FINALLY a win to savour, the first in six matches and only the second in 14.
Today brought a welcome clean sheet for The Reds, only their fourth of the season.
It brings some welcome respite for the Oakwell faithful. Before today Barnsley had won just one of their last 10 home games in all competitions.
The Reds have now won five of their last seven home matches over Millwall.
The Lions are really in freefall, they have failed to win any of their last six matches and have managed just one victory from their last 14 to now reside just one point above the relegation zone.
These two teams could not be any closer now. They have both won 19 meetings and both scored 70 goals against each other.
Jim O’Brien netted the only goal of the game after just four minutes- Barnsley’s fastest goal of the season.
It meant The Reds led at half time for only the ninth time in 34 matches this season. It was only the fifth time though that they have gone on to win the game.
Emmanuel Frimpong was booked today; he has received three yellows and one red in his four appearances so far.
The only real down side for Barnsley today was that the other two incumbents in the relegation zone- Charlton and Yeovil, also managed 1-0 home wins
Incredibly Yeovil’s last three wins have arrived on the 22nd February, 18th January and 3rd December, the same dates as Barnsley’s last three.
Barnsley Team:
Luke Steele
Jack Hunt
Martin Cranie
Peter Ramage
Tom Kennedy
Emmanuel Frimpong (YC)
Jim O’Brien
Dale Jennings
Jacob Mellis
Chris O’Grady
Nick Proschwitz
Substitutes:
Stephen Dawson (for Mellis 45)
Brek Shea (for Proschwitz 63)
Unused Substitutes:
Iain Turner, Liam Lawrence, Tomasz Cywka, Martin Woods, Paddy McCourt.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet Championship results Saturday 22nd February 2014:
Middlesbrough 0-0 Leeds
BARNSLEY 1-0 Millwall
Blackpool 1-2 Birmingham
Bolton 2-0 Watford
Brighton 1-2 Wigan
Burnley 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Charlton 1-0 QPR
Derby 1-0 Bournemouth
Huddersfield 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester 3-0 Ipswich
Reading 0-1 Blackburn
Yeovil 1-0 Doncaster
Barnsley lie in 23rd place in the Sky Bet Npower Championship with 26 points from 31 games.
We are 24 points off the Play-Offs 37 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 45 points off First place and 2 points inside the Relegation Zone.
Up to 22/2/14
Next Up:
On The Road:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Thirty-Two: Huddersfield Town v Barnsley Saturday 1st March 2014. Kick-Off: 3pm.
Tickets:
Adults £25.00
Over 60 £15.00
Under 16 £10.00
Under 8 £5.00
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet Championship Matchday Thirty-Three: Barnsley v Nottingham Forest Saturday 8th March 2014. Kick-Off 3pm
Tickets:
Adults £23.00
Over 65's £16.00
Student (aged 18-20) £16.00
Under 18's £16.00
Under 12's £5.00*
*Under 12's tickets must be purchased with an adult or over 65's ticket