Preview: Barnsley v Fleetwood Town

29 December 2022

Fleetwood Town are set to face Barnsley at Oakwell on Thursday 29 December, and we have all the information you need to know ahead of the 7:45pm kick-off in our match preview.

Fixture: Barnsley v Fleetwood Town

Competition: Sky Bet League One

Date: Thursday 29 December 2022

Kick-off: 19:45

Venue: Oakwell, Grove St, Barnsley, S71 1ET

FLEETWOOD TOWN

Fleetwood head into this match on the back of a narrow 2-1 defeat to high-flying Sheffield Wednesday on Boxing Day. Town started off brightly in the fixture, and took the lead through right wing back, Shaun Rooney after his low-driven strike beat Dawson between the sticks.

George Byers and Marvin Johnson were on target for the visitors to seal a vital three points for the Sheffield side who are looking to break into the top two for the first time this season.

Rooney was shown a red card after seeing two yellow cards from the referee, this means he will miss Town's next match against Barnsley at Oakwell. Admiral Muskwe returned to action on Monday so he will be in contention for a start after a long spell out. With matches coming thick and fast, there might be some rotation amongst the ranks.

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BARNSLEY

The Sky Bet League One side currently sit 4th in the table after picking up 37 points from their 21 league matches played. Their last match in Sky Bet League One was a 1-1 draw against Accrington Stanley at the Wham Stadium - which was played on Boxing Day.

The Tykes have won their last four home games in all competitions. Their last win was a 2-0 victory over Burton at Oakwell, with former Fleetwood striker Devante Cole scoring a bracre in the middle of December to make it 8 goals this season.

The man to watch for Barnsley is the player mentioned aboved. Cole has been a key part of their rise up the table after a slow start to their campaign. The former, Manchester City, Wigan Athletic and Doncaster man alongside James Norwood have helped Barnsley win 7 out of their last 9 games - which has seen them reach fourth in the league standings.

WHAT SCOTT BROWN SAID AHEAD OF THE GAME

“They’ve been playing three, five, two recently. It’s just about getting an understanding of what shape they’re going to play.

“We might have to change our shape as well as we’re going to miss Rooney now so we might have to go to a back three as well which we’ve done in the past, so we’ll just work on that in the next couple of days.

“They’ve got some good players; they’ve got some quality players as well. They’ve just come down and were on a bad run at the start of the season, now they’ve kicked on and I think they’ve done well recently. We need to make sure we’re switched on, we’re ready to go, we’re refreshed and as healthy as we possibly can be for the game.”

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IFOLLOW DETAILS

On the day of the game, there will be two matchday packages available for our UK-based and overseas supporters:

Audio Match Pass - £2.50

Video Match Pass - £10.00*

*This package is available for both U.K and Overseas supporters. This will change come January 2023.

Those who choose the Audio Match Pass option will get access to just the commentary, which will be provided by our partners, BBC Radio Lancashire.

Season passes are available with audio passes for only £45 for the season, for all UK-based members of the Cod Army! You can find more details by heading over to our iFollow page.

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Town will make the trip across the Pennines on Thursday to face the Tykes at Oakwell (7:45pm kick-off).

Supporters can buy their coach travel and match tickets HERE. Tickets will go off sale at 1:30pm at the Club Shop when the coaches leave for Yorkshire.

CLUB SHOP OPENING HOURS!

Wednesday 28 December 2022 (9am-12:30pm)

Thursday 29 December 2022 (12:30-4:30pm)

Match tickets will be going off sale at 1:30pm on the day of the game, with pay on the gate available at Oakwell for those making a last-minute decision to watch the Cod Army.

If you would like to know the full timetable of the Club Shop and Ticket Office for the remaining four days of the year, please click HERE!

Match Reports

Report: Town suffer a narrow defeat to Barnsley

29 December 2022

Fleetwood Town suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat in their Thursday evening clash to Barnsley at Oakwell.

Even though Admiral Muskwe came off the bench and converted a spot kick to bring Town back into the game after James Norwood’s opener, it was Robbie Cundy’s header six minutes from time that decided the result and saw the Cods head home empty-handed.

The game took a while to spark into life, but there were some clear-cut chances when it did. James Norwood had the first effort, which had to be saved by Jay Lynch, and former-Cod Devante Cole was in the box ready for the rebound, but that was deflected wide and out for a corner.

From that set piece, Lynch had to stop a header and then start a counter for Fleetwood down the right. Callum Morton chased down the ball and fizzed it across the face of goal, but it, unfortunately, wasn’t by either Ged Garner or Carlos Mendes Gomes.

Everyone had to wait another 10 minutes for the next chance, after most of the play was the in the middle of the park when Herbie Kane was played in by Norwood and struck the ball wide of the near post. Not long after, Cole was denied from close range after good closing down by Toto Nsiala.

The Cods finished the half strongly as they created two half-chances before the break. The first came from a Morton cross, that almost found the head of Mendes Gomes, but the home defence was there to clear.

Town’s number seven had another effort a minute after, but he couldn’t quite get his shot off in time before a challenge came in. Josh Vela tried to keep the ball alive and pick out G.Garner inside the box but, once again, the Tykes defended it well.

It took a while for the second half to spring into life and it was the hosts who took advantage as they burst into the lead in the 64^th minute as Liam Kitching played Norwood through on goal and he powered his effort into the roof of the net making the game 1-0 to the home side.

Scott Brown’s side were in the ascendancy then as substitute Cian Hayes caused trouble straight after coming on, firing wide from inside the area, with another man from the bench, Muskwe, running at the back line soon after and winning a penalty after being fouled by Mads Andersen.

The forward stepped up to the spot and converted, finding the bottom left corner. The game lost its way as Michael Duff was shown a red card after disagreeing with a decision made by the referee, and the Cundy nodded home a corner to give the hosts the lead for the second time in the game.

Fleetwood tried their best to try and find a way back into the game but it wasn’t meant to be as the Tykes took all three points on the night.

Tykes XI: Collins (GK), Williams, Kitching, Andersen (C), Cadden, Kane (Jalo 84’), Norwood, Cundy, Phillips (Wolfe 65’), Cole (Martin 84’), Connell.

Unused subs: Walton (GK), Moon, Ackroyd, Larkeche.

Town XI: Lynch (GK), Andrew, Wiredu, Mendes Gomes (Hayes 67’), Vela (C), Morton (Lane 79’), Warrington (Omochere 88'), G.Garner (Muskwe 67’), Nsiala, Johnston, Earl.

Unused subs: Stolarczyk (GK), J.Garner, Batty.

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