Barnsley vs Brentford. Sky Bet Championship.
Oakwell StadiumAttendance13,137.
Thursday 26 April 2018 17:47, UK
Barnsley duo Andy Yiadom and Zeki Fryers are back in contention for the home game against Brentford.
Yiadom and Fryers were left out for the midweek defeat at Nottingham Forest, but boss Jose Morais has confirmed both defenders are available. The Reds, aiming to climb out of the bottom three with two games remaining, will assess centre-halves Adam Jackson and Liam Lindsay, who sustained knocks on Tuesday night.
Morais must decide whether to retain Jack Walton in goal after he made his debut at Forest, while Lloyd Isgrove (hamstring) and Matt Mills (back) are still out.
Brentford will be boosted by the return of midfielder Alan Judge as they bid to keep their play-off hopes alive. Judge has missed the last two games due to a hamstring strain, but boss Dean Smith has confirmed he is available.
Forward Ollie Watkins will be assessed after having an injection to help resolve a shoulder injury, which forced him out of last week's home win against QPR. Smith has no other new injury concerns, but defender Rico Henry (knee) remains sidelined.
The Tykes have won just one of their last nine league games against Brentford (D5 L3), a 2-0 win at Griffin Park in October 2016.
The last three league meetings between these sides at Oakwell have ended level.
Despite being unbeaten in their last three home league matches (W1 D2), Barnsley have dropped more points from leading positions at home than any other side in the Championship this season (16).
Brentford are unbeaten in their last three league games on their travels (W2 D1), scoring exactly one goal in each game.
Adam Hammill has taken 62 shots in league games this season, the most of any player yet to net a single league goal. In fact, Hammill has also created more chances for teammates without registering a single league assist than any other player in the Championship this season (54).
No player has had more shots (including blocks) this season in the Championship than Brentford's Ollie Watkins (139), at least 26 more than any other player.
Brentford would have been gutted to see Derby come back to win in midweek because it was a real blow to their hopes of reaching the play-offs.
The Bees need to win both their remaining games to have any chance of a top-six finish, and they come up against a Barnsley side who are fighting relegation but were utterly dismal in midweek at Nottingham Forest. Unless they improve dramatically this is a Bees victory for me.
David Prutton predicts: 1-3 (12/1 with Sky Bet)
