Coca-Cola Championship Matchday One: Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley

Last updated : 08 August 2008 By Rob Miles (barnsley Boy)

Early Reds Team News

The Reds have been rocked with the news that winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce has dislocated his elbow and is likely to be out for at least 10 days. Heinz Muller, Anderson De Silva and Michael Coulson are still in their rehabilitation from cruciate knee ligament injuries whilst new signing Hugo Colace and Miguel Mostto are still awaiting international clearance. The other new signings Iain Hume, Darren Moore and Mounir El Haimour are all expected to figure at Loftus Road.

Likely Line-Up:

Luke Steele

Marciano Van Homoet

Stephen Foster

Dennis Souza

Rob Kozluk

Mounir El Haimour

Brian Howard ©

Bobby Hassell

Martin Devaney

Jon Macken

Iain Hume.

Head to Head

Barnsley head to Loftus Road fearing the worst having won just ONCE there in their history. That solitary victory came way back in 1950 and was by a 5-0 scoreline! Apart from that there has been 16 QPR victories and four draws and Barnsley have lost in each of their last five visits!

Last 6 Barnsley v QPR Results:

26/2/08 Barnsley 0-0 QPR (Championship)

19/1/08 QPR 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)

30/1/07 Barnsley 2-0 QPR (Championship)

23/12/06 QPR 1-0 Barnsley (Championship)

12/4/04 Barnsley 3-3 QPR (League One)

30/9/03 QPR 4-0 Barnsley (League One

Overall Record:

Barnsley Wins: 13

QPR Wins: 19

Draws: 10

Barnsley Goals: 66

QPR Goals: 65

Last Season

Both teams were struggling against relegation from the Coca-Cola Championship in 2007-2008, with QPR eventually finishing 14th, six points clear of the drop and Barnsley finishing 18th, three points clear of relegation. So why, you may ask, can QPR be 2/1 to gain promotion to the Premier League (second favourites) and Barnsley be 25/1 (second longest odds). There is one simply answer, or rather three. Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatore and Lakshmi Mittal who bought QPR last year and have combined personal fortunes of a staggering £49.15bn, making QPR, theatrically the richest club in the world. Under new manager Iain Dowie, the R's are expected to gain promotion back to the Premier League after a 12 year absence. Barnsley meanwhile are simply expected to survive!

Last 6 2007-2008 Results:

Barnsley:

4/3/08 Cardiff 3-0 Barnsley (Championship)

26/4/08 Barnsley 3-0 Charlton (Championship)

19/4/08 Barnsley 0-1 Leicester (Championship)

15/4/08 Barnsley 1-3 Hull (Championship)

12/4/08 Preston 1-2 Barnsley (Championship)

9/4/08 Watford 0-3 Barnsley (Championship)

W:3 D:0 L:3 F:9 A:8 GD:+1 Points:9

QPR:

4/5/08 QPR 0-2 West Brom (Championship)

26/4/08 Norwich 3-0 QPR (Championship)

19/4/08 QPR 1-0 Charlton (Championship)

12/4/08 Hull 1-1 QPR (Championship)

5/4/08 QPR 2-2 Preston (Championship)

29/3/08 Ipswich 0-0 QPR (Championship)

W:1 D:3 L:2 F:4 A:8 GD:-4 Points: 6

Mad Sites:

www.barnsley-mad.co.uk

http://www.queensparkrangers-mad.co.uk/

Official Sites:

www.barnsleyfc.co.uk

www.qpr.co.uk

Route to Loftus Road:

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