Team News
Danny Wilson is definitely without Bobby Hassell and Jacob Mellis. Hassell, who has made just three appearances this season has a tight calf whilst Mellis sits out his second game of a three-match suspension.
Emmanuel Frimpong returns from his own ban but full back Jack Hunt is a doubt. The on loan 23 year old has taken a knock in training which follows the injury he suffered in the 2-2 draw against Ipswich which forced him off after 73 minutes.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Jack Hunt
Martin Cranie
Peter Ramage
Tom Kennedy
Brek Shea
Stephen Dawson
Dale Jennings
Jim O’Brien
Chris O’Grady
Nick Proschwitz
Head To Head
Last Six Doncaster v Barnsley results:
9/11/13 Barnsley 0-0 Doncaster (Championship)
2/1/12 Doncaster 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
19/11/11 Barnsley 2-0 Doncaster (Championship)
25/4/11 Barnsley 2-2 Doncaster (Championship)
25/1/11 Doncaster 0-2 Barnsley (Championship)
27/3/10 Barnsley 0-1 Doncaster (Championship)
Overall Record:
Doncaster Wins: 24
Barnsley Wins: 23
Draws: 19
Doncaster Goals: 92
Barnsley Goals: 90
At Doncaster:
Doncaster Wins: 14
Barnsley Wins: 9
Draws: 9
Doncaster Goals: 49
Barnsley Goals: 36
First Met In League: Doncaster 0-1 Barnsley Saturday 7th December 1901.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-1 Doncaster Saturday 28th November 1936 & Saturday 4th October 2008.
Biggest Defeat: Barnsley 1-5 Doncaster Friday 29th October 1965.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Craig Davies 30,64) 2-0 Doncaster Saturday 19th November 2011.
Last Away Win: Doncaster 0-2 Barnsley (Danny Haynes 54,67) Tuesday 25th January 2011.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley 0-0 Doncaster Saturday 9th November 2013.
Last Away Draw: Doncaster 2-2 Barnsley Saturday 23rd September 1978.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-1 (James Coppinger 35) Saturday 27th March 2010.
Last Away Defeat: Doncaster (James Hayter 14, Kyle Bennett 89) 2-0 Barnsley Monday 2nd January 2012.
Last Away Meeting: Monday 2nd January 2012.
Doncaster 2 0 Barnsley
James Hayter 14
Kyle Bennett 89
Doncaster:
David Button, James O’Connor, George Friend (Adam Lockwood 9), Sam Hird, Herita Ilunga, Brian Stock, Simon Gillett, Kyle Bennett, James Coppinger, Billy Sharp, James Hayter.
Unused Subs:
Gary Woods, Mustapha Dumbuya, Lamine Diatta, Giles Barnes.
Manager: Dean Saunders.
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Bobby Hassell, Jay McEveley, Stephen Foster, Scott Wiseman, Jim McNulty, Miles Addison (Andy Gray 69), Matty Done (Reuben Noble-Lazarus 53), David Perkins, Craig Davies, Ricardo Vaz Te.
Unused Substitutes: David Preece, Rob Edwards, Paul Digby
Manager: Keith Hill.
Still at respective clubs:
Doncaster: 3 (Bennett, on loan at Bradford, Coppinger, Sharp)
Barnsley: 4 (Steele, Hassell, Noble-Lazarus, Digby.)
This Season:
Last six 2013-2014 results:
Doncaster:
8/2/14 Brighton 1-0 Doncaster (Championship)
1/2/14 Doncaster 0-0 Middlesbrough (Championship)
28/1/14 Doncaster 3-0 Charlton (Championship)
25/1/14 Blackpool 1-1 Doncaster (Championship)
18/1/14 Doncaster 3-0 Wigan (Championship)
11/14 Blackburn 1-0 Doncaster (Championship)
W: 2 D: 2 L: 2 F: 7 A: 3 GD: +4 Points: 8
Barnsley:
8/2/14 Barnsley 2-2 Ipswich (Championship)
1/2/14 Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Barnsley (Championship)
28/1/14 Barnsley 2–2 Blackburn (Championship)
18/1/14 Barnsley 2–0 Blackpool (Championship)
4/1/14 Barnsley 1–2 Coventry (FA Cup)
1/1/14 Birmingham 1–1 Barnsley (Championship)
W: 1 D: 3 L: 2 F: 8 A: 8 GD: 0 Points: 6
Interesting Stats
Both sides have won 23 league meetings.
Barnsley have travelled to the Keepmoat Stadium four times, and have won three of those. The only blip, and indeed only time they have conceded there was the most recent trip, a 2-0 defeat in January 2012.
The Reds have lost just two of the last nine meetings- all at Championship level- winning five.
If you score first you tend to win in recent meetings. Only one side has found the net in six of the last eight clashes.
At Oakwell, Barnsley have won 14 clashes, and Doncaster 10. If The Reds get the points this weekend it will mean Doncaster have won 14 clashes in Doncaster, and Barnsley 10.
Doncaster have lost just one of their last five matches to pull five points clear of the relegation zone.
They have kept four successive league clean sheets at the Keepmoat and are yet to concede a home league goal in 2014. The last Championship side to score there was Ipswich on Boxing Day.
Rovers have lost exactly half of their Championship games this season, 15 out of 30. Only bottom side Yeovil (18) have lost more.
They have lost six times at the Keepmoat, again only Yeovil (9) have lost more home games. But they have won six times in front of their own supporters; the most amongst the division’s bottom nine sides.
Barnsley may be confident of getting a result if they can grab a goal. Doncaster have managed just 17 home goals this season, only Charlton and Yeovil have less but they have won 3-0 in two of their last three home games.
Scoring against Doncaster has proved troublesome for teams of late. Rovers have conceded just three in their last six matches and have kept three clean sheets in that run.
Ref Watch:
Andy D’Urso
2013-2014: Games: 22 Yellows: 64 Reds: 6
D’Urso has issued six red cards in 22 matches this season, including three in the last nine.
One of those six reds was shown to Ipswich’s Aaron Cresswell in a draw with Barnsley back in November.
Both Barnsley fans will remember him for his officiating in a 2-1 home defeat to Sheffield United back in 2008. He sent off the Reds Anderson de Silva and the Blades Ugo Ehiogu, but failed to even award a freekick for an elbow from Chris Morgan that resulted in a fractured skull for Iain Hume.
Last Doncaster match: Reading 4-1 Doncaster, Saturday 19th October 2013. (Yellow card shown to Ritchie Wellens.)
Last Barnsley match: Ipswich 1-1 Barnsley, Friday 1st November 2013. (No bookings for Barnsley players.)
On This Day:
Doncaster:
Played: 11 Won: 7 Drawn: 2 Lost: 2 Scored: 13 Conceded: 16.
Last match on the 15th February: 2011. Doncaster 0-6 Ipswich ATT: 8,448.
Last win: 2006
Last draw: 1997
Last defeat: 2011
STAT! – Doncaster have lost just two times on this date and both were hammerings, 6-0 last time out to Ipswich in 2011 and 5-0 to Wrexham in 1983.
Barnsley:
Played: 12 Won: 7 Drawn: 3 Lost: 2 Scored: 21 Conceded: 14.
Last match on the 15th February: 2003. Barnsley (Fallon, Dyer) 2-1 Chesterfield. Att: 9,373.
Last win: 2003
Last draw: 1998
Last defeat: 1975
STAT! – Barnsley have lost just two matches on this date and are unbeaten in the last six. Their last defeat on the 15th February?… Against Doncaster back in 1975.
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 15th February 2014:
3pm:
Birmingham v Huddersfield
Bournemouth v Burnley
Ipswich v Blackpool
Millwall v Bolton
Watford v Middlesbrough
Sunday 16th February 2014:
3:30pm:
QPR v Reading