Team News
Milan Lalkovic is missing for Barnsley after being sent off at Leyton Orient. He now serves a three match ban. Lee Johnson is set to name an unchanged line up meaning Sam Winnall starts at Oakwell for the first time since November.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Declan John
Mason Holgate
Martin Cranie
Lewin Nyatanga
Josh Scowen
Ben Pearson
Conor Hourihane
John O’Sullivan
Sam Winnall
George Waring
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Preston results:
26/12/14 Preston (Paul Gallagher 16) 1-0 Barnsley (League One)
1/2/11 Barnsley (Garry O’Connor 22, Danny Haynes 90) 2-0 Preston (Championship)
9/11/10 Preston (Craig Morgan 4) 1-2 Barnsley (Adam Hammill 44, Garry O’Connor 89 (Championship)
2/2/10 Preston (Danny Welbeck 27) 1-4 Barnsley (Anderson De Silva 8, Michael Hart og 41, Andy Gray 69, Jay Rodriguez 90) (Championship)
18/8/09 Barnsley 0-3 Preston (Paul Parry 11, Neil Mellor 32, Jon Parkin 72) (Championship)
28/12/08 Barnsley (Jamie Cureton 16) 1-1 Preston (Ross Wallace 73) (Championship)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 18
Preston Wins: 22
Draws: 11
Barnsley Goals: 64
Preston Goals: 83
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 12
Preston Wins: 7
Draws: 5
Barnsley Goals: 34
Preston Goals: 26
First Met: Barnsley 0-4 Preston, Saturday 21st September 1901. (Division Two)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-1 Preston, Saturday 27th April 1929, Saturday 21st October 1950, Preston 1-4 Barnsley, Tuesday 2nd February 2010.
Biggest Defeat: Preston 7-0 Barnsley, Saturday 10th March 1951. (Division Two)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Garry O’Connor 22, Danny Haynes 90) 2-0 Preston, Tuesday 1st February 2011. (Championship)
Last Away Win: Preston (Craig Morgan 4) 1-2 Barnsley (Adam Hammill 44, Garry O’Connor 89) Tuesday 9th November 2010. (Championship)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Jamie Cureton 16) 1-1 Preston (Ross Wallace 73) Sunday 28th December 2008. (Championship)
Last Away Draw: Preston (Danny Dichio 77, Graham Alexander 119) 2-2 Barnsley (Jacob Burns 81, 108) Tuesday 23rd August 2005. (League Cup)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-3 Preston (Paul Parry 11, Neil Mellor 32, Jon Parkin 72) Tuesday 18th August 2009. (Championship)
Last Home Meeting:
Tuesday 1st February 2011:
Barnsley 2 0 Preston
O’Connor 22
Haynes 90
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Bobby Hassell, Jason Shackell, Kieran Trippier, Matt Hill, Nathan Doyle, Danny Haynes, Jacob Mellis (Jacob Butterfield 80), Diego Arismendi, Frank Nouble, Garry O’Connor (Jim O’Brien 68)
Unused substitutes:
David Preece, Goran Lovre, Hugo Colace, Reuben Noble-Lazarus, Andy Gray.
Manager: Mark Robins (9th September 2009- 15th May 2011)
Preston:
Andy Lonergan, Criag Morgan (Keith Treacy 60), Sean St Ledger, Billy Jones, Leon Cort, Conor McLaughlin, Barry Nicholson (Adam Barton 60), Ian Ashbee, Iain Hume, Nathan Ellington, Leon Clarke (Danny Mayor 76).
Unused substitutes:
Andreas Arestidou, Wayne Brown, Paul Parry, Paul Hayes.
Manager: Phil Brown (6th January 2011- 14th December 2011)
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 0
Preston: 0
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 6 (Keith Hill, 2011-2012, David Flitcroft-2012-2013, Micky Mellon-2013, Danny Wilson,2013-2015, Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 2015-present, Lee Johnson 2015-present)
Preston: 3 (Graham Alexander/David Unsworth 2011-2012, Graham Westley 2012-2013, Simon Grayson 2013-present)
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
17/3/15 Leyton Orient 0-0 Barnsley (League One)
14/3/15 Oldham (Mike Jones 42) 1–3 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga 33,70, Conor Hourihane 39) (League One)
7/3/15 Barnsley (George Waring 15,71, Sam Winnall 89) 3-0 Walsall (League One)
3/3/15 Barnsley (George Waring 57) 1-0 Coventry (League One)
28/2/15 Gillingham 0-1 Barnsley (George Waring 56) (League One)
24/2/15 Scunthorpe 0–1 Barnsley (Josh Scowen 51) (League One)
W: 5 D: 1 L: 0 F: 9 A: 1 GD: +8 Points: 16
Preston:
17/3/15 Preston (Daniel Johnson, Jermaine Beckford) 2-0 Peterborough (League One)
14/3/15 Preston (Joe Garner 4, Jermaine Beckford) 5-1 Crewe (League One)
7/3/15 MK Dons 0-2 Preston (Callum Robinson, Joe Garner) (League One)
3/3/15 Preston (Daniel Johnson, Jermaine Beckford) 2-2 Doncaster (League One)
28/2/15 Oldham 0-4 Preston (Paul Huntington, Daniel Johnson, Joe Garner, Jermaine Beckford) (League One)
24/2/15 Preston (Daniel Johnson) 1-0 Walsall (League One)
W: 5 D: 1 L: 0 F: 16 A: 3 GD: +13 Points: 16
Preston last time out:
Preston 2-0 Peterborough:
Sam Johnstone, Scott Laird, Tom Clarke, Bailey Wright, Paul Huntington, John Welsh, Daniel Johnson, Jermaine Beckford (Chris Humphrey 86), Paul Gallagher, Joe Garner (Kevin Davies 78), Callum Robinson (Calum Woods 89)
Unused Substitutes:
Thorsten Stuckmann, Neil Kilkenny, Kyel Reid, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
Interesting Stats:
Barnsley’s 1-0 defeat at Preston on Boxing Day ended The Reds run of three successive victories over the Lillywhites.
However The Reds have won only two of the last five meetings at Oakwell and only three of the last eight.
Although Preston lead the overall head to heads 22 wins to 18, they are only one ahead in league clashes.
The Lancashire outfit have won only seven of their 22 visits to Oakwell and two of those have come in the last five.
Only one of the last 11 meetings have ended in a draw.
Three of the last five clashes have finished with only one team scoring.
Barnsley supporters are rightfully delighted with the form of their team having won six and drawn one of their last seven matches…. However they face a team tomorrow on an even BETTER run.
Preston have won six and drawn one of their past seven matches which has launched them into second place in the League One table, two points above the chasing play-off pack.
In all competitions they have had only two blips in 11 matches and one of those came against Manchester United.
This has helped contribute to 21 wins from their 36 matches and only six defeats, the last of which came at the end of January. Only the league leaders Bristol City have won more and lost less.
The Lillywhites have kept seven clean sheets in their past nine league matches and have conceded only 31 goals this season, the best defensive record in the division and the third best in the Football League.
Preston have won each of their last three games on the road all without conceding a goal and have won 10 away games so far this season, again only Bristol City have won more.
More worryingly for Barnsley is that Preston have conceded only 13 goals on their travels, that’s the best record in the Football League.
A lot of Preston’s attacking prowess can be attributed to their awesome foursome of Daniel Johnson, Jermaine Beckford, Joe Garner and Paul Gallagher who between them have netted 16 goals in the last seven matches.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 21 Won: 5 Drawn: 9 Lost: 7 Scored: 23 Conceded: 22.
Last match on the 21st March: 2009. Derby 0-0 Barnsley. Att: 32,277.
Last win: 2000
Last draw: 2009
Last defeat: 1995
STAT! – Barnsley have drawn six of their last nine matches on this date.
Preston:
Played: 21 Won: 5 Drawn: 5 Lost: 11 Scored: 21 Conceded: 33.
Last match on the 21st March: 2009. Charlton 0-0 Preston. Att: 19,215.
Last win: 1995
Last draw: 2009
Last defeat: 2000
STAT! – Preston have failed to win any of the last three on this date and have won only two of the last 12.
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 21st March 2015:
3pm:
Bradford v Fleetwood
Coventry v Doncaster
Crawley v Leyton Orient
Crewe v Oldham
Gillingham v Colchester
MK Dons v Notts County
Peterborough v Chesterfield
Rochdale v Scunthorpe
Sheffield United v Port Vale