Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
Andy Yiadom
Ethan Pinnock
Liam Lindsay
Zeki Fryers
Joe Williams
Gary Gardner
Stevie Mallan
Lloyd Isgrove
Adam Hammill
Tom Bradshaw
Head to Head
Last Six Reading v Barnsley results:
28/11/2017 Reading (David Edwards 20, Joey van den Berg 29, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson 88) 3-0 Barnsley (Championship)
11/02/2017 Reading 0-0 Barnsley (Championship)
17/09/2016 Barnsley (Adam Armstrong 81) 1-2 Reading (Garath McCleary 9, John Swift 27) (Championship)
25/03/2014 Reading (Pavel Pogrebnyak pen 20) 1-3 Barnsley (Stephen Dawson 16, Reuben Noble-Lazarus 53, Dale Jennings 57) (Championship)
01/10/2013 Barnsley (Chris O’Grady 79) 1-1 Reading (Hal Robson-Kanu 51) (Championship)
17/03/2012 Barnsley 0-4 Reading (Jobi McAnuff 47, Jem Karacan 49, 65, Jason Roberts 90) (Championship)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 26
Reading Wins: 29
Draws: 18
Barnsley Goals: 103
Reading Goals: 115
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 19
Reading Wins: 11
Draws: 6
Barnsley Goals: 67
Reading Goals: 51
First Met In League: Barnsley 2-2 Reading, Saturday 11th September 1926. Att: 5,570. (Second Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-2 Reading, Tuesday 20th October 1987. Att: 4,396. (Second Division)
Biggest Defeat: Reading 7-0 Barnsley, Saturday 29th December 1979. Att: 5,728. (Third Division)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Darren Barnard 22, Jan-Aage Fjortoft 59,86) 3-0 Reading Tuesday 15th September 1998. (League Cup Second Round First Leg)
Last Away Win: Reading (Pavel Pogrebnyak pen 20) 1-3 Barnsley (Stephen Dawson 16, Reuben Noble-Lazarus 53, Dale Jennings 57) Tuesday 25th March 2014. Att: 16,645. (Championship)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Chris O’Grady 79) 1-1 Reading (Hal Robson-Kanu 51) Tuesday 1st October 2013. Att: 9,084. (Championship)
Last Away Draw: Reading 0-0 Barnsley Saturday 11th February 2017. Att: 16,222. (Championship)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Adam Armstrong 81) 1-2 Reading (Garath McCleary 9, John Swift 27) Saturday 17th September 2016. Att: 12,675. (Championship)
Last Away Defeat: Reading (David Edwards 20, Joey van den Berg 29, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson 88) 3-0 Barnsley Tuesday 28th November 2017. Att: 13,317. (Championship)
Last Home Meeting:
Saturday 17th September 2016: (Championship)
Oakwell attendance 12,675.
Barnsley 1-2 Reading
Referee: David Coote
Barnsley:
Adam Davies, Angus MacDonald, Marc Roberts, Aidy White, Andy Yiadom, Adam Hammill, Conor Hourihane, Ryan Kent, Josh Scowen, Adam Armstrong, Sam Winnall.
Substitutions:
Cole Kpekawa (for White 17)
Tom Bradshaw (for Winnall 68)
Saidy Janko (for Kent 68)
Unused substitutes:
Nick Townsend, Adam Jackson, Sam Morsy, Marley Watkins.
Manager: Paul Heckingbottom (6th February 2016 - present)
Reading:
Ali Al Habsi, Tyler Blackett, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, John Swift, George Evans, Danny Williams, Roy Beerens, Garath McCleary, Yann Kermorgant.
Substitutions:
Jordan Obita (for Swift 52)
Stephen Quinn (for Beerens 72)
Joseph Mendes (for Kermorgant 86)
Unused substitutes:
Anssi Jaakkola, Tennai Watson, Callum Harriott, Liam Kelly.
Manager: Jaap Stam (13th June 2016 - present)
League Position after game:
Barnsley: 4th
Reading: 8th
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 7 (Davies, MacDonald, Yiadom, Hammill, Bradshaw, Townsend, Jackson)
Reading: 16 (Gunter, McShane, Moore, Blackett, Evans, Beerens, Swift, McCleary, Kermorgant, Obita, Quinn, Mendes, Jaakkola, Watson, Harriott, Kelly)
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 0
Reading: 0
This Season:
Last six 2017-2018 results:
Barnsley:
26/12/17 Barnsley 0-0 Preston (Championship)
23/12/17 Fulham (Floyd Ayite 54, Sheyi Ojo 72) 2-1 Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw 68) (Championship)
16/12/17 Brentford 0-0 Barnsley (Championship)
09/12/17 Barnsley 0-3 Derby (Tom Lawrence 39, Matej Vydra 44, Andreas Weimann 78) (Championship)
02/12/17 Bolton (Gary Madine 20, pen 39, Mark Little 69) 3-1 Barnsley (Tom Bradshaw pen 22) (Championship)
28/11/17 Reading (David Edwards 20, Joey Van den Berg 29, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson 88) 3-0 Barnsley (Championship)
W: 0 D: 2 L: 4 F: 2 A: 11 GD: -9
Current League Record: W: 5 D: 7 L: 12 F: 25 A: 36 GD: -11 Points: 22 Pos: 20th
Reading:
26/12/17 Bristol City (Jamie Paterson 68, Lloyd Kelly 90) 2-0 Reading (Championship)
23/12/17 Reading (Modou Barrow 76) 1-2 Burton (Tom Flanagan 40, Tom Naylor 81) (Championship)
16/12/17 Ipswich (Callum Connolly 3, Joe Garner 27) 2-0 Reading (Championship)
11/12/17 Reading (Callum Paterson og 16, Modou Barrow 41) 2-2 Cardiff (Joe Bennett 83, Lee Tomlin 90) (Championship)
02/12/17 Sunderland (Lewis Grabban pen 76) 1-3 Reading (David Edwards 53, Modou Barrow 68, 71) (Championship)
28/11/17 Reading (David Edwards 20, Joey Van den Berg 29, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson 88) 3-0 Barnsley (Championship)
W: 2 D: 1 L: 3 F: 9 A: 9 GD: 0
Current League Record: W: 7 D: 6 L: 11 F: 29 A: 32 GD: -3 Points: 27 Pos: 17th
Reading last time out:
Bristol City 2-0 Reading
Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Leandro Bacuna, Joey van den Berg, George Evans, David Edwards, Sone Aluko, Modou Barrow, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
Substitutes:
Yann Kermorgant (for Bodvarsson 75)
Garath McCleary (for Bacuna 75)
Roy Beerens (for Evans 85)
Unused Substitutes:
Anssi Jaakkola, Tyler Blackett, Tiago Ilori, Pelle Clement.
Reading boss Jaap Stam said:
"It's about conceding and scoring goals yourself. They scored two, we don't score and we don't get any points.
"You can't say one team was really the better side. The confidence is there. We just give away stupid goals and sometimes you need that bit of luck to score.
"Liam Kelly wasn't feeling well so didn't travel and we needed to take out John Swift as we need to make sure he'll be fit for the rest of the months ahead."
Mad Sites:
www.barnsley-mad.co.uk
www.reading-mad.co.uk
Official Sites:
www.barnsleyfc.co.uk
www.readingfc.co.uk
Other Fixtures:
Friday 29th December 2017:
7:45pm:
Cardiff City v Preston North End
Millwall v Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 30th December 2017
3pm:
Birmingham City v Leeds United
Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
Burton Albion v Norwich City
Hull City v Fulham
Ipswich Town v Derby County
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest v Sunderland
Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers
5:30pm:
Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers