One route to Wembley has closed as Barnsley’s Papa John’s Trophy run ended at the first knockout stage.
It was only Barnsley’s second defeat in 17 outings in this competition (excluding penalty shootouts) and both have come in this season’s competition.
However, apart from back in 2015-2016 when they won the competition in it’s guise as the Johnstones Paint Trophy and were unbeaten in seven knockout ties (winning four inside 90minutes) they have won only one other knockout tie without the need for a penalty shootout in their history of the competition (from eight other knockout ties played)
This was only Barnsley’s second away defeat in 10 outings (all comps)
It is their first away defeat in this competition in eight such matches (W5 D2) – a 2-0 defeat at Oldham in October 2014.
This was the first time in eight outings (home or away) in which Barnsley have conceded more than one goal and that previous occasion also occurred in the Papa John’s Trophy (a 4-2 win at Doncaster.
They have conceded more than once in three of their Papa John’s Trophy games this season, the first time it has occurred in as many as three Barnsley games in this competition in the same season.
Barnsley were 2-0 down at half time for only the third time this season and two have occurred in this competition.
Captain Mads Andersen was an unused substitute for Barnsley for the first time in 12 months (6th November 2021 v Hull)
Barnsley have now won only two of their last 14 meetings with Port Vale (D4 L8)
However in overall meetings this victory edged Vale ahead 47 wins to 46.
The Reds have won only one of the last 10 meetings at Vale Park stretching back to 1996 and have lost six of the last seven (a 1-0 win in 2016 the exception)
This was the second time the two sides have met in this competition and Port Vale have won both meetings – also 1-0 in the LDV Vans Trophy in September 2004.
There were only ten shots in this match (five each) the lowest in a Barnsley for almost exactly a year to the day – on the 24th November 2021 there were only nine in a clash with Swansea.
Only in three of Barnsley’s last nine matches has an opponent managed more than one shot on target and all three have been in cup matches (Doncaster -4 and Port Vale – 3 in the Papa John’s and Bolton – 3 in the FA Cup)
On this occasion it was the Reds who managed only one effort on target (which they scored from) their lowest number of shots on target since the Papa John’s game against Lincoln at Oakwell (0)
Barnsley Team:
1. Jack Walton
15. Jasper Moon
24. Robbie Cundy
5. Liam Kitching (c)
14. Josh Martin
30. Adam Phillips
39. Harrison Nejman
10. Josh Benson
26. Ziyad Larkeche
27. Jack Aitchison
36. Jack Butterfill
Substitutes:
3. Tom Edwards (for Kitching 45)
8. Herbie Kane (for Phillips 45)
Unused Substitutes:
6. Mads Andersen, 7. Nicky Cadden, 40. Brad Collins, 44. Devante Cole, 48. Luca Connell.
Port Vale Team:
25. Jack Stevens
2. Lewis Cass
6. Nathan Smith
5. Connor Hall
7. David Worrall
23. Tom Pett (c)
8. Ben Garrity
11. Mal Benning
33. Dennis Politic
9. James Wilson
17. Rory Holden
Substitutions:
10. Tom Conlon (for Garrity 45)
19. Gavin Massey (for Holden 56)
21. Mipo Odubeko (for Wilson 56)
20. Harry Charsley (for Politic 84)
3. Dan Jones (for Worrall 90)
Unused Substitutes:
1. Aidan Stone, 26. Daniel Butterworth.
Papa John’s Trophy Results
Tuesday 22nd November 2022:
Burton Albion 1-1 Tranmere Rovers (Burton win 5-4 on penalties)
Turnbull 7
Carayol 90+2
Lincoln City 1-1 Morecambe (Lincoln win 4-3 on penalties)
Hopper 53
Stockton 67
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0-0 Manchester United U21 (Manchester United win 4-1 on penalties
Grimsby Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley
Leigh pen 66
Salford City 1-0 Bradford City
Tolaj 35
Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Barrow
Afolayan 23
Bodvarsson 38
Kay 42
Canavan 56
Kachunga 69
Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Cheltenham Town (Cheltenham win 4-3 on penalties)
March 24
Broom 69
Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 Newport County
Burns 27
Dennis 59
Grigg 77
Tucker og 85
Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Charlton Athletic
Kanu 8
Cosgrove 13
Ennis 15
Roberts 46
Anderson 90+2
Stevenage 3-2 Arsenal U21
Butler-Oyedeji 6
Amoo 51
Sweeney 69
Cozier-Duberry 74
Read 75
Peterborough United 2-4 Chelsea U21
Mothersille 18
Casadei 23
Clarke-Harris 26
Mothersille 45+1
Taylor 61
Elliott 75
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Sutton United
Hudlin 17
Ipswich Town 0-2 Portsmouth
Scarlett 43
Swanson 90+4
Wednesday 23rd November 2022:
Colchester United 1-2 Bristol Rovers
Connolly 53
Sears 83
Saunders 90+5
Port Vale 2-1 BARNSLEY
Politic 14
Worrall 27
Edwards 73
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
FA Cup Second Round: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra, Saturday 26th November 2022 Kick Off: 3pm
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday 19: Peterborough United v Barnsley, Friday 2nd December 2022 Kick Off: 7:45pm