Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Adam Davies
James Bree
Marc Roberts
Alfie Mawson
George Williams
Lloyd Isgrove
Josh Brownhill
Conor Hourihane
Marley Watkins
Ashley Fletcher
Sam Winnall
Head to Head
Last six Walsall v Barnsley results:
20/10/15 Barnsley 0-2 Walsall (George Evans 62, Milan Lalkovic 70) (League One)
7/3/15 Barnsley (George Waring 15, 71, Sam Winnall 89) 3-0 Walsall (League One)
13/12/14 Walsall (Jordan Cook 31,90, Tom Bradshaw 34) 3-1 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga 29) (League One)
6/5/06 Walsall (Dean Keates 59) 1-2 Barnsley (Marc Richards 31, Daniel Nardiello 81) (League One)
17/1/06 Walsall (Michael Leary 68, Kevin James 78) 2-0 Barnsley (FA Cup)
7/1/06 Barnsley (Paul Hayes 77) 1-1 Walsall (Kevin James 74) (FA Cup)
Overall Record:
Walsall Wins: 16
Barnsley Wins: 15
Draws: 13
Walsall Goals: 72
Barnsley Goals: 68
At Banks’ Stadium (six), Fellows Park (16):
Walsall Wins: 11
Barnsley Wins: 4
Draws: 7
Walsall Goals: 45
Barnsley Goals: 30
First Met: Barnsley 1-1 Walsall, Saturday 3rd December 1898. (Second Division)
Biggest Win: Walsall (Paul Hall 46) 1-4 Barnsley (Mike Sheron 54, 76, Neil Shipperley 59, Matty Appleby 80), Saturday 1st April 2000 (Division One) & Barnsley (Mike Sheron 26 82, Bruce Dyer 40, Kevin Donovan 52) 4-1 Walsall (Zigor Aranalde 63) Saturday 8th December 2001 (Division One)
Biggest Defeat: Walsall 5-1 Barnsley, Saturday 21st October 1933, (Third Division North)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (George Waring 15, 71, Sam Winnall 89) 3-0 Walsall Saturday 7th March 2015. (League One)
Last Away Win: Walsall (Dean Keates 59 pen) 1-2 Barnsley (Marc Richards 31, Daniel Nardiello 83 pen), Saturday 6th May 2006 (League One)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Paul Hayes 77) 1-1 Walsall (Kevin James 74) Saturday 7th January 2006 (FA Cup)
Last Away Draw: Walsall (Matty Fryatt 36, Darren Wrack 90) 2-2 Barnsley (Tony Vaughan 16, Barry Conlon 49) Saturday 21st August 2004, (League One)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley 0-2 Walsall (George Evans 62, Milan Lalkovic 70) Tuesday 20th October 2015 (League One)
Last Away Defeat: Walsall (Jordan Cook 31, 90, Tom Bradshaw 34) 3-1 Barnsley (Lewin Nyatanga 29) Saturday 13th December 2014. (League One)
Last Away Meeting:
Saturday 13th December 2014:
Walsall 3 1 Barnsley
Walsall:
Richard O’Donnell, Ben Purkiss, Paul Downing, James Chambers, Rico Henry, Adam Chambers, Romaine Sawyers, James Baxendale, Michael Cain, Tom Bradshaw, Jordan Cook.
Substitutions:
Anthony Forde (for Baxendale 68)
Mathieu Manset (for Bradshaw 87)
Unused substitutes:
Craig MacGillivray, James O’Connor, Malvind Benning, Reece Flanagan, Ashley Grimes.
Manager: Dean Smith (4th January 2011 – 1st December 2015)
Barnsley:
Ross Turnbull, Reece Brown, Lewin Nyatanga, Martin Cranie, Mason Holgate, Luke Berry, Conor Hourihane, Dale Jennings, Brad Abbott, Marcello Trotta, Devante Cole.
Substitutions:
Leroy Lita (for Trotta 62)
Kane Hemmings (for Abbott 77)
Jack Cowgill (for Nyatanga 79)
Unused substitutes:
Adam Davies, Keith Treacy, Paul Digby, Nana Boakye-Yiadom.
Manager: Danny Wilson (17th December 2013 – 12th February 2015)
Still at respective clubs:
Walsall: 11 (Downing, Henry, A. Chambers, Sawyers, Baxendale, Bradshaw, Cook, MacGillivray, O’Connor, Flanagan, Forde)
Barnsley: 6 (Nyatanga, Hourihane, Abbott, Cowgill, Davies, Digby)
Managers since this game (including caretakers):
Walsall: 2 (John Ward 1st December 2015 – 8th December 2015, Sean O’Driscoll 18th December 2015 – present)
Barnsley: 3 (Mark Burton/Paul Heckingbottom 12th February 2015- 25th February 2015, Lee Johnson 25th February 2015- 6th February 2016, Tommy Wright/Paul Heckingbottom 6th February 2016-present)
This Season:
Last six 2015-2016 results:
Walsall:
1/3/16 Walsall 0-0 Scunthorpe (League One)
27/2/16 Burton 0-0 Walsall (League One)
20/2/16 Walsall (Sam Mantom 68) 1-2 Wigan (Conor McAleny 39, Yanic Wildschut 90) (League One)
13/2/16 Crewe (Brad Inman 49) 1-1 Walsall (Tom Bradshaw 32 pen) (League One)
6/2/16 Walsall 0-3 Millwall (Lee Gregory 61, 77, Mahlon Romeo 70) (League One)
2/2/16 Doncaster (Liam Mandeville 80) 1-2 Walsall (Sam Mantom 61, Andy Taylor 65) (League One)
W: 1 D: 3 L: 2 F: 4 A: 7 GD: -3 Points: 6
Overall League Record: W: 16 D: 11 L: 6 F: 49 A: 33 GD: +16 Points: 59 Pos: 3rd
Barnsley:
1/3/16 Barnsley (Marc Roberts 10, Sam Winnall 60) 2-0 Coventry (League One)
27/2/16 Crewe (Jon Guthrie 32) 1–2 Barnsley (Sam Winnall 53, Alfie Mawson 67) (League One)
23/2/16 Bury 0-0 Barnsley (League One)
20/2/16 Barnsley (Ashley Fletcher 81) 1–0 Doncaster (League One)
13/2/16 Gillingham (Dominic Samuel 25, Bradley Dack 63) 2-1 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 62) (League One)
7/2/16 Barnsley (Marley Watkins 20, Sam Winnall 55, Adam Hammill 66) 3–0 Bury (League One)
W: 4 D: 1 L: 1 F: 9 A: 3 GD: +6 Points: 13
Overall League Record: W: 16 D: 4 L: 14 F: 54 A: 45 GD: +9 Points: 52 Pos: 7th
Walsall last time out::
Walsall 0-0 Scunthorpe:
Neil Etheridge, Andy Taylor, James O’Connor, Paul Downing, Jason Demetriou, Adam Chambers, Sam Mantom, Anthony Forde, Milan Lalkovic, Tom Bradshaw, Romaine Sawyers.
Substitutes:
Rico Henry (for Forde 71)
Kieron Morris (for Lalkovic 71)
Unused Substitutes:
Matt Preston, Reece Flanagan, Jordan Cook, Liam Roberts, Bryn Morris.
Walsall manager Sean O’Driscoll said:
"Everybody has got to hold their nerve a little bit. We're in a position where nobody is going to come to the Bescot and roll over.
"It was a game where we tried to do the right things throughout the 90 minutes.
"A lot of the times it probably didn't quite come off for us. But nobody's head went. They're an honest bunch of players and we've shown that."
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