Team News
The hamstring curse that has already accounted for Peter Ramage and Martin Cranie has also afflicted Marcus Pedersen who limped out of last weekend’s fantastic 4-1 win at Yeovil. He has been assessed today with manager Danny Wilson giving the Norwegian as long as possible to prove his fitness.
If he does not make it, Reuben Noble-Lazarus could again step in as Barnsley go chasing a third win in a row for the first time in 13 months.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Kelvin Etuhu
Jean-Yves Mvoto
Lewin Nyatanga
Tom Kennedy
Tomasz Cywka
Liam Lawrence
Stephen Dawson
Dale Jennings
Chris O’Grady
Marcus Pedersen.
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Brighton results:
3/12/13 Brighton (Upson) 1-2 Barnsley (McCourt, Mellis) (Championship)
12/3/13 Barnsley (Scotland, Dagnall) 2-1 Brighton (Ulloa) (Championship)
25/8/12 Brighton (Barnes, 2, Bridge, Mackail-Smith, 2) 5-1 Barnsley (Davies) (Championship)
28/4/12 Barnsley 0-0 Brighton (Championship)
6/11/11 Brighton (Greer, Harley) 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
24/1/04 Brighton (Knight) 1-0 Barnsley (Division Two)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 14
Brighton Wins: 13
Draws: 8
Barnsley Goals: 38
Brighton Goals: 41
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 10
Brighton Wins: 4
Draws: 3
Barnsley Goals: 26
Brighton Goals: 15
First Met In League: Brighton 1-1 Barnsley Saturday 27th September 1958.
Biggest Win: Barnsley 4-0 Brighton Saturday 28th September 1968.
Biggest Defeat: Brighton 5-1 Barnsley Saturday 25th August 2012.
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Jason Scotland 15, Chris Dagnall 64) 2-1 Brighton (Leonardo Ulloa 59) Tuesday 12th March 2013.
Last Away Win: Brighton (Matthew Upson 63) 1-2 Barnsley (Paddy McCourt 35, Jacob Mellis 50) Tuesday 3rd December 2013.
Last Home Draw: Barnsley 0-0 Brighton Saturday 28th April 2012.
Last Away Draw: Brighton 1-1 Barnsley Saturday 13th January 1990.
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 1-2 Brighton Saturday 24th August 1991.
Last Away Defeat: Brighton (Ashley Barnes 4,81 Wayne Bridge 14, Craig Mackail-Smith 38,50) 5-1 Barnsley (Craig Davies 35) Saturday 25th August 2012.
Last Home Meeting:
Tuesday 12th March 2013.
Barnsley 2 1 Brighton
Scotland 15 Ulloa 59
Dagnall 64
Barnsley:
Luke Steele, Scott Wiseman, Martin Cranie, Tom Kennedy, Rory Delap (Bobby Hassell 79), Jim O’Brien (Tomasz Cywka 79), David Perkins, Kelvin Etuhu, Jason Scotland (Chris Dagnall 58), Chris O’Grady.
Unused substitutes:
Lukas Lidakevicius, Stephen Dawson, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Marlon Harewood.
Brighton:
Tomasz Kuszczak, Bruno (Andrew Crofts 61), Adam El-Abd, Inigo Calderon, Matthew Upson, Dean Hammond (George Barker 79), Andrea Orlandi, David Lopez (Kazenga Lua Lua 56), Liam Bridcutt, Will Buckley, Leonardo Ulloa.
Unused substitutes:
Casper Ankergren, Gordon Greer, Gary Dicker, Jake Caskey.
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 9 (Steele, Cranie, Kennedy, Hassell, O’Brien, Cywka, Etuhu, O’Grady, Dawson)
Brighton: 13 (Kuszczak, Bruno, Calderon, Upson, Orlandi, Lopez, Buckley, Ulloa, Ankergren, Greer, Crofts, Lua Lua, Caskey)
This Season:
Last six 2013-2014 results:
Barnsley:
29/3/13 Yeovil (Ayling) 1–4 Barnsley (O’Grady 2, Lawrence, Jennings) (Championship)
25/3/14 Reading 1-3 Barnsley (Dawson, Noble-Lazarus, Jennings) (Championship)
22/3/14 Barnsley 0–1 Bournemouth (Championship)
15/3/14 Watford 3–0 Barnsley (Championship)
11/3/14 Barnsley 0-3 Leicester (Championship)
8/3/14 Barnsley (Jennings) 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)
W: 3 D: 0 L: 3 F: 8 A: 9 GD: -1 Points: 9
Brighton:
1/4/13 Blackburn 3-3 Brighton (Rodriguez, Greer, Stephens) (Championship)
29/3/14 Brighton 0–2 Middlesbrough (Championship)
25/3/14 Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Brighton (Championship)
22/3/14 Brighton 0-2 Ipswich (Championship)
15/3/14 Bolton 0-2 Brighton (Buckley 2) (Championship)
11/3/14 Brighton (Ulloa, Ward) 2-0 QPR (Championship)
W: 1 D: 3 L: 2 F: 8 A: 9 GD: -1 Points: 6
Interesting Stats
Barnsley just edge the head the head standings (14 wins to 13) but Brighton have netted three goals more.
Victory for Barnsley would give them their first league double of the season. After this the only other opportunity of securing one is at Middlesbrough on the season’s penultimate weekend.
They have a good home record against the Seagulls too, winning 10 of the 17 meetings at Oakwell. Brighton have returned to the South Coast victorious on just four occasions, the last of which was four meetings ago, back in August 1991.
The Reds are chasing a third successive win against Brighton for the first time ever and are hunting their first league double over them since 1985/1986.
Brighton look well placed to secure a play-off spot for the second successive season…. Until they embarked on their joint worst run of the campaign.
The Seagulls have lost three and drawn one of their last four matches, and they failed to score in each of those three reverses.
Indeed Brighton have managed just 42 league goals this season, only six of the bottom seven sides have scored less in the whole division including Barnsley who have 38.
However whilst they have struggled to find the net themselves they have also been very solid at the other end of the pitch. Oscar Garcia’s side have conceded just 36 times. Only Burnley and QPR who lie in second and third, have conceded less (33)
The Seagulls have travelled well this season. They have won seven of their 19 away games in 2013-2014; only teams currently in the top six plus Birmingham have won more on their travels.
They have only conceded 16 goals away from home this season, the best record in the Championship, although they have only managed to score 17. Only five sides have scored less away goals.
If Brighton keep clean sheets, they normally win. Each of their last eight victories have been achieved by keeping the back door shut.
Ref Watch:
Tony Harrington
2013-2014: Games: 22 Yellows: 55 Reds: 5
Harrington has issued five red cards in 22 matches this season including two in Scunthorpe’s 4-0 win at Rochdale back in November. This will be only his sixth ever Championship game.
Tony Harrington has never before refereed a Barnsley or Brighton game.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 22 Won: 8 Drawn: 3 Lost: 11 Scored: 31 Conceded: 31.
Last match on the 5th April: 2010. Barnsley (Hume 2) 2-2 Peterborough. Att: 11,290.
Last win: 1975
Last draw: 2010
Last defeat: 2003
STAT! – Barnsley have failed to win any of their last six on this date, losing four.
Brighton:
Played: 15 Won: 4 Drawn: 4 Lost: 7 Scored: 19 Conceded: 27.
Last match on the 5th April: 2010. Hartlepool 2-0 Brighton. Att: 3,466.
Last win: 1989
Last draw: 1983
Last defeat: 2010
STAT! – Brighton have lost their last four matches on this date and five of the last six.
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Other Fixtures:
Friday 4th April 2014:
7:45pm:
Leicester v Sheffield Wednesday
Saturday 5th April 2014:
12:15pm
Wigan v Leeds
3pm:
Blackburn v Ipswich
Blackpool v Yeovil
Bournemouth v QPR
Charlton v Reading
Doncaster v Birmingham
Huddersfield v Bolton
Middlesbrough v Derby
Nottingham Forest v Millwall
Watford v Burnley