Team News
Dale Jennings is all but ruled out for the rest of the season after turning over his ankle in training this week. The winger who has not started a match since January may have played his last game for the club.
Jean-Yves Mvoto and Ross Turnbull are also sidelined with manager Lee Johnson hinting he could give a number of fringe and younger players their chance this weekend as he plans for next season.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
George Smith
Martin Cranie
Peter Ramage
Lewin Nyatanga
Declan John
Ben Pearson
Josh Scowen
Conor Hourihane
Sam Winnall
Jabo Ibehre
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Peterborough results:
18/10/14 Peterborough (Conor Washington 45, Marcus Maddison 69) 2-1 Barnsley (Devante Cole 15) (League One)
1/1/13 Peterborough (Michael Bostwick 28, Tommy Rose 87) 2-1 Barnsley (Marlon Harewood 79) (Championship)
2/10/12 Barnsley 0-2 Peterborough (George Boyd 2, Tyron Barnett 10) (Championship)
24/3/12 Barnsley (David Cotterill 24) 1-0 Peterborough (Championship)
3/12/11 Peterborough (George Boyd 64, Ryan Bennett 68, Lee Frecklington 70) 3-4 Barnsley (Jim O’Brien 17, Jacob Butterfield 45, Ricardo Vaz Te 55, Craig Davies 78) (Championship)
5/4/10 Barnsley (Iain Hume 7,84) 2-2 Peterborough (Ryan Bennett 5, Tommy Rowe 77) (Championship)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 13
Peterborough Wins: 16
Draws: 4
Barnsley Goals: 59
Peterborough Goals: 67
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 7
Peterborough Wins: 6
Draws: 3
Barnsley Goals: 26
Peterborough Goals: 21
Interesting Stats:
This fixture usually produces goals. There has been 31 in the last nine clashes and there has not been a goal-less draw in any of the last 21 meetings.
Indeed, drawing is not something these two teams tend to do when they lock horns. Only one of the last 15 has ended in a stalemate.
Barnsley have lost each of their past three meetings with the Posh. Prior to this they had won five of six.
Peterborough have emerged from Oakwell victories from two of their last five visits, including the most recent in 2012.
Victory for the Posh tomorrow will see them tie up the head to head meetings at Oakwell at seven wins apiece.
Two teams meet tomorrow who have seen their play-off aspirations fade in recent weeks and both sit on 58 points from 43 games, now nine points adrift of the top six.
Like Barnsley, the Posh dispensed of one of their former promotion winning managers (Darren Ferguson) in February after they fell to 15th in the table.
They won their first four under the caretakership of Dave Robertson and five of the first six which saw them claim that final play-off spot, deposing of Barnsley in the process.
However they have failed to win any of their last five since then, losing three.
Last time out the Posh managed a 1-1 draw with relegation threatened Crewe, the first time they have managed to score in their past five matches.
They have managed only five goals in their past 10 matches and their overall tally of 47 so far this season is the second lowest amongst the division’s top 14 sides.
It would be best to avoid Peterborough on a Both Teams To Score acca, this has only happened twice in their past 13 outings.
Peterborough have lost each of their past three away matches and five of their last seven without scoring.
They have lost 11 times on their travels this season; only four sides have lost more, whilst only five have lost more than their overall total of 19.
Peterborough have won only three times this season after conceding the opening goal, one of those was against Barnsley.
First Met In League: Barnsley 0-3 Peterborough, Saturday 9th December 1961 (Third Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 6-0 Peterborough (League Cup), Saturday 30th January 1982.
Biggest Defeat: Peterborough 4-1 Barnsley (Third Division), Saturday 26th December 1964, Peterborough (Dominic Iorfa 2, Tony Adcock, Bobby Barnes 4-1 Barnsley (David Currie) (Division One), Tuesday 17th August 1993.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (David Cotterill 24) 1-0 Peterborough (Championship), Saturday 24th March 2012.
Last Away Win: Peterborough (George Boyd 64, Ryan Bennett 68, Lee Frecklington 70) 3-4 Barnsley (Jim O’Brien 17, Jacob Butterfield 45, Ricardo Vaz Te 55, Craig Davies 78) (Championship), Saturday 3rd December 2011.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Iain Hume 7,84) 2-2 Peterborough (Ryan Bennett 5, Tommy Rowe 77) (Championship), Monday 5th April 2010.
Last Away Draw: Peterborough 1-1 Barnsley (Division One) Saturday 9th January 1993.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-2 Peterborough (George Boyd 2, Tyron Barnett 10) (Championship), Tuesday 2nd October 2012.
Last Away Defeat: Peterborough (Conor Washington 45, Marcus Maddison 69) 2-1 Barnsley (Devante Cole 15) (League One), Saturday 18th October 2014.
Last Home Meeting:
Tuesday 2nd October 2012:
Barnsley 0 2 Peterborough
Boyd 2
Barnett 10
Barnsley:
Ben Alnwick, Bobby Hassell (David Perkins 58), Scott Golbourne, Scott Wiseman, Martin Cranie, John Stones, Stephen Dawson, Tomasz Cywka, Jacob Mellis (Matty Done 66), Craig Davies, Chris Dagnall (Marlon Harewood 58)
Unused substitutes:
Luke Steele, Tom Kennedy, Kelvin Etuhu, Danny Rose.
Manager: Keith Hill (1st June 2011- 29th December 2012)
Peterborough:
Bobby Olejnik, Craig Alcock, Shaun Brisley, Mark Little, Nat Knight-Percival, Michael Bostwick, George Boyd (Grant McCann 88), Tommy Rowe, Kane Ferdinand (Gabriel Zakuani 89), Tyrone Barnett, Emile Sinclair (Saido Berahino 65)
Unused substitutes:
Joe Day, Kgosi Ntlhe, Danny Swanson, Lee Tomlin.
Manager: Darren Ferguson (12th January 2011- 21st February 2015)
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 1 (Cranie)
Peterborough: 8 (Olejnik, Brisley, Bostwick, Ferdinand, Barnett, Day, Zakuani, Ntlhe)
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 5 (David Flitcroft-2012-2013, Micky Mellon-2013, Danny Wilson,2013-2015, Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 2015-present, Lee Johnson 2015-present)
Peterborough: 1(David Robertson 2015-present)
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
14/4/15 Notts County 1–1 Barnsley (Sam Winnall) (League One)
11/4/15 Barnsley (Sam Winnall) 1-1 Chesterfield (League One)
6/4/15 Colchester 3–1 Barnsley (George Waring) (League One)
4/4/15 Barnsley 0-2 Sheffield United (League One)
28/3/15 Bristol City 2–2 Barnsley (Jabo Ibehre, Josh Scowen) (League One)
21/3/15 Barnsley (Jabo Ibehre) 1-1 Preston (League One)
W: 0 D: 4 L: 2 F: 6 A: 10 GD: -4 Points: 4
Peterborough:
14/4/15 Peterborough (Conor Washington) 1–1 Crewe (League One)
11/4/15 Swindon 1-0 Peterborough (League One)
6/4/15 Peterborough 0-0 Walsall (League One)
3/4/15 Scunthorpe 2-0 Peterborough (League One)
28/3/15 Peterborough 0-1 Coventry (League One)
21/3/15 Peterborough (Michael Bostwick) 1-0 Chesterfield League One)
W: 1 D: 2 L: 3 F: 2 A: 5 GD: -3 Points 5
Peterborough last time out:
Peterborough 1-1 Crewe:
Ben Alnwick, Michael Smith, Kgosi Ntlhe, Gabriel Zakuani, Michael Bostwick, Jack Payne (David Norris 35), Erhun Oztumer (Ricardo Santos 86), Joe Newell, Harry Anderson (Luke James 73), Conor Washington, Marcus Maddison.
Unused Substitutes:
Harry Beautyman, Alan Sheehan, Dion Henry, Aaron McLean.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 23 Won: 5 Drawn: 13 Lost: 5 Scored: 31 Conceded: 28.
Last match on the 18th April: 2009. Reading 0-0 Barnsley. Att: 19,420.
Last win: 1949
Last draw: 2009
Last defeat: 1959
STAT! – Incredibly Barnsley have drawn each of their last SEVEN games on this date, five by a 1-1 score line.
Peterborough:
Played: 11 Won: 4 Drawn: 4 Lost: 3 Scored: 12 Conceded: 12.
Last match on the 18th April: 2014. Bradford 1-0 Peterborough. Att: 13,820.
Last win: 2009
Last draw: 1992
Last defeat: 2014
STAT! – Peterborough lost on this date last year but have won two of the last three.
Mad Sites:
www.peterboroughunited-mad.co.uk
Official Sites:
Other Fixtures:
Friday 17th April 2015:
7:45pm:
Port Vale v Preston
Saturday 18th April 2015:
3pm:
Bristol City v Coventry
Colchester v Scunthorpe
Crawley v Notts County
Crewe v Walsall
Doncaster v Fleetwood
Gillingham v Rochdale
MK Dons v Leyton Orient
Oldham v Chesterfield
Sheffield United v Bradford
Swindon v Yeovil