Points: 11 * 1 win in cup.

Interesting Stats:

Barnsley have lost just nine of 45 Oakwell meetings and two of the last eight.

Reds centre back Lewin Nyatanga scored for Bristol City the last time the two sides met.

There has been five penalties awarded in the last eight meetings.

Barnsley need three more goals to reach 100 at home against Bristol City.

Barnsley and Bristol City meet at Oakwell on the 25^th October, as they did six years ago

This game usually guarantees goals; there has been 39 in the last nine clashes.

There has been just one goal-less draw in the last 14 meetings.

Barnsley are set to take on THE team of the season so far.

Bristol City are the only side in the Football League still undefeated and their nine wins and five draws from the opening 14 games sees them six points clear at the top of League One and seven clear of the chasing play-off pack.

Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw with Bradford helped Steve Cotterill’s side set a new club record for unbeaten games at the start of a campaign, beating their previous record 13 set in 1954-1955, a season in which they went on to win the Third Division South title.

Going back to last season however the South West oufit are unbeaten in 20 league matches stretching back to March.

Incidentally the last time City enjoyed a decent unbeaten start to a season- the first eight games of the 2007-2008 season, it was ended by a 3-0 defeat at Oakwell. That reverse inspired by goals from Brian Howard, Dennis Souza and Martin Devaney was Bristol’s only defeat in their opening 14 games of that Championship season.

City have won four times on their travels this season, the joint best record in the division.

They have netted 15 times away from Ashton Gate, the most away goals scored in the entire Football League.

Their 30 goals scored overall in their first 14 games is the best in the Football League, as is their goal difference of +15.

Bristol City have won nine league games so far this season, along with League Two’s Burton Albion, the best record in the Football League.

On This Day:

Barnsley:

Played: 17 Won: 3 Drawn: 7 Lost: 7 Scored: 17 Conceded: 31.

Last match on the 25^th October: 2008. Barnsley 0-0 Bristol City. Att: 11,551.

Last win: 2005

Last draw: 2008

Last defeat: 1997

STAT! – Barnsley have a pretty poor record on this date having won just three 17 matches. They have though lost just one of the last five.

Bristol City:

Played: 16 Won: 3 Drawn: 10 Lost: 3 Scored: Conceded: 17.

Last match on the 25^th October: 2008. Barnsley 0-0 Bristol City. Att: 11,551

Last win: 1958

Last draw: 2008

Last defeat: 1975

STAT! – Incredibly Bristol City have drawn their last six matches on this date.

JOINT STAT! – Barnsley and Bristol City have met once before on this date and it was the last time they played on the 25^th October.

Six years ago in 2008 they drew 0-0 at Oakwell, a result for The Reds, which came in the middle of a run of three wins and a draw in four matches. This stalemate hot on the heels of a 2-1 derby victory over Sheffield Wednesday saw them move out of the Championship relegation zone. They would finish in 20^th place after a final day victory at Plymouth saved them from relegation.

The point gained for Bristol City continued their impressive start to that 2008-2009 campaign, in which they had lost just four of their first 15 games in all competitions. This draw left them just inside the play-off places in sixth. They would finish 10^th however as they failed to win any of their final eight matches of the season.

Mad Sites:

www.barnsley-mad.co.uk

www.bristolcity-mad.co.uk

Official Sites:

www.barnsleyfc.co.uk

www.bcfc.co.uk

Other Fixtures:

Saturday 25^th October 2014:

3pm:

Coventry v Peterborough

Crewe v Sheffield United

Doncaster v MK Dons