Barnsley’s subdued start to life back in League One continued as they fell to the second defeat in the opening three league matches.
It is the third time in six seasons they have lost two of their first three league matches but the first time in five third tier seasons. Interestingly the last time it occurred at this level was 2005-2006 – and Barnsley went on to win promotion via the playoffs that season.
It is the first time since 2019-2020 that Barnsley have lost their opening two away games.
Barnsley have failed to win any of their last eight away league games (D1 L7) – which includes two defeats at Pride Park - and have won only one of the last 27 (including playoffs)
Barnsley have now failed to score a first half goal in any of their opening four matches (all comps) for the first time since 2008-2009 when they didn’t net before half time until the 11th minute of their seventh game.
They have actually gone five successive games without a first half goal and have netted only one in their last 11 outings.
Four games in and we are still waiting for a Barnsley striker to get off the mark for the second successive season.
This is the first time since 2011-2012 that Barnsley have failed to net more than once in any of their first four games.
Derby took the lead from a Conor McCarthy own goal - the first own goal from a Barnsley player since Liam Kitching against Middlesbrough at Oakwell on the 26th February. It is the first away own goal since Victor Adeboyejo put through his own net at Swansea in December 2020.
The own goal at Pride Park came after eight minutes, the earliest Barnsley have conceded since Jordan Rhodes netted after four minutes for Huddersfield in April – it’s the earliest conceded in League One since Jamie Allen netted after five minutes for Burton in April 2019.
Josh Benson brought the Reds back into the contest. Following his winner at Middlesbrough in midweek he is the first Barnsley player to score in successive games since Carlton Morris against Fulham and Bristol City in March.
Barnsley have lost seven of their last eight visits to Derby (W1) and have managed only two wins in their last 20 trips (W2 D4 L14)
In this sequence of 14 defeats this was the fifth to finish 2-1.
Barnsley Team:
40. Brad Collins
21. Conor McCarthy
6. Mads Andersen
5. Liam Kitching
2. Jordan Williams
48. Luca Connell
10. Josh Benson
4. Callum Styles
16. Luke Thomas
27. Jack Aitchison
9. James Norwood
Substitutes:
44. Devante Cole (for Norwood 63)
19. Aiden Marsh (for Aitchison 72)
22. Clarke Oduor (for Connell 84)
24. Robbie Cundy (for McCarthy 84)
Unused Substitutes:
1. Jack Walton, 23. Will Hondermarck, 33. Matty Wolfe.
Derby Team:
1 Joe Wildsmith
6. Eiran Cashin
19. Richard Stearman
15. Haydon Roberts
38. Jason Knight
8. Max Bird
4. Conor Hourihane
17. Louie Sibley
7. Tom Barkhuizen
11. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
9. James Collins
Substitutions:
12. Korey Smith (for Sibley 59)
18. Lewis Dobbin (for Mendez-Laing 76)
3. Craig Forsyth (for Barkhuizen 88)
Unused Substitutes:
21. Scott Loach, 34. Jake Rooney, 16. Liam Thompson,10. David McGoldrick.
Derby manager Liam Rosenior said:
I was delighted with the first half performance and we played some outstanding football. To win games, it’s not just about playing nice football. It’s about standing up and being physical. We’ve spoken a lot about the physical challenge of League One and I think Barnsley are going to be up there at the end of the season. They put on a great performance in the second half, but I have to say Eiran Cashin’s performance was magnificent at the back and he epitomises the group at the moment. It was a hot day, we’ve spoken again about the fitness levels previously, so that will take time but what the players did with their mentality to win was they didn’t stop running, didn’t stop defending and that’s exactly what I’m looking for in terms of the mental toughness of the game.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet League One Results
Saturday 13th August 2022
Bristol Rovers (3rd) 1-0 Oxford United (20th)
Marquis 34
Accrington Stanley (10th) 4-4 Burton Albion (22nd)
Keillor-Dunn pen 10
Keillor-Dunn 17
Kellior-Dunn 50
Pritchard 52
McConville 57
Ahadme 81
Wood 90
Longelo 90+6
Cambridge United (6th) 2-1 Exeter City (11th)
Brown 39
Smith 60
Digby 88
Cheltenham Town (23rd) 0-2 Portsmouth (9th)
Bishop 30
Bishop pen 56
Derby County (7th) 2-1 BARNSLEY (19th)
McCarthy og 8
Mendez-Laing 35
Benson 64
Ipswich Town (1st) 3-0 Milton Keynes Dons (24th)
Burns 5
Harness 28
Chaplin 60
Lincoln City (17th) 1-1 Forest Green Rovers (12th)
Cargill og 63
Wickham 73
Morecambe (21st) 1-1 Fleetwood Town (13th)
Gnahoua 32
Andrew 83
Plymouth Argyle (5th) 2-0 Peterborough United (4th)
Azaz 30
Hardie pen 65
Port Vale (16th) 0-0 Bolton Wanderers (8th)
Sheffield Wednesday (2nd) 1-0 Charlton Athletic (14th)
Bakinson 81
Wycombe Wanderers (18th) 1-2 Shrewsbury Town (15th)
McCleary 51
Pennington 60
Leahy pen 89
Barnsley lie in 19th place in Sky Bet League One with 3 points from 3 games. We are 3 points off the Play-Offs, 4 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 4 points off First Place and 1 point above the Relegation Zone.
Up to 14/08/22
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Four: Barnsley v Bristol Rovers, Tuesday 16th August 2022 Kick Off: 7:45pm
On The Road:
EFL Cup Second Round: Leeds United v Barnsley, Tuesday 23rd August 2022 Kick Off: 7:45pm