Team News
Dale Jennings is available again after serving his three match suspension, whilst new signing Marcus Pedersen could be included in the squad.
Fellow new recruit Paddy McCourt is unlikely to be risked as he not match fit and Lewin Nyatanga will remain sidelined despite returning to full training this week.
Martin Cranie is still out for around two weeks with a knee injury.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Tom Kennedy
Scott Wiseman
Jean-Yves Mvoto
Scott Golbourne
Jim O’Brien
Stephen Dawson
David Perkins
Jacob Mellis
Chris O’Grady
Chris Dagnall
Head To Head
Last Six Blackburn v Barnsley results:
29/12/12 Barnsley 1-3 Blackburn (Championship)
18/9/12 Blackburn 2-1 Barnsley (Championship)
16/1/02 Blackburn 3-1 Barnsley (FA Cup)
5/1/02 Barnsley 1-1 Blackburn (FA Cup)
3/2/01 Blackburn 0-0 Barnsley (Division One)
8/11/00 Blackburn 1-2 Barnsley (Division One)
Overall Record:
Blackburn Wins: 26
Barnsley Wins: 11
Draws: 19
Blackburn Goals: 98
Barnsley Goals: 64
At Ewood Park:
Blackburn Wins: 17
Barnsley Wins: 6
Draws: 5
Blackburn Goals: 63
Barnsley Goals: 32
First Met In League: Barnsley 3-2 Blackburn Saturday 10th October 1936.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 5-1 Blackburn Barnsley 5-1 Blackburn Saturday 22nd January 2000.
Biggest Defeat: Blackburn 5-0 Barnsley Saturday 30th September 1989.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Bruce Dyer 5,72, Craig Hignett 15, Neil Shipperley 22, Darren Barnard 32) 5-1 Blackburn (Per Frandsen 7) Saturday 22nd January 2000.
Last Away Win: Blackburn (Lee Carsley 81pen) 1-2 Barnsley (Georgi Hristov 65, Neil Shipperley 85) Saturday 21st August 1999.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Darren Barnard 76) 1-1 Blackburn (Craig Hignett 82) Saturday Saturday 5th January 2002.
Last Away Draw: Blackburn 0-0 Barnsley Saturday 3rd February 2001.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Stephen Dawson 76) 1-3 Blackburn (Josh King 29, Ruben Rochina 44, Jordan Rhodes 90) Saturday 29th December 2012.
Last Away Defeat: Blackburn (Jordan Rhodes 45, Nuno Gomes 85) 2-1 Barnsley (Jacob Mellis 32) Tuesday 18th September 2012.
Last Away Meeting:
Tuesday 18th September 2012.
Blackburn 2 - 1 Barnsley
Jordan Rhodes 45 Jacob Mellis 32
Nuno Gomes 85)
Blackburn:
Paul Robinson, Bradley Orr, Martin Olsson, Scott Dann, Grant Hanley, Mauro Formica (Jason Lowe 89), Morten Gamst Pedersen (Fabio Gomes 80), Danny Murphy, Dickson Etuhu, Jordan Rhodes, Ruben Rochina (Nuno Gomes 66).
Unused Subs: Jake Kean, Henrique Goncalves, Bruno Ribeiro, David Dunn.
Barnsley:
Ben Alnwick, Scott Golbourne, Stephen Foster, Scott Wiseman, Martin Cranie, John Stones (David Perkins 73), Stephen Dawson, Tomasz Cywka, Jacob Mellis, Craig Davies (Marlon Harewood 65), Chris Dagnall (Kelvin Etuhu 70).
Unused Subs: Luke Steele, Matty Done, Paul Digby, Reuben Noble-Lazarus.
Still at respective clubs:
Blackburn: 13
Barnsley: 13
Last Season/ This Season
Last six 2012-2013/ 2013-2014 results:
Blackburn:
16/8/13 Doncaster 2-0 Blackburn (Championship)
10/8/13 Blackburn 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Championship)
7/8/13 Carlisle 3-3 Blackburn (League Cup)
4/8/13 Derby 1-1 Blackburn (Championship)
4/5/13 Birmingham 1-1 Blackburn (Championship)
27/4/13 Blackburn 1-1 Crystal Palace (Championship)
W: 0 D: 4 L: 2 F: 6 A: 9 GD: +7 Points: 3 (one draw in League Cup)
Barnsley:
17/8/13 Barnsley 2-2 Charlton (Championship)
10/8/13 Blackpool 1–0 Barnsley (Championship)
6/8/13 Barnsley 0–0 Scunthorpe (League Cup)
3/8/13 Barnsley 0-4 Wigan (Championship)
4/5/13 Huddersfield 2-2 Barnsley (Championship)
27/4/13 Barnsley 2-0 Hull (Championship)
W: 1 D: 3 L: 2 F: 6 A: 9 GD: -3 Points: 5 (one draw in the League Cup)
Interesting Stats
Barnsley have lost each of their last three meetings with Blackburn and have not won any of the last six.
Their last victory over their Lancastrian rivals was way back in January 2000 and by a 5-1 score line!
The Reds have won just six of their 28 trips to Ewood Park, one of the last six and none of the last three.
That solitary win in six came when Georgi Hristov and Neil Shipperley led them to a 2-1 success exactly 14 years ago this month.
Blackburn need two more goals to reach 100 v Barnsley. They scored two and three in the meetings last season.
Rovers have scored goals in the final 10 minutes in six of their last 10 games against Barnsley, earning them five points and an FA Cup replay which they went on to win.
Like Barnsley, Blackburn have picked up just one point from their first three league games and are yet to win any game this season or any of their last six.
In total, Rovers have won just three of their last 21 matches and only two of their last nine home matches.
They have also failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their eight matches.
Defeat tomorrow would make this Blackburn’s worst start to a season at this level for 62 years. Back in the 1951-52 season they started with seven defeats and two draws from their opening nine matches.
Barnsley have won just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions and have failed to win any of their last nine on the road.
This is Barnsley’s second away game of the season. They have failed to win either of their first two away league games in five of the last six seasons.
2011-2012 was also the last time Barnsley failed to win any of their first four matches of a season. The last time they did not win any of the first five was in 1992-1993 when they failed to win any of the first six.
On This Day:
Blackburn:
Played: 18 Won: 8 Drawn: 4 Lost: 6 Scored 24 Conceded 22.
Last match on the 24th August: 2011 Blackburn 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday. ATT: 8,607.
Last win: 2011
Last draw: 2005
Last defeat: 1998
STAT! – Blackburn are unbeaten in their last four matches on this date, winning three of them.
Barnsley:
Played: 16 Won: 6 Drawn: 4 Lost: 5 Scored 22 Conceded 27.
Last match on the 24th August: 2004. Darlington 0-2 Barnsley (Shuker, Reid). ATT: 2,789.
Last win: 2004
Last draw: 1999
Last defeat: 1997
STAT! – Barnsley are unbeaten in their last three matches on this date, winning the most recent two. They lost three in a row prior to this however.
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 24th August 2013:
12:15pm:
Bolton v QPR
3pm:
Blackpool v Reading
Brighton v Burnley
Charlton v Doncaster
Huddersfield v Bournemouth
Ipswich v Leeds
Leicester v Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday v Millwall
Yeovil v Derby
Sunday 25th August 2013:
1:15pm:
Watford v Nottingham Forest
3pm:
Wigan v Middlesbrough