Coca-Cola Championship Matchday Fourteen: Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley

Team News

Barnsley boss Simon Davey is set to name an unchanged side for the third game in a row as The Reds face their third South Yorkshire derby of the month. Darren Moore, Iain Hume and Stephen Foster all picked up knocks in the weekend draw with Bristol City but are all fit.

Likely Line-Up:

Heinz Muller

Rob Kozluk

Darren Moore

Dennis Souza

Stephen Foster

Jamal Campbell-Ryce

Hugo Colace

Anderson De Silva

Martin Devaney

Iain Hume

Jon Macken

Barnsley fans will travel to the new Keepmoat Stadium tomorrow night in confident mood after that terrific 4-1 win over Doncaster at Oakwell at the beginning of the month but with the monkey of losing the last five games to Rovers off their back there is another one that needs to be removed tomorrow night. It is a massive 41 years since The Reds last triumphed at Rovers- a stretch of 11 games, seven of which Rovers have won. Barnsley have also returned goal-less on their last two visits- a 2-0 defeat in 2006 and a 4-0 thrashing in 2005. One thing that can be said for this however is that all those results came at Belle Vue. This will be Barnsley's first visit to the Keepmoat Stadium. Lets hope it starts with a win- their first visit to Belle Vue, in 1901, did!

There may never be a better time for Barnsley to take three points from Rovers than tomorrow night as the Championship new-boys are on a run of nine games without a win - eight of which have ended in defeat, including the 4-1 defeat at Oakwell. Their only respite since the 1-0 home win over Coventry way back on the 30^th August came in the form of a 0-0 draw with Blackpool, again at home on the 18^th October. Rovers have also failed to score in their previous three home games whilst two of their past three league goals have come from the penalty spot.

It's a statistic that is always awful to keep mentioning but Barnsley have won just nine out of 52 Championship away games since promotion in 2006 and that's what makes tomorrow's game so tough. The Reds have picked up just one point and scored one goal on their travels this season. They are currently on a run of 540 minutes without a goal on the road. But the last two home results against Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City have helped lift The Reds out of the relegation zone, and four points above Donny.

Last Six Results:

Barnsley:

25/10/08 Barnsley 0-0 Bristol City (Championship)

21/10/08 Barnsley 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)

18/10/08 Crystal Palace 3-0 Barnsley (Championship)

4/10/08 Barnsley 4-1 Doncaster (Championship)

30/9/08 Ipswich 3-0 Barnsley (Championship)

27/9/08 Barnsley 0-0 Norwich (Championship)

W:2 D:2 L:2 F:6 A:8 GD:-2 Points: 8

Doncaster Rovers :

25/10/08 Norwich 2-1 Doncaster (Championship)

21/10/08 Reading 2-1 Doncaster (championship)

18/10/08 Doncaster 0-0 Blackpool (Championship)

4/10/08 Barnsley 4-1 Doncaster (Championship)

W:0 D:1 L:5 F:3 A:12 GD:-9 Points: 1

Barnsley lie 21st in the Coca-Cola Championship with 12 points from 13 games.

Doncaster Rovers lie 23^rd in the Coca-Cola Championship with 8 points from 13 games.

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