Team News
Tomasz Cywka is pushing for a start after his wonder goal against Derby and could be favoured ahead of Paddy McCourt who had a subdued game against the Rams.
Manager Danny Wilson has a fully fit squad to choose from.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Scott Wiseman
Tom Kennedy
Peter Ramage
Martin Cranie
Stephen Dawson
Jacob Mellis
Jim O’Brien
Kelvin Etuhu
Paddy McCourt
Chris O’Grady
Head To Head
Last Six Birmingham v Barnsley results:
30/11/13 Barnsley 0-3 Birmingham (Championship)
26/12/12 Barnsley 1-2 Birmingham (Championship)
22/9/12 Birmingham 0-5 Barnsley (Championship)
21/2/12 Barnsley 1-3 Birmingham (Championship)
24/9/11 Birmingham 1-1 Barnsley (Championship)
10/3/09 Barnsley 1-1 Birmingham (Championship)
Overall Record:
Birmingham Wins: 37
Barnsley Wins: 19
Draws: 16
Birmingham Goals: 118
Barnsley Goals: 89
At Birmingham:
Birmingham Wins: 13
Barnsley Wins: 9
Draws: 7
Birmingham Goals: 43
Barnsley Goals: 29
First Met In League: Small Heath 3-1 Barnsley Saturday 17th September 1898.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 7-2 Small Heath Saturday 14th January 1899.
Biggest Defeat: Small Heath 5-0 Barnsley Saturday 2nd December 1899 & Barnsley 0-5 Birmingham Saturday 14th February 1920 & Saturday 2nd September 1995.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Daniel Nardiello 52) 1-0 Birmingham Monday 9th April 2007
Last Away Win: Birmingham 0-5 Barnsley (Stephen Foster 50, Craig Davies 54,60,65,73) Saturday 22nd September 2012.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Michael Mifsud 82) 1-1 Birmingham (Martin Taylor 85) Tuesday 10th March 2009.
Last Away Draw: Birmingham (Chris Burke 86) 1-1 Barnsley (Jacob Butterfield 33) Saturday 24th September 2011.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-3 Birmingham (Paul Caddis 13, 22, Nikola Zigic 37) Saturday 30th November 2013.
Last Away Defeat: Birmingham (Kevin Phillips 13, Garry O’Connor 45) 2-0 Barnsley Saturday 23rd August 2008.
Last Away Meeting:
Saturday 22nd September 2012.
Birmingham 0 5 Barnsley
Foster 50
Davies (54, 60, 65, 73)
Birmingham:
Jack Butland, David Murphy (Darren Ambrose 25), Stephen Caldwell, Pablo Ibanez, Jonathan Spector, Chris Burke, Hayden Mullins (Nathan Redmond 55), Wade Elliott, Keith Fahey, Marlon King, Leroy Lita (Nikola Zigic 61)
Unused Subs: Colin Doyle, Curtis Davies, Ravel Morrison, Peter Lovenkrands.
Manager: Lee Clark.
Barnsley:
Ben Alnwick, Scott Golbourne, Stephen Foster, Scott Wiseman, Martin Cranie, Tom Kennedy, Stephen Dawson, Tomasz Cywka, Jacob Mellis, Craig Davies (Marlon Harewood 85), Chris Dagnall (Danny Rose 87)
Unused Substitutes: Luke Steele, Matty Done, David Perkins, Kelvin Etuhu, Reuben Noble-Lazarus.
Manager: Keith Hill.
Still at respective clubs:
Birmingham: 10 (Murphy, Spector, Burke, Mullins, Elliott, King, Doyle, Ambrose, Lovenkrands, Zigic)
Barnsley: 12 (Wiseman, Cranie, Kennedy, Dawson, Cywka, Mellis, Dagnall, Rose, Steele, Perkins, Etuhu, Noble-Lazarus)
This Season:
Last six 2013-2014 results:
Birmingham:
29/12/13 Blackburn 2–3 Birmingham (Championship)
26/12/13 Wigan 0-0 Birmingham (Championship)
21/12/13 Birmingham 0-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)
14/12/13 Bournemouth 0-2 Birmingham (Championship)
7/12/13 Birmingham 2-2 Middlesbrough (Championship)
3/12/13 Birmingham 1-1 Doncaster (Championship)
W: 2 D: 4 L: 0 F: 8 A: 5 GD: +3 Points: 10
Barnsley:
29/12/13 Barnsley 1–2 Derby (Championship)
26/12/13 Barnsley 0-1 Bolton (Championship)
21/12/13 Leeds 0-0 Barnsley (Championship)
14/12/13 Barnsley 1–1 Yeovil (Championship)
7/12/13 Burnley 1–0 Barnsley (Championship)
3/12/13 Brighton 1–2 Barnsley (Championship)
W: 1 D: 2 L: 3 F: 4 A: 6 GD: -2 Points: 5
Interesting Stats
Barnsley won 5-0 on their last trip to St Andrews Stadium, back in September 2012 but that is their only victory there in the past six visits stretching back to 2000.
Indeed that Craig Davies inspired romp is the Reds only win over Birmingham, home or away in the past seven meetings and Birmingham have won both matches (both at Oakwell) since that game.
Birmingham have hit something of a mini revival. Before they won 3-0 at Oakwell in November – a game that proved to be the end for David Flitcroft- the Blues were fourth from bottom of the Championship. Although now only 17th they are unbeaten in their last nine league games, although five of them have been draws.
Before Sunday’s 3-2 win at Blackburn, Birmingham had gone three matches without conceding a goal.
The Blues have drawn each of their last four home games and they have won just two in front of their own supporters, the joint fewest in the league along with Bolton, Sheffield Wednesday, Yeovil and Barnsley.
Their last victory at home came back on the 1st October when they thumped Millwall 4-0.
Lee Clark’s managerial record against Barnsley:
Record: LWW
As Birmingham manager: Lost 5-0 22/9/12. Won 2-1 26/12/12. Won 3-0 30/11/13.
The Reds will welcome in the New Year bottom of the Championship, just like they did 12 months ago. But when Keith Hill was fired on the 29th December 2012, Barnsley had 21 points (five more than they have now), although they had lost one game more last year, having played two more.
It becomes more painful to write this with every passing week but Barnsley’s record now stands at one win in 11, two 25 matches, and eight in 37!
Today also marks the halfway point of the season. Barnsley’s record of 16 points from 23 matches is their worst since the 1986-87 season they also had 16 points from 23 matches, and had also won just three matches.
Danny Wilson has now won just one of his last 12 matches as Barnsley manager, and he has failed to win any of his first three since returning.
Barnsley are yet to win a game this season if they are not winning at half time.
Last year was the first time Barnsley had lost all three Christmas and New Year fixtures for 60 years. Defeat today will mean they have done it two years in a row.
Ref Watch:
Chris Foy:
2013-2014: Games: 15 Yellows: 43 Reds: 2
This is Chris Foy’s third Championship game of the season. Out of the other 13 matches he has officiated in 2013-2014, 12 have been in the Premier League.
Last Birmingham match: Leeds 1-1 Birmingham, Saturday 5th January 2013. (No yellow cards shown to Birmingham players.)
Last Barnsley match: Barnsley 2-0 Hull, Saturday 27th April 2013. (Yellow card shown to Kelvin Etuhu.)
On This Day:
Birmingham:
Played: 37 Won: 6 Drawn: 8 Lost: 23 Scored: 36 Conceded: 67.
Last match on the 1st January: 2013. Birmingham 0-1 Cardiff. ATT: 17,493.
Last win: 1991
Last draw: 2002
Last defeat: 2013
STAT! – Birmingham have lost each of their last six New Year’s Day fixtures, the last four of which all without scoring. They have won just one of the last 13.
Barnsley:
Played: 49 Won: 18 Drawn: 13 Lost: 18 Scored: 72 Conceded: 64
Last match on the 1st January: 2013. Peterborough 2-1 Barnsley (Harewood) Att: 7,339.
Last win: 1994
Last draw: 2011
Last defeat: 2013
STAT! – Barnsley have failed to win any of their last nine New Year’s Day fixtures, drawing five and losing four.
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Other Fixtures:
Wednesday 1st January 2013:
3pm:
Bolton v Middlesbrough
Brighton v Bournemouth
Burnley v Huddersfield
Derby v Wigan
Ipswich v Charlton
Leeds v Blackburn
Millwall v Leicester
QPR v Doncaster
Reading v Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool
5:30pm:
Yeovil v Watford