Team News:
Stephen Foster may be available after missing the Peterborough defeat due to a back injury but apart from that it is as you were for Keith Hill’s side. Jim McNulty, Toni Silva and Mido are still yet to resume training.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Ben Alnwick
Bobby Hassell
Scott Wiseman
Scott Golbourne
Martin Cranie
John Stones
Stephen Dawson
Jacob Mellis
Tomasz Cywka
Craig Davies
Chris Dagnall
Head To Head
Last Six Leeds v Barnsley Results:
31/12/11 Barnsley 4-1 Leeds (Championship)
26/11/11 Leeds 1-2 Barnsley (Championship)
22/2/11 Leeds 3-3 Barnsley (Championship)
14/9/10 Barnsley 5-2 Leeds (Championship)
2/12/06 Leeds 2-2 Barnsley (Championship)
4/11/06 Barnsley 3-2 Leeds (Championship)
Overall Record:
Leeds Wins: 20
Barnsley Wins: 18
Draws: 16
Leeds Goals: 85
Barnsley Goals: 75
At Elland Road:
Leeds Wins: 13
Barnsley Wins: 6
Draws: 8
Leeds Goals: 50
Barnsley Goals: 29
This Season
Last six 2012-2013 results:
Leeds:
2/10/12 Bolton 2-2 Leeds (Championship)
29/9/12 Bristol City 2-3 Leeds (Championship)
25/9/12 Leeds 2-1 Everton (League Cup)
22/9/12 Leeds 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Championship)
18/9/12 Leeds 2-3 Hull (Championship)
15/9/12 Cardiff 2-1 Leeds (Championship)
W: 3 D: 1 L: 2 F: 12 A: 11 GD: 1 Points: 7 (one win in cup)
Barnsley:
2/10/12 Barnsley 0-2 Peterborough (Championship)
29/9/12 Barnsley 1-1 Ipswich (Championship)
22/9/12 Birmingham 0-5 Barnsley (Championship)
18/9/12 Blackburn 2-1 Barnsley (Championship)
15/9/12 Barnsley 1-1 Blackpool (Championship)
1/9/12 Barnsley 1-0 Bristol City (Championship)
W: 2 D: 2 L: 2 F: 9 A: 6 GD: 3 Points: 8
Interesting Stats:
Barnsley are unbeaten against Leeds in their last six meetings, winning four of them.
Last season The Reds did the league double over their West Yorkshire neighbours for the first time in 22 years.
The Reds have smashed in 19 goals in their last six meetings with Leeds, including seven in three at Elland Road.
Leeds manager Neil Warnock, born and bred in Sheffield, spent two years as a Barnsley winger between 1976 and 1978, and in 32 years as a manager has won 4 lost 6 and drawn 8 against Barnsley with eight different clubs.
Warnock has though made Leeds into sterner stuff than in recent years and the Whites have won three and drawn one of their past four league matches.
Leeds have scored two goals in each of their last five matches and only Blackpool, Bristol City and Burnley have scored more Championship goals this season.
They have though conceded 16 times- the joint most in the top half, and two more than Barnsley.
The Reds have failed to win either of their two home matches since thumping Birmingham 5-0 in their last away outing.
That incredible triumph in the Midlands was The Reds first victory on the road since January and the last time they won two away games in succession was back in November/December 2011 when Leeds were one of the victims.
Barnsley saw their run of scoring in every league games this season end on Tuesday night but Leeds have scored in all nine league matches in 2012-2013.
Barnsley have the leakiest away defence in the Championship having conceded 10 goals in four matches on the road.
On This Day:
Leeds:
Played: 19, Won 7, Drawn 5, Lost 7, Scored 28, Conceded 28.
Last match on the 6th October: 2009. Leeds 2 (Robinson, Kandol) -1 Darlington. ATT: 8,429.
Last win: 2009
Last draw: 2002
Last defeat: 1993
STAT! - Leeds have win their last two matches on this date and kept clean sheets in two of the last three.
Barnsley:
Played: 16, Won: 5, Drawn 5, Lost 6, Scored 30, Conceded 33.
Last match on the 6th October: 2007. Charlton 1-1 (Christensen) Barnsley ATT: 21,081.
Last win: 1990
Last draw: 2007
Last defeat: 1979
STAT! - Barnsley are unbeaten in their last five matches in this date.
Mad Sites:
Official Sites:
Other Fixtures:
Saturday 6th October 2012:
3pm:
Birmingham v Huddersfield
Blackburn v Wolves
Blackpool v Charlton
Crystal Palace v Burnley
Derby v Brighton
Leicester v Bristol City
Millwall v Bolton
Peterborough v Nottingham Forest
Sheffield Wednesday v Hull
Watford v Middlesbrough
5:20pm
Ipswich v Cardiff