New Care-taker boss Simon Davey, assisted by Ryan Kidd, has four new faces to fit into his squad after Thursday's loan deadline.
New recruits Leon Knight, Grant McCann, Kyel Reid and Ronnie Wallwork should all come into the squad.
Reid and Knight could start due to the departures of former starters Michael McIndoe and Tommy Wright. McCann and Wallwork are likely to make the bench unless Davey decides to rest Togwell and start Wallwork.
Probable Line-Up:
Nick Colgan
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Reid ©
Antony Kay
Bobby Hassell
Kyel Reid
Brian Howard
Sam Togwell/Ronnie Wallwork
Martin Devaney
Daniel Nardiello
Leon Knight
Today's encounter is the first time the two teams have met since the First Division Play-Off Final at Wembley in 2000 when Ipswich triumphed 4-2 to seal a place in the Premiership.
Craig Hignett put The Reds in front after just 6 minutes but Tony Mowbray, Richard Naylor and Marcus Stewart gave Ipswich a 3-1 lead. A Craig Hignett penalty brought Barnsley back into the match but a last minute Martijn Reuser strike sealed promotion for Ipswich.
Barnsley:
Subs not used: Sheron,Jones,
Ipswich:
Wright ,Croft ,McGreal ,Mowbray ,Venus ,Clapham ,Holland ,Magilton ,Wright (Wilnis ,89 ) ,Johnson (Naylor ,22 ) ,Stewart (Reuser ,83)Subs not used Brown,Branagan,
That defeat means The Reds have lost their last 3 encounters with Ipswich and 4 of the last 5!
Ipswich did the double over Barnsley during that Play-Off season.
In the Oakwell meeting Ipswich came away 2-0 winners on the 5th February 2000 thanks to goals from Jamie Scowcroft and Marcus Stewart within seconds of each other.
Barnsley:
Subs not used: Hristov,Brown,
Ipswich:
Wright ,Croft ,Clapham (Wilnis ,80 ) ,Mowbray ,McGreal ,Holland ,Magilton ,Brown ,Scowcroft ,Johnson (Naylor ,87 ) ,StewartSubs not used Stockwell,Salmon,Wright,
The Reds were 4th after that game, Ipswich 3rd. The two positions both clubs would occupy come the end of the season.
The Portman Road meeting on 30th August 1999 was an even bigger disaster with The Reds hammered 6-1!
Johnson (2), Venus, Naylor and Scowcroft had put Ipswich 5-0 before Sean McClare replied. A last minute Jim Magilton goal put the icing on the cake. Magilton is now Ipswich manager.
Ipswich:
Wright ,Wilnis (Stockwell ,81 ) ,Thetis ,McGreal ,Venus (Brown ,46 ) ,Clapham ,Wright (Magilton ,81 ) ,Holland ,Scowcroft ,Johnson ,NaylorSubs not used: Salmon,Axeldal,
Barnsley:
Miller ,Moses ,Jones ,Tuttle ,Eaden ,Barnard ,Richardson (McClare ,71 ) ,Appleby ,Hignett ,van der Laan (Dyer ,66 ) ,Sheron (Hristov ,80)Subs not used Bullock,Tinkler,
That result came just a week after Barnsley had hammered Portsmouth 6-0 and left The Reds 10th with Ipswich top!
From the last meeting at Oakwell, Fabian Wilnis, Richard Naylor (former Barnsley loanee) and Manager Jim Magilton still remain at Ipswich.
Onto 2006-2007 and Ipswich have had a fairly unspectacular season so far under rookie Jim Magilton.
They started off with 3 successive defeats but picked up and now lie in 13th place on the back of a great derby win over Norwich. Ipswich lost their last away game, 1-0 at Burnley.
Barnsley of course go into the game under new stewardship after the week's sacking of Andy Ritchie. The Reds have won just 1 of their last 11 games but that came last time out at Oakwell, beating Leeds United 3-2.
A win for The Reds today could move them as high as 21st and get them out of the relegation zone. A win for Ipswich could move them as high as 10th.
Last 6 Barnsley v Ipswich results:
1999/2000:
Mon 29/5/00 Ipswich Town 4 - 2 Barnsley (Division One Play-Off Final Wembley Stadium)
Sat 05/2/00 Barnsley 0 - 2 Ipswich Town (Division One)
Mon 30/8/99 Ipswich Town 6 - 1 Barnsley (Division One)
1998/1999:
Sat 12/12/98 Ipswich Town 0 - 2 Barnsley (Division One)
Sat 14/11/98 Barnsley 0 - 1 Ipswich Town (Division One)
1996/1997:
Sat 18/1/97 Barnsley 1 - 2 Ipswich Town (Division One)
Overall:
Barnsley Wins: 9
Ipswich Wins: 15
Draws: 3
Barnsley Goals: 38
Ipswich Goals: 45
Records:
Highest Aggregate - 7- Ipswich Town 6 - 1 Barnsley 1999/2000
Highest Barnsley score - 5- Barnsley 5 - 1 Ipswich Town 1990/1991
Highest Ipswich Town score - 6- Ipswich Town 6 - 1 Barnsley 1999/2000
Last 6 2006-2007 Results:
Barnsley:
18/11/06 Crystal Palace 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
11/11/06 Birmingham City 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
4/11/06 Barnsley 3-2 Leeds United (Championship)
1/11/06 Derby County 2-1 Barnsley (Championship)
28/10/06 Barnsley 0-1 Coventry City (Championship)
21/10/06 Sunderland 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
W:1 D:0 L:5 F:4 A:11 GD:-7 Points:3
Ipswich:
19/11/06 Ipswich 3-1 Norwich (Championship)
11/11/06 Ipswich 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)
4/11/06 Burnley 1-0 Ipswich (Championship)
31/10/06 Plymouth 1-1 Ipswich (Championship)
29/10/06 Ipswich 5-0 Luton (Championship)
21/10/06 Southend 1-3 Ipswich (Championship)
W:3 D:1 L:2 F:12 A:5 GD:+7 Points:10
Barnsley currently lie 23rd in the Coca-Cola Championship with 15 points from 18 games, 9 points below Ipswich who lie 13th with 24 points from 18 games.