Fleetwood Town vs Barnsley; Sky Bet League One
Fleetwood Town vs Barnsley. Sky Bet League One.
Highbury StadiumAttendance3,756.
Fleetwood Town 1
- H Biggins (19th minute)
Barnsley 3
- J Brown (32nd minute)
- K Moore (41st minute)
- M Thiam (93rd minute)
Fleetwood v Barnsley preview
Thursday 27 September 2018 18:44, UK
Fleetwood will have Ryan Taylor available for the Sky Bet League One match against Barnsley.
Veteran former Newcastle, Hull and Wigan man Taylor had been waiting on paperwork following a successful trial. Former Scotland winger Ross Wallace is also in contention having come off the bench during last weekend's defeat at Southend following his own free agent move.
Midfielder James Wallace is suspended after his red card against the Shrimpers, while forward Ashley Hunter also serves a one-match ban for collecting a fifth caution of the season, but Wes Burns is available again.
Barnsley are set for a first fixture since their game against Burton was postponed after a volunteer suffered a cardiac arrest at Oakwell. Several first-team players featured for the under-23s against Nottingham Forest on Monday night.
Jared Bird, Zeki Fryers, Ben Williams, Ryan Hedges, Cameron McGeehan and Jordan Williams were among those in action. Midfielder Brad Potts (thigh) had been sidelined, while both winger Lloyd Isgrove and recent signing Cauley Woodrow were carrying muscle strains.
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Fleetwood have lost just one of their six meetings with Barnsley in all competitions (W2 D3) - 0-2 loss in March 2016.
Barnsley are unbeaten in their three visits to Fleetwood Town in all competitions (W1 D2), including a 2-0 victory in their most recent encounter in March 2016.
Fleetwood have conceded just seven League One goals this season - only two teams have conceded fewer, one of whom is opponents Barnsley (5 - also Blackpool).
Barnsley haven't lost consecutive League One matches since a run of eight defeats in a row under Lee Johnson in October and November 2015.
Fleetwood striker Ched Evans has scored five goals in eight league games this season - he hasn't scored against Barnsley since January 2008, when he did so for Norwich, failing to score in five games against the Tykes since.
