Barnsley suffered their first ever defeat at MK Dons.
Yesterday was the only the second time they have failed to score against the Dons in eight meetings.
There has now been 23 goals scored in MK Dons v Barnsley matches, 16 of which have come in the second half.
For the second game in a row Barnsley managed just one shot on target. This has now happened three times in the season, and Barnsley have lost all three games.
The Reds have won only two of their last nine league matches now, losing six of them.
They have lost four of their last five matches in all competitions and have lost each of their past five games on the road, failing to even score in any of the last three.
Yesterday was Barnsley’s sixth blank in 25 league matches.
Barnsley went in at half time goalless for the third successive match. This is the seventh time it has happened in 2014-2015 and The Reds have gone on to win only twice.
The Reds have failed to score a first half goal in any of their last five matches.
Barnsley, worringly, now sit just two points clear of the League One relegation zone. They have 29 points from their 25 matches this season, only seven points more than they had at this stage of last season in the Championship when they were eventually relegated.
They have lost 12 league matches so far, only Crewe, Colchester and Yeovil have lost more. They had lost 13 at this stage last season.
Dons top scorer, 18 year old Dele Alli struck his 12th goal in 30 appearances, and his seventh at home. He has now scored in both meetings between MK Dons and Barnsley this season.
The Dons have now won 10 of their 14 games at Stadium: MK this season and have now lost only one of their last 16 league matches, winning ten.
Barnsley Team:
Ross Turnbull
George Williams
Lewin Nyatanga
Jean-Yves Mvoto
George Smith
Alex Kiwomya
Conor Hourihane
Luke Berry
Ben Pearson (YC)
Milan Lalkovic
George Waring
Substitutes:
Rhys Oates (for Kiwomya 70)
Josh Scowen (for Berry 79)
Mike Phenix (for Lalkovic 82)
Unused Substitutes:
Adam Davies, Peter Ramage, Paul Digby, Leroy Lita.
Match Reports:
Sky Bet League One results:
Saturday 24th January 2015:
Colchester 2-0 Leyton Orient
Fleetwood 1-0 Crawley
Gillingham 3-2 Oldham
MK Dons 2-0 BARNSLEY
Notts County 1-2 Peterborough
Port Vale 0-1 Crewe
Yeovil 0-0 Coventry
Barnsley lie in 18th place in the Sky Bet League One with 29 points from 25 games.
We are 8 points off the Play-Offs, 25 points off the Automatic Promotion Places, 25 points off First place and 2 points above the Relegation Zone.
Up to 25/1/15
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Twenty-Six: Barnsley v Port Vale, Saturday 31st January 2015. Kick-Off: 3pm.
Tickets:
Adult: £20-£24
Over 65’s: £15-£18
Age 17-21: £15-£18
Age 12-16: £10
Under 12: £5
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Twenty-Eight: Swindon Town v Barnsley, Saturday 7th February 2015. Kick-Off 3pm.
Tickets:
Adults: £25
Over 65s: £19
Student: £19
Under 19s: £17
Under 16s: £12